Roll of Honour: Person Info

Date of Death:	1916-10-28
Age at Death:	20
Cause of Death:	Killed in action, near Lesboeufs, Somme. The 1st Bn. Middlesex Regiment were part of 98th Brigade, 33rd Division. In July the battalion were sent by train from Chocques to Longueau arriving on the 9th July then marching to Coisy. On 11th July they moved to Corbie and then on the 13th to Meaulte, moving forward via Becordel-Becourt for attack on 14th July but the operation was cancelled and the regiment were bivouacked just north of Fricourt. They then moved to Bazentin-le-petit on 15th July and commenced attack on Switch Line against heavy machine gun fire from both flanks which brought the attack to a standstill after advancing through the village. They were relieved by 4th Kings Liverpools and sent to bivouacs north east of Mametz wood, having lost over 300 of their men. During August the Regiment continued to do duties around Bazentin-le-Petit, Mametz and High Wood then in early September they took over trenches at Hebuerne sector To Sailly-au-Bois on the 26th September and to Ivergny on the 1st October. Wanquetin on the 23rd and then to trenches in the Lesboeufs sector on 24th October from where an attack on Rainy Wood and Dewdrop trenches resulted in the successful capture of the trenches on the 28th October 1916.