Roll of Honour of the men of the
1/5th North Staffordshire Regiment
who died in front of Gommecourt, 1st 1916

"At the going down of the sun, and in the morning,
we will remember them."

Adams Edward 4992 Pte
Allport Arthur 3190 Pte
Ancock Fred 4360 Pte
Antrobus Oswald 5112 Pte
Bagguley Eli 5519 Pte
Baker Ernest 5405 Pte
Baker Reginald Thomas 3501 Pte
Biddle William 5222 Pte
Bowers John Thomas 3316 Pte
Bradbury George 4676 Pte
Burnett William DSO   Lt-Col.
Carter John 4758 Pte
Cartlidge Leonard 3276 Cpl
Chapman Arthur Donald   2nd Lt.
Chorlton Charles William 5429 Pte
Colcough William 3028 Pte
Coleman Percy 1793 Pte
Cornwell Daniel 4194 Pte
Daniel Arthur 5499 Pte
Devall John 5496 Pte
Edge Fred Alfred 200250 Pte
Fewtrell Ernest 5448 Pte
Flackett Louis 201393 Pte
Fletcher Gilbert Harding   Capt
Hancock Ernest 5258 Pte
Hughes Edward 200724 Pte
Johnson Henry 4379 Pte
Kemp John 5414 Pte
Latham Tom 1896 Sergt.
Latimer Arthur 2655 Sergt.
Lawton Frederick 5199 Pte
Lomas Arthur 4939 Pte
Lowndes Harry 2702 Pte
Malkin Henry Thomas 5493 Pte
Massey Albert John 3780 Pte
Meir Gilbert Edwin 2988 L/Cpl
Mellard Richard Bartlett   2nd Lt.
Mellenchip Joseph 4315 L/Cpl
Oates Martin 5001 Pte
Parry John 2499 Pte
Patrick Alfred 4949 Pte
Plant William Ernest 2286 Pte
Platt Ambrose Evelyn 5053 Pte
Porter Arthur 2219 Pte
Regan John 5348 Pte
Rhodes Albert 3879 Pte
Ridge Alfred 2051 Sergt.
Robinson Eli   Lt.
Ryles Walter 2181 Pte
Sawyer A George 4480 Pte
Sharratt Ernest 5390 Pte
Shenton Harold 5251 Pte
Smith John Anson 200368 L/Cpl
Storer John 4943 Pte
Swetmore Harry 2486 Pte
Taylor Thomas 201621 Pte
Walley James 5117 Pte
Watkin Alfred Charles   2nd Lt.
Whittle John William 2413 Pte
Williams Samuel 4957 Pte
Wilson William Henry 4644 Pte

Published courtesy of the Commonwealth War Grave Commission.
A full version, including family and memorial details and men
who died prior to 1st July appears in the book
'A Lack of Offensive Spirit'

© Alan MacDonald 2006/7. All rights reserved. No publication without permission.


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