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Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Casualty
Details
Name:
HOBBS,
AUGUSTUS
Initials:
A
Nationality:
United
Kingdom
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Royal
Fusiliers
Unit
Text:
11th Bn.
Date of
Death:
14/07/1916
Service
No:
8137
Casualty
Type:
Commonwealth
War Dead
Grave/Memorial
Reference:
Pier and
Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A.
Cemetery:
THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL
Augustus
Hobbs was a casualty of what came to be known as The Battle
of the Somme. His name is one of 72,103 identified officers
and men commemorated by the Thiepval
Memorial
On
14 July 1916, the 11th Royal Fusiliers were in support during the
54th Brigade, 18th (Eastern) Division's attack on Trones Wood.
Private Augustus Hobbs was one of two men killed in this action. His
fellow comrade was Pte James Rogerson.
The
incident is recorded in "The Royal Fusiliers in the Great
War", by H C O'Neill, published by the Naval and Military Press
Trones Wood
Casualty Details
Name:
WOOD, EDWARD
Initials:
E
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
South Staffordshire Regiment
Unit Text:
5th Bn.
Age:
20
Date of
Death:
16/07/1944
Service No:
4926411
Casualty
Type:
Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial
Reference:
XIII. E. 11.
Cemetery:
ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX
Edward
Wood was a casualty of the Allied offensive that followed
the June 1944 Normandy Landings. He is one of 1,627
Commonwealth soldiers to be buried at St Manvieu War
Cemetery, Cheux, France.
The
Battle of Normandy, that began with the beach landings on 6 June
1944, continued until late August. An estimated 250,000 Allied
troops lost their lives that summer.
(Click for larger image)
Edward Wood,
seated, 4th from left bottom row, with members of the South
Staffordshire Regiment
Casualty Details
Name:
CATTON, GEORGE
Initials:
Nationality:
United Kingdom
Rank:
Private
Regiment:
Essex Yeomanry
Age:
21
Date of
Death:
31/07/1916
Service No:
2482
Casualty
Type:
Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial
Reference:
Pier and Face 1 A
Cemetery:
THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL
Additional
Information:
Son of
Emily Lockwood (formerly Catton) and of J. R.
Lockwood (Stepfather), of 2, Gardener's Rd., Roman
Rd., Victoria Park, London.
George
Catton was a casualty of what came to be known as The Battle
of the Somme. His name is one of 72,103 identified officers
and men commemorated by the Thiepval
Memorial
