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The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of The Somme. From 1st of July to the 18th of November 1916. A massive preliminary bombardment, which began on 24 June, continued for eight days. The assault began at 7.30 a.m. on 1st July, when over half a million troops advanced across no mans land. The French achieved the greatest success in their secondary sector, their heavy artillery having prepared the ground more effectively than the British, who had insufficient heavy guns. On most of the British front, with one exception, virtually no progress was made in the face of fierce German resistance., particularly from a relative small number of machine gunners. By the end of the day the British had suffered 57,470 casualties (19.240) were killed, the largest loss ever sustained by the British army in a single day. The only real success came at the southern end of the British front, where an advance of one mile was achieved and the villages of Montauban, Mametz and Fricourt were taken.
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British Army 19280 Private Manchester Regiment
British Army 19280 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion
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Born 1891
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British Army 11643 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 16th Battalion, The 2nd Salford Pals.
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Born 1889
Died 1916
British Army 21006 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion
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Born 1888
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British Army 10572 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion 1st Salford Pals
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Born 1884
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British Army 20252 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion
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Born 1890
Died 1916
Canadian Expeditionary Force 3182826
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Born 1898
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British Army 20800 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion
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Born 1890
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British Army 20654 Lance Corporal Manchester Regiment
British Army 20654 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion
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Born 1897
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British Army 20826 Private Manchester Regiment 22nd Battalion
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Died 1916
British Army 19345 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion
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Born 1891
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British Army 17272 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion
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Born 1900
Died 1916
British Army 26921 Private Manchester Regiment 21st Battalion
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Born 1898
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British Army 17499 Private Manchester Regiment 20th Battalion
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Born 1884
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British Army 11174 Private Lancashire Fusiliers 15th Battalion
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Born 1896
Died 1916
British Army 6662 Private Devonshire Regiment
British Army 16802 Private Machine Gun Corps
British Army 16802 Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 14th Coy
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Born 1892
Died 1916
British Army 12369 Private Manchester Regiment 19th Battalion
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Born 1879
Died 1916
British Army 24596 Private Durham Light Infantry 15th Battalion
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Born 1883
Died 1916
British Army Captain Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion
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Born 1879
Died 1916
British Army 8317 Private Manchester Regiment 17th Battalion.
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Born 1897
Died 1916
British Army 7576 Private Manchester Regiment
British Army 7576 Private Manchester Regiment and the Duke of Cambridge's Own Middlesex Regiment 16th Battalion
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