16th at Bullecourt, the returned, B Company

16th at Bullecourt, the returned, B Company

On the 11th of April 1917, Australian forces attacked a sector of the Hindenberg Line between Bullecourt and Queant. The 16th Battalion A.I.F. was one of four Battalions of the 4th Brigade involved in the attack. The initial advance was successful with the Brigade taking it's 1st and 2nd objectives into the 2nd line German trenches albeit with many casualties. However the hold was tenuous, enfilading machine gun fire made resupply impossible and the attackers soon began to run out of ammunition. A succession of fierce counterattacks eventually drove the Australians back to their own lines, by this time 75% of the 16th were either wounded or dead. The 16th went into the fight with 20 officers and 797 other ranks, the battalion lost in this one day's fighting 17 officers and 623 other ranks, dead, wounded and prisoners of war. This community has been compiled using the list in the Regimental History of those that were involved in the attack and were present at the roll call afterwards, there are a number of inconsistencies with both spelling of names and regimental numbers but the service records would suggest these are the correct men.

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  • Born 1891

    Australian Imperial Force 1995 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 5th Reinforcements

  • Born 1897

    Australian Imperial Force 3500 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Reinforcements

  • Born 1897

    Australian Imperial Force 3461 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Reinforcements

  • Born 1889

    Australian Imperial Force 3545 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

    Australian Imperial Force 3545 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 3545 Company Sergeant Major 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1888

    Australian Imperial Force 5336 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 17th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 5336 Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1892

    Australian Imperial Force 1454 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 2nd Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 1454 Company Quartermaster Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

    Australian Imperial Force 1454 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "B" Company

  • Born 1892

    Australian Imperial Force 4030 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 12th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 4030 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1876

    Australian Imperial Force 5141 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 16th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 5141 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1894

    Died 1918

    Australian Imperial Force 1888 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 4th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 1888 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

    Australian Imperial Force 1888 Corporal The Australian Infantry A.I.F 16th Bn

  • Born 1888

    Australian Imperial Force 3413 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 3413 Lance Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Profile picture for Augustus Pegg Farmer

    Born 1888

    Died 1918

    Australian Imperial Force 4808 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 15th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 4808 Corporal 16th Australian Infantry Battalion

  • Born 1891

    Died 1917

    Australian Imperial Force 120 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "B" Company

    Australian Imperial Force 120 Lance Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1897

    Australian Imperial Force 5205 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 16th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 5205 Driver 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1889

    Died 1918

    Australian Imperial Force 6589 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 21st Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 6589 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Profile picture for John Edward Jennings

    Born 1878

    Died 1918

    Australian Imperial Force 5123 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 16th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 5123 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1890

    Died 1917

    Australian Imperial Force 6248 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 20th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 6248 Sergeant 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1893

    Australian Imperial Force 6066 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 19th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 6066 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1893

    Australian Imperial Force 629 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. "B" Company

    Australian Imperial Force 629 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1894

    Australian Imperial Force 6060 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 19th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 6060 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.

  • Born 1883

    Died 1918

    Australian Imperial Force 3530 Private 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 11th Reinforcements

    Australian Imperial Force 3530 Corporal 16th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.