DURHAM Durham Light Infantry Museum, Aykley Heads
(In?)
Memory
of
Officers, NCOs and men of the
2nd Bn. Durham L.I.
Capt. B.C. Baty Lieut. Birtlis
Death Sgt. 1341 J. Bruce ?968 Jameson Memory
Divides L/Cpls 9761 G. Jackson 12085 Clings
J. Donnelly 9991 M. Richards
9243 C. Foster Ptes 22160
W. Watkins 9237 Woodhams
22078 B. Foster 8492 Graham B
4251 A. Gratham 30759 T. Lockyer
15369 J. Middlemiss 9718 M. Riley
768 G. Briggs 19858 C. Snaith 10084
West 8765 R. Wilson 30748 F. Wood
27961 G. Fraser 18361 H. Humble
3091 F. Hagan 85419 C. Hall
Fell in action
16/9/16
R.I.P.
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A notice which accompanies the exhibit states:
“This wooden cross was erected to mark the graves of those soldiers
of 2 DLI who were killed in action during the attack on the German
trench system – the Quadrilateral – near Ginchy, Battle of the
Somme,
15-16 September 1916.
Thirty four men were killed in the attack, though only twenty four
names are recorded on this cross, with several mistakes of name,
rank and number.
Captain Bertie Cecil Baty.
2nd Lieutenant Leonard Birtles.
8934 Sergeant John Bruce, born Sunderland, home Gateshead.
9608 Sergeant George Fey Jamieson, born Cornwall, home Maidenhead.
4/9761 Lance Corporal George Jackson, born Witton Gilbert.
3/12085 Lance Corporal James Donnelly, home Durham.
4/9991 Private Michael Richardson, born Shildon
4/9243 Lance Sergeant Percy William Foster, born Darlington.
22160 Private Robert Watkins, home Tanfield Lea.
3/9237 Private Robert Woodhams, born Chelsea, London.
22078 Private John Wheatley Foster, born Littleburn, home Thornley.
4/8492 Private John Graham, born Sunderland.
30759 Private George Lockyer, born South Shields.
15369 Private Thomas Middlemas, born Willington.
3/9713 Private Edward Riley, M.M., home Ferryhill.
9768 Private Alfred Briggs, born London.
19858 Private Fred Snaith, born Stockton, home Ferryhill
4/10087 Private Charles Vest, born Durham
4/8765 Private Joseph William Wilson, born Shildon.
30748 Private Herbert Edward Wood, born South Shields
27961 Private Benjamin Mosey, born Esh.
19/1036 private Norman Humble, born Sunderland.
4/9091 Private William Hagan, born South Shields.
25417 Private John Hall, born Sunderland.”
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