Guard detail from X (District) Company at Penkridge Bank Camp. Front row: Pte. E. Culley, Pte. L. Kenyon, Pte. J. Hindle. Back row: Cpl. Duckworth, Pte. J. Grimshaw, Pte. E. Kenyon, Pte. C. Hindle. Photograph courtesy of the William Turner Pals Collection.

In compiling this list I have attempted to include as many as possible of those officers and men who joined the Battalion prior to the 1st July attack on Serre. I am indebted to John Garwood, Andrew Gill, Walter Holmes, Alan Mackay, Denis Otter, Steven Owen, Fergus Read and William Turner, for without their research this compilation would have been a far less complete work.

Notice of any errors or omissions would be gratefully received by me at:

A - B

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C - E

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F - H

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I - M

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N - R

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S - T

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U - Z

Abbreviations

aptd.: appointed; attd., attached; b., born; bd., buried; comm., commemorated; d., died; demob., demobilized; dis., discharged; d.o.w., died of wounds; e., enlisted; k.i.a., killed in action; P.O.W., prisoner of war; s., son; w., wounded.

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132. The National Archives, WO339/22595
133. Information courtesy of Steve Williams
134. Information courtesy of Dave O'Mara
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137. The National Archives, WO363/M1749
138. Information courtesy of Cathy Sharp
139. The National Archives, WO339/22580
140. The National Archives, WO339/15855
141. The National Archives, WO339/22590
142. The National Archives, WO339/22594
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145. Information courtesy of Kurt Graham
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148. The National Archives, WO339/41306
149. Information courtesy of James Fenton
150. Information courtesy of John Garwood
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160. Information courtesy of Jeremy Havard
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