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• Bell, Eric Norman Frankland   b. August 28, 1895  d. July 1, 1916
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Ireland, he served as a Captain in the 9th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, British Army. At Thiepval, France, on July 1, 1916, Captain Bell was in command of an advancing mortar team during the infantry attack, when the front line was hung up by enfilading machine-gun fire. Captain Bell crept forward, shot the machine-gunner and on three other occasions, he crept forward alone and threw trench-mortar bombs...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: Pier and Face 4 D and 5 B.
   
• Buckingham, Pvt. William    b. February, 1886  d. September 15, 1916
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Leicester, England, he served as a Private in the 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment, British Army. During actions at Neuve-Chapelle, Franch, on March 10 to 15, 1915, Private Buckingham was wounded in the chest. Despite his injury, he rescued and rendered aid to other comrades wounded whilst exposed to heavy fire. For conspicuous acts of bravery and devotion to duty, he was awarded the Victoria Cross and was later killed in actions at Thiepval...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A (No Known Grave)
   
• Butterworth, George [cenotaph]    b. July 12, 1885  d. August 5, 1916
  Composer, Musicologist. He was a key figure of England's Folk Revival of the early 1900s, and his music was inspired by the sights and sounds of the English countryside. He is best known for his haunting vocal settings of A.E. Houseman's poetry, "Six Songs from 'A Shropshire Lad'" (1911) and "Bredon Hill and Other Songs" (1912), and for the exquisite orchestral miniature "Banks of Green Willow" (1913). Butterworth was born in London into a prosperous family, and raised in Yorkshire. He attended...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: Panel Number: Pier and Face 14A and 15C
   
• Cather, Lieut. Geoffrey St. George Shillington   b. October 11, 1890  d. July 2, 1916
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in London, England, he served as a Lieutenant in the 14th Battalion, 9th Royal Irish Rifles, British Army. On night of July 1, 1916, near Hamel, France, after heavy fighting Lieutenant Cather searched for wounded in full view of the enemy. He brought in three wounded men, continued his search, brought in another wounded man and gave water to others. The next morning, he took out water to another man and was proceeding further on, when he was himself...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15A (No Known Grave)
   
• Mariner, Pvt. William   b. May 29, 1882  d. July 1, 1916
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born William Wignall in Chorley, Lancashire, England, he served as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps, British Army. On the night of May 22, 1915, Private Mariner left his trench near Cambrin, France and crept out through the German wire entanglements till he reached the emplacement of a German machine gun which had been damaging parapets and hindering working parties. After climbing on the top of the German parapet, he threw a bomb...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 13A and 13B (No known grave)
   
• McFadzean, William Frederick    b. October 9, 1895  d. July 1, 1916
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Lurgan, Ireland, he served as a Private in C Company, 14th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles. Near Thiepval Wood, France, July 1, 1916, a box of grenades being opened for distribution prior to an attack slipped down into the trench, crowded with men, when two of the safety pins fell out. Private McFadzean, instantly realizing the danger to his comrades, threw himself on top of the bombs, which exploded and killed him. For his sacrifice and courage in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 15A and 15B (No Known Grave)
   
• Munro, H.H. (Henry Hugh) 'Saki'    b. December 18, 1870  d. November 13, 1916
  Scottish-born writer. He was born Hector Hugh Munro in Burma (now Myanmar), but he was brought up in England. His works were published under the pen name 'Saki', who was the cupbearer in The Rubayat of Omar Khayyam, an ancient Persian poem. His stories often satirize the Edwardian social scene and included coded references to homosexuality, despite he was anti-semite and reactionary. He was killed by a sniper's bullet on the Western Front at the battle of Beaumont-Hamel (France). His last words...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
   
• Thiepval Memorial
  The Thiepval Memorial to those Missing from the Battle of the Somme bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave.
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
   
• Wilkinson, Lieut. Thomas Orde Lawder   b. June 29, 1894  d. July 5, 1916
  World War I Victoria Cross Recipient.
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: No known grave; name is on Pier and Face 11A
   
• Young, Sgt. Alexander   b. January 27, 1873  d. October 19, 1916
  2nd Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Galway, Ireland, he served as a Sergeant Major in the Cape Police South Africa British Forces. In actions at Ruiter's Kraal on August 13, 1901, Sergeant Major Young with a handful of men, rushed some kopjes which were being held about 20 Boers. On reaching these kopjes the enemy were seen galloping back to another kopje held by the Boers. Sergeant Major Young then galloped on some 50 yards ahead of his party, closing with the enemy shot one of them...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France
  Plot: No known grave, name is on Pier and Face 4C
   

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