I wish to acknowledge my debt to all of the following, without whose valuable assistance this book could never have been written.
Private F. J. Ahlquist, 2/1st Battalion, Cambridgeshire Regiment
Guardsman J. Alderman, 4th Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Lieutenant J. R. T. Aldous, MC, 210 Field Company, Royal Engineers
Corporal R. H. Allan, OBE, 14th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Second Lieutenant William Allbeury, MC, C. de G. (Belg.), 18th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry
Lance-Corporal John Alpe, 13th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private H. Atherton, 28th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
Lieutenant-Colonel M. F. T. Baines, OBE, Royal Artillery
Rifleman J. Baker, 13th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private L. Baldwin, MM, 8th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
Driver W. Ballard, MBE, 290 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Corporal G. Barnes, 8th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry
Sergeant H. Bartlett, 115 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Rifleman J. Bassett, 11th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Colonel H. A. Bazley, 3rd Field Squadron, Royal Engineers
Lance-Corporal J. Belsey, 9th (Country of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
Corporal T. Benson, 20th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
Second Lieutenant R. Best, 53 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Sergeant Major H. Blizard, 2/16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), The London Regiment
Private J. Brady, 43rd Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
Captain G. Brett, MC, 23rd (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
First Lieutenant A. Brewer, 1st Battalion, 101st Infantry Regiment, 26th (Yankee) Division
Corporal A. B. Brown, 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), The London Regiment
Private J. Bryant, MM, 8th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Private R. Buckley, MM, 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
Private A. J. Bull, 2/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
Private W. Callow, 13th Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers
Private W. R. Carter, 7th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
Gunner W. P. Castel, MM, 2/20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
Sergeant C. Caulton, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment
Private F. Caulton, 2nd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), The London Regiment
Private E. S. Cecil, 15th Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment
Lieutenant L. Chamberlen, MC, 2nd Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private W. Chambers, 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham-shire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Lieutenant H. M. Chaundy, MC, 4th Battalion, The Duke of Cambridge’s Own (Middlesex Regiment)
Pioneer G. T. H. Cheeseman, 7th Signal Troop, Royal Engineers (Signals), 7th Cavalry Brigade
Captain R. Chell, DSO, MC, 10th Battalion, The Essex Regiment
Private F. Christianson, Royal Canadian Dragoons
Lance-Corporal F. B. J. Cleary, 1st (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), The London Regiment
Sergeant H. B. Coates, 14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), The London Regiment
Sapper J. Cobb, 39 Brigade, Royal Engineers (Signals)
Rifleman W. F. Coldrick, 13th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private P. M. Cook, 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment
Driver C. W. Coombe, Royal Army Service Corps
Private G. Copping, 2/20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
Private J. B. Coventry, 1st Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Private E. Cowles, 3rd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
Trooper J. Cowling, B Squadron, 18th Hussars
Private T. Coy, 6th Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment
Sergeant J. C. Craddock, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles
Lieutenant Marsden Crawshaw, MC, The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
Lieutenant K. Crewes, MC, 27th Battalion, 2nd [Australian] Division, Australian Imperial Force
Rifleman D. Cronk, 11th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Sergeant W. Darlington, 18th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment
Sergeant E. J. Davidson, MM, Royal Engineers
Corporal J. W. Davies, 18th Brigade, Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps
Private J. A. Davison, 6th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers
Rifleman J. W. Dicker, 13th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Corporal G. Douglas, 7th Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders
Sergeant A. Dunbar, 236 Artillery Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Sergeant Pilot G. F. Duncan, Royal Flying Corps
Captain F. E. Dunsmuir, MC, 2nd Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
Sergeant H. J. Dykes, Tank Corps
Rifleman B. Eccles, 7th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Sergeant S. E. Elford, NZ Rifle Brigade
Gunner A. E. Ellingford, MM, 28 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Sergeant R. Elwis, 12th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Lance-Corporal G. England, 3rd Battalion, Grenadier Guards
Rifleman J. R. Finch, 2nd Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Corporal R. Findlater, 9th Battalion, The Highland Light Infantry
Sergeant G. W. Fisher, MM, 1st Battalion, The Hertfordshire Regiment
Private E. Foote, 10th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Rifleman J. Forbes, 5th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private E. Ford, 10th Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Corporal R. A. Ford, 157 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Lance-Corporal H. Forrest, 9th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Signaller F. Foster, Royal Field Artillery
Corporal J. Francis, The Middlesex Regiment
Corporal F. Franklin, 5th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), The London Regiment
Sapper G. A. Franklin, Royal Engineers Signal Company
Private S. Fraser, MM, 2nd Battalion, Honourable Artillery Company
Corporal E. Gale, 7th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Second Lieutenant J. R. Gammell, 1/7th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
Signaller C. Gardner, 15th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private A. Garrison, 6th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
Private H. Goodby, 1/14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), The London Regiment
Sergeant W. Haddleton, 1/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Private J. Hain, 9th Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers
Sapper A. Halestrap, MBE, Royal Engineers (Signals)
Captain Eric Hall, MC, 1st Battalion, The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)
Sapper J. Hamill, 36 Signal Company, Royal Engineers
Second Lieutenant J. Phelps Harding, 3rd Battalion, 154th Infantry, 42nd [US] Division
Private J. Hardy, 1/7th (Robin Hood) Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Private W. Hare, 15th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
Corporal A. Harris, 27th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
Lance-Corporal A. Hartland, 1/6th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
Private H. Haynes, 2/6th Battalion, The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Rifleman D. Haywood, 15th (County of London) Battalion (Prince of Wales’ Own Civil Service Rifles), The London Regiment
Lieutenant C. W. Healey, MC, 9th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers
Brigadier T. E. H. Helby, Royal Garrison Artillery
A. B. E. Henderson, 63rd Royal Naval Division
Sergeant Hervey, MM, 24th Infantry Battalion, 2nd [Australian] Division, Australian Imperial Force
Signaller L. Hill, 16th Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment
Sergeant T. S. Hogg, 12th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
Private R. Holmes, 2/5th Battalion, The South Staffordshire Regiment
Corporal R. Houghton, 20th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
Rifleman A. Howard, 9th (County of London) Battalion (Queen Victoria’s Rifles), The London Regiment
Lieutenant J. Hudson, 10th Battalion (Kent County), The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Lieutenant R. Hudson, MC, 9th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
Private G. Hull, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Private H. Hurst, 1/5th Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment
Private H. Innis, 7th Battalion, The Northumberland Fusiliers
Rifleman R. Ison, 9th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private H. R. James, 2/7th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment
Lieutenant G. B. Jameson, MC, Royal Field Artillery
Private A. J. Jamieson, MM, 11th Battalion, The Royal Scots
Private H. N. Jeary, 1st Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Second Lieutenant A. B. Jeffries, 2nd Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment
Sergeant G. Johnson, DCM, 16th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
Lieutenant R. C. B. Jones, MC, 15th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers
First-Class Air Mechanic G. Joyce, Royal Flying Corps
Private F. Julian, 2/14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), The London Regiment
Lance-Corporal G. Labdon, Machine Gun Corps
Captain G. Lawrence, 1st South African Battalion, 9th (Scottish) Division
Private R. F. Lawrence, 1st Battalion, South African Infantry
Rifleman S. E. Lawrence, 13th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private H. Leak, 1/5th Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment
Lieutenant-Colonel W. F. Lean, DSO, C. de G., Inns of Court Officers Training Corps, West Yorkshire Regiment
Driver E. Ledger, 159 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Sergeant E. Lincoln, 13th (County of London) Princess Louise’s Kensington Battalion, The London Regiment
Rifleman H. E. Lister, MM, 12th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Signaller C. Littlewood, 1/14th (County of London) Battalion (London Scottish), The London Regiment
Second Lieutenant R. Lloyd, A Battery, Royal Horse Artillery
Private W. Lockey, 1st Battalion, The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment)
Corporal L. Longhurst, 16th (County of London) Battalion, The London Regiment
Private W. Luff, 1st Battalion, The Queen’s (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Private C. H. Luffman, 7th Battalion, The King’s (Shropshire Light Infantry)
Gunner W. Lugg, MM, 83 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Gunner Lynch-Staunton, 5th Brigade, 2nd Canadian Division, Canadian Field Artillery
Private G. McKay, 1st Battalion, NZ Rifle Brigade
Colonel A. E. MacNicol, 103 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Private H. de Maine, 1/6th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Signaller N. Maltby, MM, 291 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Driver W. Mann, Royal Field Artillery
Lieutenant F. Mansfield, 8th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery
Gunner D. Marchant, Royal Field Artillery
Lance-Corporal H. E. Marden, 13th Battalion, The Royal Sussex Regiment
Private H. Marshall, 7th Battalion, The Border Regiment
General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall, KCB, CBE, DSO, MC, Royal Artillery
Private N. Mellor, 4th Battalion, The Bedfordshire Regiment
Corporal H. Merrett, MM, Royal Engineers
Private J. Mortimer, MM, 10th Battalion, The York and Lancaster Regiment
Corporal E. Organ, A Squadron, Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars and Tank Corps
Brigadier E. K. Page, MC, 40 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery
Private G. Palmer, 7th Battalion, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Corporal A. D. Pankhurst, Stokes Mortar Section, 56th (London) Division
Rifleman C. Ruck, 1/28th (County of London) Battalion (The Artists’ Rifles), The London Regiment
Rifleman C. Shepherd, 13th (Service) Battalion, The Rifle Brigade
Private W. Shepstone, 4th Battalion, The Queen’s Own (Royal West Kent Regiment)
Signaller V. Simpson, 9th Battalion, The Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Rifleman A. Smith, 5th (City of London) Battalion (London Rifle Brigade), The London Regiment
Private R. Smith, 16th (County of London) Battalion (Queen’s Westminster Rifles), The London Regiment
Corporal R. Tate, 3rd Battalion, Tank Corps
Private F. A. J. Taylor, 2nd Battalion, The Worcestershire Regiment
Sergeant E. H. Teagarden, 117th Ammunition Train, 42nd [US] Division
Private J. H. Tottey, 1/7th Battalion, The Lancashire Fusiliers
Sergeant F. Udall, MM and 2 bars, 4th (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), 56th (London) Division
Trooper H. Ward, A Squadron, Queen’s Own Oxfordshire Hussars
Rifleman F. White, 10th (Service) Battalion, The King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Private E. G. Williams, 19th Battalion, The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)
Lieutenant A. Wilson, MC, 7 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps
Lieutenant T. Witherow, 2nd Battalion, The Royal Irish Rifles
Guardsman J. H. Worker, 1st Battalion, Scots Guards