July 1916 Butcher’s Bill

14 soldiers of the 18th Battalion were killed in action or died of wounds in April 1916. Compare this to the 22 officers and 658 other ranks who became casualties in one action of the Newfoundland Regiment at Beaumont-Hamel on July 1, 1916.

Rank	Last Name	First Name	Age	Date of Death	Reg. No.
Private	BAILEY	E F H	34	20/07/1916	409265
Sergeant	BUCHANAN	R J	22	13/07/1916	53440
Private	BYFORD	E		01/07/1916	454367
Lance Corporal	CHARLTON	L	23	20/07/1916	53328
Private	DOBSON	T W		17/07/1916	53669
Private	DUNCAN	R		06/07/1916	163816
Private	GALLAGHER	J E		23/07/1916	455808
Private	GEE	S		17/07/1916	53915
Private	GORDON	W H	23	17/07/1916	404353
Private	HARTLEY	W J T	27	02/07/1916	53693
Lance Corporal	SLACK	W	36	15/07/1916	409601
Private	SMITH	M M	18	21/07/1916	489336
Private	VAN LUVEN	L		01/07/1916	409245
Private	WATSON	J		03/07/1916	407062