The Butcher’s Bill: 18th Battalion Killed in Action, September 1916

September 1916 was a particularly bloody month of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. During the 30 days of September 1916 the Canadian Army suffered 4,759 deaths. The Canadian Army was transferred to the Somme and took part in that battle. Of the 4,759 Canadian soldiers killed in action 111 of them were from the 18th Battalion. A vast majority of those men have no known grave. 71% of the 18th Battalion men are listed on the Vimy Memorial.

This post have been updated and reposted. Links created to each Soldier’s Page. Updated and added soldiers to blog as necessary and update the Canadian Great War Project page. for each soldier. Added images to Canadian Virtual War Memorial Page for each soldier not so recognized.

Rank Surname Forename Age Date of Death Reg. No.
Private ADDISON T E 16/09/1916 454389
Private AIKENS JOHN WILSON 27 15/09/1916 54125
Private ALEXANDER WILLIAM GEORGE 35 15/09/1916 405161
Private BARNES JOHN 21 15/09/1916 163283
Lieutenant BARNES REGINALD BROOKE 25 15/09/1916  NA
Lieutenant BATES BENARD JOHN 15/09/1916  NA
Sergeant BEADLE HENRY 35 15/09/1916 54218
Corporal BENNETT WILLIAM 15/09/1916 53774
Private BOUSHEY GEORGE 18 15/09/1916 455920
Private BRIGHT WILLIAM 15/09/1916 135351
Sergeant BRITTLE A 33 16/09/1916 53416
Private BROOK EDWARD 22 15/09/1916 412655
Private BROWN JOHN SIDNEY 27 15/09/1916 124740
Private BURGESS R H 15/09/1916 53659
Lance Corporal BURGESS CHARLES DYKES 27 15/09/1916 405539
Private BURLINGTON JOSEPH THOMAS 15/09/1916 406256
Private CARTHY PERCY 20 15/09/1916 54210
Private CHADWICK LOUIS 37 15/09/1916 54150
Sergeant CHAPMAN D 30 24/09/1916 53212
Sergeant CHATTEN CLEMENT WILLIAM 23 15/09/1916 53893
Private CHURCH ERNEST 15/09/1916 406049
Private CHURCH MARTIN LEWIS 15/09/1916 406697
Private CLIFFORD GEORGE WESLEY 24 15/09/1916 405224
Private CONWAY HENRY 23 15/09/1916 53784
Private CRIPPS ALLEN 15/09/1916 445275
Private CROOKSHANKS ADAM MCKEE 23 15/09/1916 53095
Private CUNNINGHAM JOSEPH 30 15/09/1916 53334
Private DAVIDSON FRANK 24 15/09/1916 124222
Private DENHAM JOSEPH 34 15/09/1916 123604
Private DOUGLAS G 23 16/09/1916 54153
Private DRISCOLL THOMAS 25 15/09/1916 412718
Private FANNING STEPHEN 15/09/1916 138573
Private FISH JAMES 35 15/09/1916 409331
Private FRASER HUGH 31 15/09/1916 412730
Private GARDINER HARRY WILLIAM 25 15/09/1916 454272
Corporal GARSIDE ERNEST ALBERT 30 16/09/1916 53676
Private GERALDI L 15/09/1916 158587
Private GIBBS E A 18/09/1916 53113
Private GRAHAM DUNCAN 15/09/1916 412737
Private GRAY LEWIS 29 15/09/1916 159093
Private GRIFFIN VICTOR ERNEST 19 15/09/1916 159615
Private HARTWRIGHT P 24 15/09/1916 53460
Private HASTINGS E 15/09/1916 455800
Private HENNESSY J 15/09/1916 409290
Private HEPWORTH H 20/09/1916 406736
Private HERBERT HARRY FRANK 41 16/09/1916 405701
Private HOGG WALTER 25 15/09/1916 53809
Private HUMPHREY PHILIP 23 15/09/1916 454115
Private JACKSON RICHARD 15/09/1916 158618
Private JEFFERIES ARTHUR 27 15/09/1916 54129
Corporal JEFFREY DONALD MONTIETH 22 15/09/1916 408121
Private KENNEDY ELMER JOHN 17 15/09/1916 142598
Corporal KENT WALTER GORDON 29 15/09/1916 54185
Private KIDD JOSEPH HENRY 24 15/09/1916 141067
Private KNIGHT FRANK 26 19/09/1916 159123
Private LASHMAR JONAS 15/09/1916 405068
Private LEE JOHN 21 15/09/1916 53934
Major LOGHRIN SAMUEL MONTEITH 15/09/1916  Link
Corporal LUFF EDWARD GORDON 15/09/1916 54140
Sergeant MacKINTOSH DAVID 23 15/09/1916 53834
Lance Corporal MARSDEN FRANK 27 15/09/1916 53263
Lieutenant MAUND FREDERICK CHARLES GARLAND 30 15/09/1916  Link
Sergeant McCARTHY CALLAGHAN 30 15/09/1916 53141
Corporal McCOMBE JOHN ROBERT 35 15/09/1916 53364
Major McKEOUGH WILLIAM STEWART 23 15/09/1916  Link
Private McKIE CHARLES LEONARD 15/09/1916 141958
Private McLEOD M M 30/09/1916 400668
Private McNICOL JAMES 22 15/09/1916 53945
Lieutenant MEWBURN J C 22 15/09/1916  Link
Private MITCHELL OSMOND 15/09/1916 54264
Lieutenant MORRIS W J 25 16/09/1916  Link
Private MUSGROVE FREDERICK 22 15/09/1916 407059
Private NICHOLSON FRANK LESLIE 17 15/09/1916 159590
Corporal NORWOOD JAMES HAMILTON 23 15/09/1916 53605
Company Sergeant Major OCONNELL C W 25 15/09/1916 53372
Private PEARCE J T 26 21/09/1916 157658
Private PICKARD WILLIAM ROSCOE 28 15/09/1916 54251
Private PIERRE HARRY ARCHIBALD 20 15/09/1916 158666
Private PULLEN FRANK 21 15/09/1916 53274
Private QUIGG LESLIE BENSON 42 15/09/1916 158671
Private REMINGTON FRANK 15/09/1916 54228
Private RENNIE JONATHAN WOODCOCK 27 15/09/1916 409076
Private REYNOLDS JAMES 50 20/09/1916 54194
Private REYNOLDS JOHN 28 15/09/1916 422754
Private RICHARDS FRANK JOHN 15/09/1916 489317
Private ROBERTS SAMUEL HERBERT 30 15/09/1916 53879
Private ROTHWELL ALBERT 15/09/1916 158515
Private RUSSELL HARRY 15/09/1916 405591
Private SEAGER F 15/09/1916 53530
Lance Corporal SEELE BOLD 24 15/09/1916 406918
Private SHAW DONALD BRUCE 17 15/09/1916 444587
Sergeant SMITH CHESTER P. 23 15/09/1916 53651
Sergeant SMITH JOHN 23 05/09/1916 53851
Private SPRATLEY G 17/09/1916 53160
Private STEWART JAMES CHARLTON 39 26/09/1916 53970
Lance Corporal STEWART Burton 15/09/1916 53067
Private STOLIKER C F 15/09/1916 124716
Private STONE G F 15/09/1916 123373
Private SUTTON WILBERT STANLEY 36 15/09/1916 54328
Lance Corporal THOMSON J M A C D 15/09/1916 53861
Private TOWELL G J 15/09/1916 163452
Private TURNER WILLIAM 24 15/09/1916 53747
Private UNDERHILL W R 15/09/1916 159198
Private WAKELING CAMPBELL SMOOTHEY 25 15/09/1916 123001
Private WATTS JOSHUA 17 15/09/1916 159209
Company Sergeant Major WATTS ELI 24 15/09/1916 53977
Corporal WEATHERILL BERTRAND PETER 23 17/09/1916 123146
Private WHITTLESEA WILLIAM GEORGE 39 15/09/1916 413101
Private WILKINS CHARLES 38 15/09/1916 164207
Lieutenant WILLARD WILLIAM HARTLEY 21 15/09/1916  Link
Corporal YOUNG G 15/09/1916 54109

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