Webmatters : War Diary: 12th Royal Irish Rifles -- 1st July 1916

War Diary

12th (S) Bn Royal Irish Rifles

As a follow up to the Diary

Diaries and Regimental accounts are not just pieces of paper they are a record of people.

What I have tried to do here is provide a follow up using the various lists of those killed to see if I can found out what happened to the people mentioned in the account of the fighting.

This is not an easy task and for some of those mentioned it is impossible to be sure because so little is given.

Where I am reasonably certain that I have the man’s details correct I have listed them.

The Regimental Diary

Operational Order

1st July 1916: The Ancre Valley

OFFICERS

Name	Reported	Actual	Grave
Captain John Griffiths	Killed in Action 1st July 1916	Died 1st July 1916	Ancre Cemetery
Lieutenant Archie Lemon	Killed in Action 1st July 1916	Died 1st July 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Lieutenant Thomas Haughton	Killed in Action 1st July 1916	Died 1st July 1916	Hamel Military Cemetery
Lieutenant William McCluggage	Killed in Action 1st July 1916	Died 1st July 1916	Serre Road Cemetery No 2
2nd Lieutenant Sir Harry Macnaghten *	Missing Believed killed	Died 1st July 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Captain C Murray	Wounded 1st July 1916	Died 2nd July 1916	Warloy-Baillon Communal
2nd Lieutenant Dickson	Wounded 1st July 1916	Survived
Lt Colonel George Bull	Survived	Died 11th Dec 1916	Varennes Military Cemetery
Major C Cole-Hamilton DSO	Survived	Survived

(*) Rfn Robert Quigg received the VC for his efforts trying to find Sir Harry

OTHER RANKS

Name	Reported	Actual	Grave
Sergeant James Bennison	Killed in Action 1st July 1916	Died 1st July 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Rifleman Frank Gamble	Killed in Action 1st July 1916	Died 1st July 1916	Thiepval Memorial
Lance Sergeant Millar	Wounded 1st July 1916	?
Sergeant Cunningham	Survived Battle	Survived
Sergeant Hamilton	Survived Battle	Survived
Sergeant Hoare	Survived Battle	Survived
Sergeant McFall	Survived Battle	Survived
Sergeant A Smith	Survived Battle	Survived
Corporal Burgess	Survived ?	Survived
Corporal Herbison	Survived Battle	Survived
Lance Corporal W Harvey	Survived Battle	Survived
Lance Corporal Jackson	Survived Battle	Survived
Rifleman Craig	Survived Battle	?
Rifleman Kane	Survived Battle	?
Rifleman McMullen	Survived Battle	?
Rifleman McNeilly	Survived Battle	?