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(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 - Memorial plaque of Private Alexander Coffell, 26183, 16th Bn., Highland Light Infantry
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(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 – Memorial plaque of Private Alexander Coffell, 26183, 16th Bn., Highland Light Infantry

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(British Army) First Day of the Somme 1 July 1916 – Memorial plaque.

Named to Private Alexander Coffell, service number 26183, 16th Bn., Highland Light Infantry/

Died 01 July 1916 at the First Day of the Somme.

Private Alexander Coffell is buried at the Lonsdale Cemetery in Authuille, in section V.H.4.

-> https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/531932/a-coffell/

The Memorial plaque has Coffell’s name in a cartouche on the front.

The plaque is in very good condition and comes with several pages of research.

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Background:

The First Day of the Battle of the Somme was to be the first mass offensive mounted by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and the first battle to involve a large number of New Army divisions, many composed of Pals battalions that had formed after Kitchener’s call for volunteers in August 1914. In total this day 57,470 casualties suffered by the British, including 19,240 killed, which were the worst in the history of the British Army.

More background:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_day_on_the_Somme

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Somme

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