Multiple names on a single gravestone

[Lorre]

Hi,

Could somebody give me an explanation why there so many names on a single headstone?

All died on the first of July 1916.

I don't think they ran out of space, so early in the battle. The most are from a different regiment.

Could it be that those remains weren't recognizable?

But how did they find the names then?

[Gareth Davies]

Because they found the remains of more than one person, were able to count the bones to work out how many people they had dug up, and they found the identity discs. But they didn’t know whose leg belonged to whom so they put them in together and put both (or more) names on the headstone. Or variations of this with unknowns.

[Michelle Young]

Also could be they dug a trench grave (not a front line trench, just a long pit) and couldn’t determine the exact position of each individual body. Is the photo of Foncquevillers cemetery? Many medical facilities were swamped with casualties after July 1st and they couldn’t keep up with the death rate.
You will see multiple names on headstones at Cambrin Churchyard, a similar example, but this case the casualties were from the Loos battle. 

[Gareth Davies]

Yes. 

[Lorre]

52 minutes ago, Michelle Young said:

Is the photo of Foncquevillers cemetery?

Yes Michelle it is.