4th battalion Seaforth Highlanders

[angelasmith66]

Does anyone have any info about the 4th battalion seaforth highlanders and what they might have been doing on 18th November 1916? I have a relative who was killed that day while serving with them. he has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval memorial so I am assuming that the battalion was in the Somme area.

Thanks

Angela

[Guest A T Marshall]

Hello angellasmith66, The 4th bn. was at beaumont hamel on the 18.11.16 on that day there was an unsuccessful attack by the 32nd division which suffered heavily. on that day beaumont hamel was shelled and the 4th seaforths lost 8 dead and sixteen wounded. on the 19.11 the battalion was relieved by the 6th Gordons and left the line.

[Hambo]

Hi Angela

The battalion was involved in the Battle of the Ancre, the final battle of the 1916 Somme offensive. They were heavily involved in fighting over previous days but on the 18th they were in the recently captured Beaumont Hamel while the 32nd Division were attacking and according to the battalion history.

"There was an unsuccessful attack on the 18th by the 32nd Division, which suffered severly. Beaumont Hamel was shelled and the battalion lost eight men killed and sixteen wounded."

It sounds like your relative was one of these

Best regards Hambo

I must get a faster mouse!

[angelasmith66]

Thanks for your replies. Much appreciated.

Angela