Guillemont Gallery 29-31st July 1916

Courtesy Book of Honour

Ralph Miller’s inscription on Thiepval Memorial. KiA 29th July 1916

Lt Ralph Miller Courtesy Sue Butcher

Crown Copyright

Courtesy Book of Honour

View of Guillemont from Trones Wood

Guillemont Defences late July 1916

Guillemont Road Cemetery

View of Trones Wood from the former German strong point at Guillemont quarry

Sgt and A/CSM Joseph McMenemy

Cavalry passing through ruins of Guillemont 12.10.16 IWM Q60620

View from the former German strong point at Guillemont Quarry. The clear field of fire from the Montauban Road to the north of Trones Wood shows its strategic importance.

Guillemont – Montauban Road. The 2nd RSF and then 17th Manchesters advanced to Guillemont astride this road on 30th July 1916. Courtesy AWM Archive

View of Guillemont from advanced assembly trenches in front of Trones Wood. Guillemont Road Cemetery is in the middle ground and the former station strong point was in the position of the grain silo to the left (north) of the image

Officers dining. One is wearing a private’s uniform. Near Bernafay Wood, July 1916 © IWM (Q 4053)

Artillery attack Trones Wood IWM 6848

Ruins of Guillemont railway station, September 1916. This was the main German strong point to the north west of the village. IWM Q1170

Guillemont Road Cemetery viewed from Trones Wood

British bombardment near Trones Wood Aug. 1916. IWM Q1171. The image appears to show the observer looking west past Trones towards shelling of Guillemont.

Delville Wood Memorial – Longueval

View from Position of former Guillemont station with clear field of fire towards line of advancing British troops

View of Guillemont from southern section of Trones Wood as approached by 18th Bttn on 30.7.16

Soldiers coming out of the trenches at Guillemont. (Probably later than July 1916) IWM Q58340

Guillemont Road Cemetery with Trones Wood in the background

Private John Lewis wearing the ‘Tram Guards’ uniform provided by the City and replaces in early 1915 by khaki. Courtesy Helen Wolfenden

Lt James Watson 1916 Credit Bury Grammar School.1