2 Lieutenant John Homfray Addenbrooke
North Staffordshire Regiment (attached 11 Battalion Manchester Regiment)
Lt Addenbrooke, 20, was killed by a German sniper near Beaumont Hamel on 3 November 1916 during the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel. Photograph presented by his mother, Mrs Addenbrooke of Bath.
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2 Lieutenant John Homfray Addenbrooke
North Staffordshire Regiment (attached 11 Battalion Manchester Regiment)
Lt Addenbrooke, 20, was killed by a German sniper near Beaumont Hamel on 3 November 1916 during the closing stages of the Battle of the Somme. He is buried at Hamel Military Cemetery, Beaumont-Hamel. Photograph presented by his mother, Mrs Addenbrooke of Bath.
Faces of the First World War
The full story is not always known to us. If you know more, please tell us in the comments below.
Find out more about this First World War Centenary project at www.1914.org/faces.
This image is from IWM Collections.
This image is subject to the IWM Non-Commercial license. Find out more here