Mexborough and Swinton Times, October 28, 1916

Private G. Mangham
(Coldstream Guards)

Wath – Killed

Rank: Private
Service No: 15767
Date of Death: 15/09/1916
Regiment/Service: Coldstream Guards 2nd Bn.

Grave Reference: VIII. P. 2.
Cemetery: GUARDS’ CEMETERY, LESBOEUFS

Note: On this day the 2nd & 3rd Coldstreams were to capture the Green Brown and Blue lines at Ginchy, an advance of 2500 yards in 2 hours between 6.20-8.20am.

It didn’t work out that way though.

The two battalions came under intense machine-gun fire from the Flers-Ginchy sunken road and suffered heavy casualties