Almost two-thirds of British soldiers killed at the Somme on 1 July 2016 were privates

Thousands

Private

Lance Corporal

Rifleman

Sergeant

Corporal

Other ranks

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2

4

6

8

10

Guardian graphic | Source: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission casualty database lists 17,310 soldiers who died on 1 July 1916 and are buried or commemorated in France’s Somme department. More soldiers who died on 1 July 1916 are buried or commemorated in other departments