The O.G. Lines east of the village became the Canadian start line for the Battle of Flers–Courcelette. After the battle it became apparent that General Birdwood had lost much of his Gallipoli popularity through his failure to oppose Gough's impetuous desire for "quick results" and his "lack of thought" at Pozières. Soon after, Australian troops rejected his appeal to vote in favour in the 1916 Australian conscription referendum largely because of their reluctance to see additional men subjected to the horrors of piecemeal attacks. The Australians had suffered as many casualties in the Battle of Pozières in six weeks as they had in eight months during the Gallipoli campaign. Wilfrid Miles, the official historian, praised the initiative shown by small units of men in clearing the Germans from positions in the village but attributed much of the casualties to Australian inexperience and their "reckless daring". Casualties In the fighting around Pozières the 48th Division suffered from and from 13 August. The 1st Australian Division lost the 2nd Australian Division had and the 4th Australian Division lost From the 12th Division had Victoria Cross Private Thomas Cooke 8th Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 1st Australian Division. Private John Leak 9th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Australian Division. Lieutenant Arthur Blackburn, 10th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 1st Australian Division. Sergeant Claud Castleton, 5th Machine Gun Company, 5th Brigade, 2nd Australian Division. See also Order of battle for the Battle of the Somme Pozières Memorial: not a memorial to the battle, but incorporating a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery containing a number of those killed during it, including Claud Castleton, VC. Notes Footnotes References Further reading Translation of Meine Tätigkeit im Weltkriege 1914–1918 (Berlin, Verlag Ernst Siegfried Mittler und Sohn 1939) External links Documentary film on the Battle of Pozières on australianscreen online Australian Official History, chapters XIV–XX Conflicts in 1916 1916 in France Battle of the Somme Battles of World War I involving Australia Battles of World War I involving Germany Battles of World War I involving the United Kingdom Battles of the Western Front (World War I) Battles in Hauts-de-France Battle honours of the King's Royal Rifle Corps July 1916 events August 1916 events September 1916 events