| HAIG | British Field Marshal, commander during Battle of the Somme in WWI (4) |
| FIRSTWORLDWAR | Conflict that included the Battle of the Somme in 1916 (5,5,3) |
| DOUGLASHAIG | British field marshal; commander-in-chief of the British forces in France and Flanders (1915-18) |
| AUCHINLECK | Claude ___, British Field Marshal; Commander-in-Chief, India from 1943-47 (10) |
| STASHING | Hiding during Battle of Hastings (8) |
| TANK | Armoured vehicle first used on the Somme in 1916 (4) |
| TRENCH | Which type of warfare was prevalent in the Somme in World War One (6) |
| SLIM | William Joseph. British field marshal who was the governor-general of Australia from 1953-60 (4) |
| ETON | British field |
| AAMILNE | Author injured in the Battle of the Somme |
| ALLENBY | British field marshal who achieved success over the Turks at Gaza in 1917, leading to the capture of Jerusalem (6,7) |
| EDMUND | British field marshal who achieved success over the Turks at Gaza in 1917, leading to the capture of Jerusalem (6,7) |
| KITCHENER | British field marshal, secretary of state for war at the beginning of WW1 (9) |
| HARRIS | Arthur - - -, British air marshal, commander-inchief of Bomber Command of the RAF 1942-45 (6) |
| ALANBROOKE | Viscount, British field marshal who was chief of the Imperial General Staff in World War II (10) |
| RAGLAN | Fitzroy, British field marshal in the Crimean War after whom a type of coat is named (6) |
| MONTGOMERY | British field marshal and one of the outstanding Allied commanders (last name; 10) |
| MONTECARLO | British field marshal and Mexican artist in conversation in upscale resort (5,5) |
| HAM | Town of the Somme department of France - Joan of Arc and the future Napoleon III were two notable detainees in its fortress (3) |
| WWI | Battle of the Somme setting, for short |
