Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Edward and Frances Page. Victor was a Chauffeur to Lewis Beale of Claybrooke House, Claybrooke Parva, Leicestershire. The War Diary entry for the events from the 14th to the 16th July 1916 records.
14th July 1916
Intense artillery action throughout the day, we were not worried very much.
15th July 1916
At 3.00am Operational Orders arrived that the 112th Brigade would attack POZIERES at 9.20am today. Conference of Commanding officers at 6.30am. The dispositions were that the 8th EAST LANCASHIRE REGT were to clear that part of the village south of the ALBERT – POZIERES ROAD and the 6th BEDFORDSHIRE REGT the area north of that road. The 11th ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT to take up tools and assist the two Battalions to consolidate the ground gained. The 10th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGT was to carry bombs and stores etc. The order of attack was each Battalion with two Companies in the front line and two in support, each Battalion to follow the other in the following order 8th EAST LANCASHIRE REGT, 6th BEDFORDSHIRE REGT, 11th ROYAL WARWICKSHIRE REGT under cover of an intense bombardment. The distance to the objective in view of the enemy was about eleven hundred yards. POZIERES was reported thinly held and with no wire to contend with. The Brigade advanced according to orders, but was held up quite near to its objective by enemy machine guns which were in great force, also it was found that the wire on the front to be attacked was not cut. The Brigade found itself immobilised in front of the village and with its units more or less intermixed. Captain BROCKSOPP and 2nd Lt. BOWEN of “B” Company were wounded very early in the action. A Company was thus without officers, and as Acting Company Sergeant Major FREEMAN was with Captain BROCKSOPP in an ungetatable position, Sergeant MOON took command. Battalion HQ were caught when issuing from the trenches by an artillery barrage and machine gun fire, and was obliged to take shelter in a shell hole, where it established connection by telephone with Brigade HQ. Battalion HQ were subsequently moved to a trench on the CONTALMAISON – POZIERES ROAD, whence touch with the Companies was maintained by runners and with Brigade HQ by telephone (the latter was cut by shell fire during the day about six times and repaired each time with very little delay). Meanwhile the Companies on the left (“B”, “C” and “D”) had made or found the best cover available and remained in action, but were unable to advance. “A” Company had ensconced itself in shell holes. The artillery again bombarded the village and the infantry’s second assault was timed for 6.00pm, the signal for the second assault being a red rocket. The bombardment became very intense but failed to put out the hostile machine gun. The assault was met with such a fierce fire that it collapsed, though our infantry did not give way, but held their ground with great tenacity. An attempt by the enemy to advance against the flank of “A” Company was caught by the Lewis gun of that Company and was easily crushed. Here Lance Corporal HITCHMAN behaved with great coolness and bravery and was killed at his gun. Captain MILLARD of “D” Company was wounded in the latter assault. Under cover of night the Battalion was relieved by the 10th LOYAL NORTH LANCASHIRE REGT and returned to the second trenches occupied the previous night. Out of eight Company officers who went into the action 5 were lost and 270 other ranks out of 580, a percentage of 48%. The casualties since the Battalion arrived in this sector have been 15 officers and 450 other ranks.
16th July 1916
At 3.15pm The Battalion was relieved by the 11th NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS and proceeded to billets in ALBERT.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Victor Scott Page was the son of Edward and Frances Page of Scone House, Thames Street, Walton on Thames. He was born in Claybrooke and worked as a Chauffeur to Lewis Beale of Claybrooke House, Claybooke Parva.
He is remembered on war memorials at Claybrooke, Walton on Thames and Thiepval.
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Submitted by D. Woodrow, 2016