With the exception of the capture of the German front lines around Mametz and Montauban in the southern tip of the British sector, the front lines at the end of 1st July were to all intents and purposes as they had been at daybreak. The offensive, however was far from over. Bitter fighting would continue as the High Command was determined to push the Germans back, the result being a trench by trench, village by village and wood by wood war of attrition, lasting through the summer and autumn until both sides were bogged down in the mud as winter approached in November. By this time, the British had advanced in a line running roughly from Thiepval in the north to the French line near Le Transloy.

During the whole campaign, casualties are estimated at 1,300,000 divided roughly equally between the opposing sides. The British share was approx. 400,000. Ground taken was some 6 miles at most, with the northern village of Serre remaining in German hands and the initial phase Cavalry objective of Bapaume still some 4 miles distant.

Actions in which the 6th Berks participated on the Somme after 1st July, 1916:-

19th/20th July - Delville Wood

A badly conceived daylight attack on the "Devils Wood", under heavy artillery and machine gun fire, resulted in 40% casualties.