On This Day

On This Day — 12 April

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900

48464Burgher Stephanus Petrus Joubert, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 16. Died of enteritis while a prisoner of war, Groenpunt.

1900

48431Burgher Johannes Jurgens Reynders, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 42. Died of enteritis while a prisoner of war, Groenpunt.

1900

44372Burgher Cornelis Vincent Van Gogh, ZASM Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, Brandfort.

1901

46700Burgher David Schalk Du Plessis, Fauresmith (Boer Forces), aged 18. Killed in action, Burgersdorp, KP.

1902

46389Burgher P. Goussard, Skandinawiese Corps Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 29. Killed in action, Calvinia Hospital.

1917

3Private Thomas Walter Abbey, 378, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

461Corporal Fulton White Anderson, 5289, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

557Company Sergeant Major Alexander Angus, 6282, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

622Private Robert Irwin Arbuckle, 9373, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Missing in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

659Donkey Driver John Armse, 17644, Military Labour Corps. Died of malaria, in East Africa.

1917

785Private Ernest Russel Auret, 9876, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

806Private Herbert Edward Avery, 10156, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 18. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

817Private Cyril Lambert Ayres, 6000, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

946Lance Corporal George Frederick Baker, 893, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

1042Lance Corporal Rafie Banks, 2827, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1056Private Philpott Banzini, 9077, 4th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of pneumonia, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.

1917

1075Private Robert Bruce Barclay, 6370, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1260Sergeant Major Henry Frederick Basford, 998, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 45. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

1285Private Alexander Walter Batchelor, 3427, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

1289Private Cecil Bateman, 897, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

1411Private Henry Wallace Mulcaster Beck, 9284, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1436Second Lieutenant Norman Wilhelm Beddy, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1596Private Malcolm Oswald Bennett, 8682, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

1850Private William Bisset, 2653, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

1893Lance Corporal Andrew Edward Blair, 8929, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1909Lance Corporal Lewis Gower Blakeway, 2728, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1910Sergeant Walter Lennox Blakeway, 4756, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1920Private Jasper James Blanckenberg, 3090, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

1926Private Harold Robertson Blanksby, 3706, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 31. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

2067Private Alfred Boock, 542, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

2142Private Arthur Borland, 8971, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

2516Private Kenneth McKenzie Breach, 901, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 25. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

2525Lance Corporal George Frederick James Breeds, 4425, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

2653Corporal Walter Edmiston Broadbent, 3263, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

2870Private Patrick Tyrrel Frank Bruce, 7532, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

2984Corporal Frederick Henry Buller, 3194, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 40. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

3036Private Harry Herbert Burgess, 919, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

3311Private Hugh Campbell, 5438, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Missing in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

3318Private Matthew Brown Campbell, 477, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

3401Private Douglas Graham Carnegie, 9391, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

3450Private Arthur Kenneth Carstens, 10411, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

3483Sergeant Richard Rothwell Carter, 3742, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

3490Private John Freeman Carver, 2140, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

3645Lance Corporal Theodore Charles, 7314, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

3676Private Ralph Cheney, 5114, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

3884Private Bertie Clark, 7059, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

4089Private Thomas Henry Cockayne, 7324, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

4131Private Francis Lawrence Coetzee, 7079, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

4325Private Wallace Alexander Comley, 6703, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

4449Private Charles Ridgway Cooper, X/168, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 35. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

4479Private William James Coppard, 4324, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

4506Mule Driver Tiger Cornelius, 16844, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at sea, on board H.M.T. Aragon, returning to South Africa.

1917

4643Private Christopher Owen Crampton, 4705, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

4843Private Edward John Curtis, 9739, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37. Killed in action, received in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

4887Private Sydney Leonard Dakin, 6405, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

4904Leader Zondi Daligane, 1641, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of malaria, at Morogoro.

1917

4905Private John Hilson Halliburton Dall, 9597, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 25. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

5127Private Arthur Alfred Davis, 4757, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

5751Labourer Dick Dingisano, 15172, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps). Died at sea, on board H.M.T. Aragon, returning to South Africa.

1917

5829Private Rupert Eley Docker, 7258, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 25. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

5871Private William Donald, 9178, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

5972Corporal Robert Dowthwaite, 3100, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

5999Private Frank Maurice Drew, 8463, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

6022Private Harry Thackwray Driver, 10054, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 35. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

6305Private William John Dunn, 9925, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

6319Private William Alfred Durban, 4660, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

6441Private James Chalmers Edmond, 7085, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

6449Private John Percival Edmunds, 4210, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

6478Private Henry Braham Edwards, 539, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

6490Private Norman Edwards, 6538, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

6544Private Arthur Joseph Ellingworth, 8862, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

6878Private Herbert William Fairweather, 9212, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

6903Private Daniel Raynes Fanner, 8413, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

6912Private Charles Samuel Farman, 2808, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

6923Private William Farquhar, 10376, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

6967Private Percival Douglas Fearn, 7531, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

7030Private Duncan Victor McNair Ferguson, 7254, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

7053Driver John Fernhold, 18108, South African Native Labour Bureau. Kilwa.

1917

7260Private Bernard Frank Fletcher, 10045, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

7367Private Victor Julian Forrest, 6162, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

7387Second Lieutenant Willie Vaughan Forth, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

7482Private Edward Arthur Fowlds, 9729, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

7574Private Selig Franklin, X/172, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

7602Sergeant John Fraser, 3725, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

7860Private Jules Frederick Garcin, 10059, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

7896Private Oliver Muir Garson, 8361, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 40. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

8026Labourer Pompe George, 17542, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps). Died at sea, on board H.M.T. Gascon, returning to South Africa.

1917

8089Private Adolphus Bryant Gibb, 6802, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

8092Private Victor John Benjamin Gibb, 3172, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

8112Private Edwin William Gibson, 202, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

8134Lance Corporal Walter Giddy, 1613, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

8235Corporal Andrew James Robert Gladwin, 6007, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

8289Lance Corporal Reginald Bultitude Godfrey, 4605, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

8530Captain Ernest Edgar Daniel Grady, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 33. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

8736Private Gideon Greig, 9030, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

8803Private Francis Richard Grimsley, 5292, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 33. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

1917

9099Lance Corporal Victor (Aka Wynand) Hamman, 5989, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

1917

9458Private Antoni Johannes Havenga, 10104, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

9513Private James Hayes, 1144, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

1917

9556Corporal William Healy, 1106, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 12 April

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1900 48464 — Burgher Stephanus Petrus Joubert, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 16. Died of enteritis while a prisoner of war, Groenpunt.

- 1900 48431 — Burgher Johannes Jurgens Reynders, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 42. Died of enteritis while a prisoner of war, Groenpunt.

- 1900 44372 — Burgher Cornelis Vincent Van Gogh, ZASM Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, Brandfort.

- 1901 46700 — Burgher David Schalk Du Plessis, Fauresmith (Boer Forces), aged 18. Killed in action, Burgersdorp, KP.

- 1902 46389 — Burgher P. Goussard, Skandinawiese Corps Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 29. Killed in action, Calvinia Hospital.

- 1917 3 — Private Thomas Walter Abbey, 378, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 461 — Corporal Fulton White Anderson, 5289, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 557 — Company Sergeant Major Alexander Angus, 6282, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 622 — Private Robert Irwin Arbuckle, 9373, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Missing in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 659 — Donkey Driver John Armse, 17644, Military Labour Corps. Died of malaria, in East Africa.

- 1917 785 — Private Ernest Russel Auret, 9876, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 806 — Private Herbert Edward Avery, 10156, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 18. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 817 — Private Cyril Lambert Ayres, 6000, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 946 — Lance Corporal George Frederick Baker, 893, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 1042 — Lance Corporal Rafie Banks, 2827, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1056 — Private Philpott Banzini, 9077, 4th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of pneumonia, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.

- 1917 1075 — Private Robert Bruce Barclay, 6370, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1260 — Sergeant Major Henry Frederick Basford, 998, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 45. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 1285 — Private Alexander Walter Batchelor, 3427, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 1289 — Private Cecil Bateman, 897, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 1411 — Private Henry Wallace Mulcaster Beck, 9284, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1436 — Second Lieutenant Norman Wilhelm Beddy, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1596 — Private Malcolm Oswald Bennett, 8682, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 1850 — Private William Bisset, 2653, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 1893 — Lance Corporal Andrew Edward Blair, 8929, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1909 — Lance Corporal Lewis Gower Blakeway, 2728, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1910 — Sergeant Walter Lennox Blakeway, 4756, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1920 — Private Jasper James Blanckenberg, 3090, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 1926 — Private Harold Robertson Blanksby, 3706, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 31. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 2067 — Private Alfred Boock, 542, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 2142 — Private Arthur Borland, 8971, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 2516 — Private Kenneth McKenzie Breach, 901, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 25. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 2525 — Lance Corporal George Frederick James Breeds, 4425, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 2653 — Corporal Walter Edmiston Broadbent, 3263, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 2870 — Private Patrick Tyrrel Frank Bruce, 7532, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 2984 — Corporal Frederick Henry Buller, 3194, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 40. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 3036 — Private Harry Herbert Burgess, 919, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 3311 — Private Hugh Campbell, 5438, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Missing in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 3318 — Private Matthew Brown Campbell, 477, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 3401 — Private Douglas Graham Carnegie, 9391, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 3450 — Private Arthur Kenneth Carstens, 10411, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 3483 — Sergeant Richard Rothwell Carter, 3742, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 3490 — Private John Freeman Carver, 2140, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 3645 — Lance Corporal Theodore Charles, 7314, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 3676 — Private Ralph Cheney, 5114, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 3884 — Private Bertie Clark, 7059, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 4089 — Private Thomas Henry Cockayne, 7324, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 4131 — Private Francis Lawrence Coetzee, 7079, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 4325 — Private Wallace Alexander Comley, 6703, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 4449 — Private Charles Ridgway Cooper, X/168, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 35. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 4479 — Private William James Coppard, 4324, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 4506 — Mule Driver Tiger Cornelius, 16844, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at sea, on board H.M.T. Aragon, returning to South Africa.

- 1917 4643 — Private Christopher Owen Crampton, 4705, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 4843 — Private Edward John Curtis, 9739, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37. Killed in action, received in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 4887 — Private Sydney Leonard Dakin, 6405, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 4904 — Leader Zondi Daligane, 1641, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of malaria, at Morogoro.

- 1917 4905 — Private John Hilson Halliburton Dall, 9597, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 25. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 5127 — Private Arthur Alfred Davis, 4757, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 5751 — Labourer Dick Dingisano, 15172, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps). Died at sea, on board H.M.T. Aragon, returning to South Africa.

- 1917 5829 — Private Rupert Eley Docker, 7258, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 25. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 5871 — Private William Donald, 9178, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 5972 — Corporal Robert Dowthwaite, 3100, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 5999 — Private Frank Maurice Drew, 8463, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 6022 — Private Harry Thackwray Driver, 10054, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 35. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 6305 — Private William John Dunn, 9925, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 6319 — Private William Alfred Durban, 4660, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 6441 — Private James Chalmers Edmond, 7085, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 6449 — Private John Percival Edmunds, 4210, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 6478 — Private Henry Braham Edwards, 539, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 6490 — Private Norman Edwards, 6538, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 6544 — Private Arthur Joseph Ellingworth, 8862, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 6878 — Private Herbert William Fairweather, 9212, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 6903 — Private Daniel Raynes Fanner, 8413, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 6912 — Private Charles Samuel Farman, 2808, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 6923 — Private William Farquhar, 10376, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 6967 — Private Percival Douglas Fearn, 7531, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 7030 — Private Duncan Victor McNair Ferguson, 7254, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 7053 — Driver John Fernhold, 18108, South African Native Labour Bureau. Kilwa.

- 1917 7260 — Private Bernard Frank Fletcher, 10045, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 7367 — Private Victor Julian Forrest, 6162, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 7387 — Second Lieutenant Willie Vaughan Forth, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 7482 — Private Edward Arthur Fowlds, 9729, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 7574 — Private Selig Franklin, X/172, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 7602 — Sergeant John Fraser, 3725, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 7860 — Private Jules Frederick Garcin, 10059, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 7896 — Private Oliver Muir Garson, 8361, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 40. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 8026 — Labourer Pompe George, 17542, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps). Died at sea, on board H.M.T. Gascon, returning to South Africa.

- 1917 8089 — Private Adolphus Bryant Gibb, 6802, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 8092 — Private Victor John Benjamin Gibb, 3172, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 8112 — Private Edwin William Gibson, 202, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 8134 — Lance Corporal Walter Giddy, 1613, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 8235 — Corporal Andrew James Robert Gladwin, 6007, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 8289 — Lance Corporal Reginald Bultitude Godfrey, 4605, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 8530 — Captain Ernest Edgar Daniel Grady, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 33. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 8736 — Private Gideon Greig, 9030, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 8803 — Private Francis Richard Grimsley, 5292, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 33. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.

- 1917 9099 — Lance Corporal Victor (Aka Wynand) Hamman, 5989, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men.

- 1917 9458 — Private Antoni Johannes Havenga, 10104, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 9513 — Private James Hayes, 1144, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

- 1917 9556 — Corporal William Healy, 1106, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men.

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