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Identity
Person No.
10055
Service No.
6544
Last Name
First Name
William George Louis
Initials
W G L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
35
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. On the 12th October 1916, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Edith Anne Lilian Hodnett, of 6, Prince Alfred St., Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa.

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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