Identity
Person No.
10300
Service No.
3086
Last Name
First Name
Walter Basil
Initials
W B
Date of Birth
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MIA 785
Missing in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 10
Notes
Son of Richard and Mary Fanny Horsley, of Warrock, Dewdrop, Ladysmith, Natal. Attended 3 high schools in Natal, namely Ladysmith High School, Maritzburg College and the Technical High School Durban (now known as Glenwood High School). His name appears on all 3 school memorials. On Maritzburg College cenotaph.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 10". Photograph: South African War Graves Project. Date of birth recorded by the South African War Graves Project.
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