Identity
Person No.
10382
Service No.
3983
Last Name
First Name
Joseph Leigh
Initials
J L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Delville Wood. Brigadier-General Lukin was ordered to support the attack of the 11th Royal Scots [27th Brigade] on the orchard, situated in the northern sector of Longueval, between North Street and Flers Road. The Scots would attack along North Street while B and C Companies of the 1st SAI would attack northwards in the wood, parallel to the Royal Scots. The South African attack also failed. The enemy fire scythed down the advancing troops
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Delville Wood, near Longueval, Somme, France
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XV. L. 4.
Notes
Son of Gilbert and Emma Mary Howell.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
open source ↗
CWGC: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval — South African National Memorial site.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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