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Identity
Person No.
11336
Service No.
8898
Last Name
Johnston
32
First Name
Benjamin Hill
Initials
B H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
South African Infantry
5,581
Unit
4th Regt.
1,344
Death Record
Date of Death
12 April 1917
334
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
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
Grave Reference
A. 39.
1
Location
Country
France
5,136
Locality
Pas de Calais
1,577
Cemetery
FAMPOUX BRITISH CEMETERY
19
Coordinates
50.30518, 2.85931
Additional Information
Notes
Son of David Johnston, of Krugersdorp, Transvaal
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #11336