Identity
Person No.
12837
Service No.
4594
Last Name
First Name
Charles
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed 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 11
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Pinetown Library grounds, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Henry Charles and Jane Lake, of Umkomaas, Natal. On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial. His brother also died on service
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 11". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
13 Sep 2026: Pinetown Roll of Honour confirms: Pte C. Lake, 2nd South African Infantry, killed at Delville Wood. Their date "19-02-1916" is very likely a transcription slip for 19 July 1916 (Delville Wood was fought 14-20 July 1916, matching this record's 1916-07-19, not February). Named on the Wayside Cross, Pinetown.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum)
Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum), Wayside Cross
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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