Identity
Person No.
15838
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Arthur William Adair
Initials
A W A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action. 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
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Capt. William Michael Adair McCarter, C.M.R., and Charlotte McCarter, of Umtata, Tembuland, Cape Province. His brother also died in service. Remembered on Umtata and District Memorial Plaque
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project