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
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
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
Military Service
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Locality
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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
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private Arthur William Adair McCARTER, 2nd SAI - Brother of Ronald George Adair McCARTER; Died of wounds (as Second Lieutenant) on the 15th October 1916 (sustained in front the Butte de Warlencourt) (Warlencourt British Cemetery)"
Citations
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External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private Arthur William Adair McCARTER, 2nd SAI - Brother of Ronald George Adair McCARTER; Died of wounds (as Second Lieutenant) on the 15th October 1916 (sustained in front the Butte de Warlencourt) (Warlencourt British Cemetery)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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