Identity
Person No.
16038
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
James Robert Hay
Initials
J R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Additional Information
Notes
Son of James and Joan McIntosh, of Potgietersrust, Transvaal, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Citation
LG 27 July 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Though severely wounded he continued to advance, himself bayonetting three of the enemy. He subsequently accompanied Lieut. Herd to search for missing bombers, and finally fainted when near our lines and had to be carried in."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project