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
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of James and Joan McIntosh, of Potgietersrust, Transvaal, South Africa. Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Sergeant John McINTOSH, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 17th July (Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension)"
Citations
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 References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Sergeant John McINTOSH, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 17th July (Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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