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Identity
Person No.
20503
Service No.
Unknown
First Name
Brian
Initials
B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Messines Ridge
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mrs. Jessie Helen Pope-Hennessy, of Hospital Hill, King William's Town, Cape Province, and the late Maj. G. Pope-Hennessy, D.S.O.

Citation

LG Sup 18 July 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in reorganising and leading his company under heavy shell fire after his company commander and a large number of the men had become casualties. He continued to show the greatest fearlessness, combined with the skilful leadership, until himself severely wounded."

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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