Identity
Person No.
2067
Service No.
542
Last Name
First Name
Alfred
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. Herman and Mrs. S. Boock, of Oakdale Farm, Wellington, South Africa.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private Alfred BOOCK, 1st SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 12th April 1917"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private Alfred BOOCK, 1st SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 12th April 1917
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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