Identity
Person No.
22900
Service No.
5694
Last Name
First Name
Joseph
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
43
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Defence Force
UDF 22,701
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,414
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during first day of the Battle of Arras. The 3rd S.A.I. was on the right of the South African Infantry Brigade in the attack of Black Line and Blue Line (North of St Laurent-Blangy). The 3rd S.A.I. sustained 53 killed and 226 wounded
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Husband of Henrietta Elizabeth Shearstone, of 22, Hamilton Rd., Firth Park, Sheffield, England.
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