Identity
Person No.
23532
Service No.
6767
Last Name
First Name
Henry William
Initials
H W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. On the 12th October 1916, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Amy Elizabeth Smith, of Bloemfontein
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private H.W. SMITH, 2nd SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Warlencourt British Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private H.W. SMITH, 2nd SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Warlencourt British Cemetery)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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