Identity
Person No.
23928
Service No.
5599
Last Name
First Name
John Christopher
Initials
J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, 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. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Theophilus John and Florence St. George, of 3, Burger St., Pietermaritsburg, Natal. Fought in Delville Wood in July 1916. On Maritzburg College cenotaph.
Citation
LG Sup 22 January 1917
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project