Identity
Person No.
2555
Service No.
2732
Last Name
First Name
Joseph
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
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
Brother of Jenny Raynes, of 550 Caledonia Road, Clerkenwell, London
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private J. BRESLAN, 2nd SAI - Wounded; Killed 12th October 1916"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private J. BRESLAN, 2nd SAI - Wounded; Killed 12th October 1916
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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