Identity
Person No.
4694
Service No.
833
Last Name
First Name
Fred
Initials
F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
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
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Robert and Ann Crompton, of 3, Peel House Lane, Widnes, England.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private Fred CROMPTON, 3rd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Arras 9th April 1917 (Roclincourt Valley Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private Fred CROMPTON, 3rd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Arras 9th April 1917 (Roclincourt Valley Cemetery)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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