Identity
Person No.
6622
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Robert Astley Franklin
Initials
R A F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
attd. Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, gallantly endeavouring to bring in a wounded sergeant
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Thomas Benjamin Franklin and Clara Eminson, of Gonerby Cottage, Scotter, Gainsborough. B.A. Cantab. (Downing College). Assistant Entomologist to British South Africa Co., 1913-15. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project