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Identity
Person No.
7090
Service No.
441
Last Name
Fester
1
First Name
Peter
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1896
(±1 yr)
592
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
South African Infantry
5,581
Unit
4th Regt.
1,344
Death Record
Date of Death
12 October 1916
314
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
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
Grave Reference
VI. L. 3.
1
Location
Country
France
5,136
Locality
Pas de Calais
1,577
Cemetery
WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
127
Coordinates
50.08079, 2.79911
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. P. J. Fester, of 54, Jordan St., Cape Town.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #7090