Identity
Person No.
8530
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Ernest Edgar Daniel
Initials
E E D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
United Kingdom
Notes
Son of William John and Mary Ellen Grady, of 61, York Rd., Aldershot. Born at Longford, Ireland. Served with Cape Colony Defence Force. Also served in German South West Africa, and Egypt.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Captain Ernest Edgar Daniel GRADY, 4th SAI, A Coy - Wounded 19th July, mentioned in despatches, killed 12th April 1917"
Citations
LG Sup 28 December 1917 pg. 13576
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Captain Ernest Edgar Daniel GRADY, 4th SAI, A Coy - Wounded 19th July, mentioned in despatches, killed 12th April 1917
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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