Identity
Person No.
9556
Service No.
1106
Last Name
First Name
William
Initials
W
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, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 1st SAI lost 2 officers and 203 men
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
United Kingdom
- Awarded DCM Delville Wood; Killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Athies Communal Cemetery Extension)" | Son of Edward Healy, of 25 Kloof Stre
Notes
Son of Edward Healy, of 25 Kloof Street, Cape Town
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private William Michael HEALY, 1st SAI, D Coy - Awarded DCM Delville Wood; Killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Athies Communal Cemetery Extension)"
Citations
LG Sup 22 Sept 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He stuck to his gun after all the rest of the team had become casualties, and, when it jammed, repaired the damage under heavy fire and carried on single-handed during the whole night."
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private William Michael HEALY, 1st SAI, D Coy - Awarded DCM Delville Wood; Killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Athies Communal Cemetery Extension)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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