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Identity
Person No.
10255
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Wallace Frank
Initials
W F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
43
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Delville Wood. Frank Marillier (2nd Bn C Coy) owed his life to a courageous officer: "July 18th. Absolute hell turned inside out. I never expected to get out whole. Shells dropped everywhere. We got orders to return in the afternoon late. I think, in fact I am almost sure, that our lives were saved when a very brave officer, Capt Hoptroff (2nd Bn D Coy), made his way to our position. He wasted no time. "Get out! Get out!" he said, and was almost immediately hit by a bullet and killed outright. It is strange how in the most urgent and tragic circumstances, one notices things of minor importance."
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Frank and Ellen Hoptroff, late of Langton Green, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Citation
LG Sup 22 August 1918 - "For distinguished service in the Field and in connection with the campaign in German South-West Africa, 1914-15"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project