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Identity
Person No.
10367
Service No.
836
Last Name
First Name
Arthur
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
35
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Missing 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
Additional Information
Notes

Son of William and Fanny Howe, of Chepstow, Monmouthshire. Served with the Wiltshire Yeomanry in the South African Campaign. Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July 1916 in Delville Wood

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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