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Identity
Person No.
11966
Service No.
84
Last Name
First Name
Alexander Lawrence
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, 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. The two battalions were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Col. Kelly (late 40th Regt. and Egyptian Police), and of Rachel Mary Kelly, or 23, Denbigh Rd., Notting Hill, London. Recommended for a Mention in Despatches for his conduct at Delville Wood in July 1916 (not awarded).

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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