Identity
Person No.
12431
Service No.
5642
Last Name
First Name
Horace Lester
Initials
H L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
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 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Henry Edward and Emily Newton Knibbs, of 24, St. James Rd., Belgravia, East London, Cape Province. Served also in German South West Africa and Egypt.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project