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Identity
Person No.
12820
Service No.
S/5
Last Name
Laing
9
First Name
Alexander
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1884
(±1 yr)
253
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
South African Sharpshooters
6
Unit
Bailey's Sharpshooters
4
Secondary Unit
"D" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
16 August 1916
103
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in action
Grave Reference
Addenda Panel 2.
2
Location
Country
France
5,136
Locality
Somme
2,465
Cemetery
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
959
Coordinates
50.05081, 2.68569
Additional Information
Notes
Brother of William Laing, of Wallfield, Elgin, Scotland
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #12820