Identity
Person No.
13195
Service No.
6004
Last Name
First Name
Septimus Heyns
Initials
S H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
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
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Additional Information
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Son of the late Fred and Elizabeth Ledger (nee Knobel). Member of the 1912 South African Rugby Football Team. From Kimberley, South Africa. He was killed in World War I, in Arras, France while serving as a sergeant in the South African Infantry. He was a clerk by profession. Ledger took part in the 1912-13 South Africa rugby union tour. He was awarded four caps, the first against Scotland. He scored three points, and a try. His club team was Griqualand West.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
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South African War Graves Project