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Identity
Person No.
14263
Service No.
6491
Last Name
First Name
Benjamin Sutherland
Initials
B S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Military Service
Rank
Company Sergeant Major
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed 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

Brother-in-law of Humphrey Lloyd, Sub Inspector Police, Pretoria. Fought in Delville Wood in July 1916

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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