Identity
Person No.
15833
Service No.
3016
Last Name
First Name
Francis
Initials
F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
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, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Francis and Sarah Ann McCann, of 16, Edward St., Lurgan, Co. Armagh, Ireland.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project