Identity
Person No.
1909
Service No.
2728
Last Name
First Name
Lewis Gower
Initials
L G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
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 Mr. J. G. Blakeway, of Maderia St., Umtata, Cape Province. Wounded in Delville Wood in July 1916. Remembered on Umtata and District Memorial Plaque
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project