Identity
Person No.
19330
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Egbert Conrad
Initials
E C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, the 189th Brigade of the 63rd (Royal Naval Division) attacked Puisieux Trench in the Ancre Valley. From the British Official History, this operation was "one of the hardest-fought and most confused of the secondary actions". The action was costly. The casualties of the Brigade amounted to 24 officers and 647 men
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Norman Robert Dicey Oliver and Egbertha Sophia Margaret Oliver (now Mrs. Wilson), of Campbell St., Fort Beaufort, South Africa. Educated at Bedford Modern School, Bedford, UK during the period 1900 - 1904
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project