Identity
Person No.
195
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Alphonse Colenbrander
Initials
A C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
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
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Walter Addison, of Kloof Station, Natal. His brother, Lieut., Ernest Colenbrander, and sister Constance Addison, also died on service. Educated at Hilton College, Natal
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project