Identity
Person No.
19879
Service No.
4656
Last Name
First Name
Archibald Robert
Initials
A R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"D" 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
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Charles Thomas Pearsall, of Retreat Westborne, Queenstown, Cape Province. His brother also died in service
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project