Identity
Person No.
21817
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Alexander Daniel
Initials
A D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Death Record
Date of Death
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Neil and Mary M. Duncan Rose, of 1, Ford Place, Finnest St., Greenock. Served in South Africa (1914) with Rand Rifles, also in German South West Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Citation
MC Sup 21 December 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. With a small party, he cut through 18 feet of very thick wire under heavy fire. Later, with the help of another officer, he skilfully placed two torpedoes in the enemy's wire."
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project