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Identity
Person No.
22152
Service No.
4709
Last Name
First Name
Edward Samuel
Initials
E S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Rank
Private
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Missing 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
Additional Information
Notes

Son of the late George William and Mary Ann Saker. Brother of Mildred Hall, of Verulum, Natal

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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