Identity
Person No.
25212
Service No.
9489
Last Name
First Name
Alfred Ernest
Initials
A E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Frederick Emanuel and Francis Maria Thorpe, of Umzinto, Natal. His brother of George Edward Thorpe also died in service
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project