Identity
Person No.
27696
Service No.
8204
Last Name
First Name
Horatio
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
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
Brother of Walter Edward Wanckel, of East London. Fought in Delville Wood in July 1916
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project