Identity
Person No.
3402
Service No.
8022
Last Name
First Name
Robert Graham Gordon
Initials
R G G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
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
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Jemima Carnegie, of Groutville, North Coast, Natal, South Africa, and the late David Piper Carnegie. His two brothers also died on service. Commemoration stone in Durban (West Street) Cemetery. Born at Durban.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project