Identity
Person No.
4187
Service No.
M/13183V
Last Name
First Name
William
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Executed, judicial hanging, convicted of murder in order to commit robbery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of William and Caroline Coghlan, of Victoria Road, Mowbray, Cape Province, South Africa. Enlisted as Joseph Abrahams but later gave a sworn statement that his name was actually COGLIEN although his mother maintained his name was COGHLAN. His file gives his name as COGLIEN.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project