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Identity
Person No.
4998
Service No.
8074
Last Name
Dansie
1
First Name
John Richard
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1899
(±1 yr)
402
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
South African Infantry
5,581
Unit
3rd Regt.
781
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
15 October 1916
140
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in action. On the 14th October, the B Coy took The Pimple and a considerable part of the German communication trench. The B Coy was relieved by the A Coy in the night of the 15-16th October. The casualties of the 3rd S.A.I. amounted to 38 men
Grave Reference
Pier and Face 4 C.
828
Location
Country
France
5,136
Locality
Somme
2,465
Cemetery
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
959
Coordinates
50.05081, 2.68569
Additional Information
Notes
Son of the late J. R. and Agnes Dansie, of Johannesburg
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #4998