Identity
Person No.
5871
Service No.
9178
Last Name
First Name
William
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
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 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Peter and Catherine O'Donnell, of Craighton Farm, Winchburgh, Linlithgowshire, Scotland. Born Riccarton, Linlithgow, Scotland. An engineer. His brother also died in service.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project