Identity
Person No.
8246
Service No.
324
Last Name
First Name
Francis Ignatius
Initials
F I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Delville Wood. Brigadier-General Lukin was ordered to support the attack of the 11th Royal Scots [27th Brigade] on the orchard, situated in the northern sector of Longueval, between North Street and Flers Road. The Scots would attack along North Street while B and C Companies of the 1st SAI would attack northwards in the wood, parallel to the Royal Scots. The South African attack also failed. The enemy fire scythed down the advancing troops
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Col. Sgt. J. Glazebrook who also died on service. Commemoration stone in Kimberley (West End) Cemetery
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project