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Identity
Person No.
9271
Service No.
2267
Last Name
Harris
51
First Name
Edward Osborne
Initials
E O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1897
(±1 yr)
582
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
South African Infantry
5,581
Unit
4th Regt.
1,344
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
12 October 1916
314
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed 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
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 Edward Albert and Ellen Harris.
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Unknown
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South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #9271