Identity
Person No.
9579
Service No.
6899
Last Name
First Name
John Basil
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
16
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received 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
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of John Robert and Amelia Sophia Heathcote, of Glenaven, Umtata, Cape Province, South Africa. Remembered on Umtata and District Memorial Plaque
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project