Name: |
LONGHURST |
Given Name: |
ALBERT |
Initials: |
A |
Service No: |
5561 |
Rank: |
Lance CorporalOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
2nd Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1917-04-12Other Casualties on this
Date |
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 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Joseph and Emma Longhurst, of York House, West Grove, Walton-on-Thames, England. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2014-11-19