Service Details
Name:
 BOOS
Given Name:
 KARL
Initials:
 K
Service No:
 1454
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Cape Coloured Labour Regiment
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Unit:
 1st
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Date of Death:
 1919-10-15
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Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Executed for murdering numerous civilians including three woman making a pilgrimage to the graves of their fallen relatives
Additional
Information:
Son of A. and J. Boos, of Cape Town. Grandson of Mrs. Uhrbrook, of 80 Harrington Street, Cape Town. Attested 12 February 1918. (Served as F. ALBERT).
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Nord
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Cemetery:
 Y FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER
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Grave Reference:
 A. 16.

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