In Memory Of
McCARTER, ARTHUR WILLIAM ADAIR
Service Details
Age:
27
Date of Birth:
1889-08-08
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
2nd Regt.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-10-12
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. 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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
III. K. 15.
Cemetery:
WARLENCOURT BRITISH CEMETERY
Localitly:
Pas de Calais
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of Capt. William Michael Adair McCarter, C.M.R., and Charlotte McCarter, of Umtata, Tembuland, Cape Province. His brother also died in service. Remembered on Umtata and District Memorial Plaque
