In Memory Of
PRYKE, HORACE NELSON
Service Details
Age:
45
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
9227
Rank:
Private
Unit:
3rd Regt.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-10-15
Cause of Death:
Killed in action. On the 14th October, the B Coy took The Pimple and a considerable part of the German communication trench. The B Coy was relieved by the A Coy in the night of the 15-16th October. The casualties of the 3rd S.A.I. amounted to 38 men.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of William and Mary Ann Pryke, of 80, Sussex Rd., late of 111, Sussex Rd., Lowestoft, Suffolk.
