In Memory Of

ROSE, ALEXANDER DANIEL

Service Details
Age:
 36
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 17th Bn.
Regiment:
 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Former Regiment:
 formerly Lance Cpl 937 Rand Rifles
Date of Death:
 1917-08-31
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 2 A 2 C and 2 D.
Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Decorations:
 M C, D C M
Citations:
 MC Sup 21 December 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. With a small party, he cut through 18 feet of very thick wire under heavy fire. Later, with the help of another officer, he skilfully placed two torpedoes in the enemy's wire."
Son of Neil and Mary M. Duncan Rose, of 1, Ford Place, Finnest St., Greenock. Served in South Africa (1914) with Rand Rifles, also in German South West Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918