In Memory Of

UNKNOWN SOLDIER, UNKNOWN SOLDIER

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Rank Unknown
Unit:
 4th Regt.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1917-09-20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during attack on Borry Farm
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 XXXII. E. 14
Cemetery:
 TYNE COT CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen
Country:
 Belgium
Additional Information
Buried July 9th, 2013. The remains of the three soldiers were found near a brick factory in Zonnebeke at the end of 2011. Indications are that these soldiers were never formally buried, but that their graves were covered during battle by mortar/artillery fire. Based on objects recovered, including unit insignia, as well as the location of the find, the remains were accepted as that of three unknown South African Soldiers that formed part of the 4th Regiment South African Infantry.