In Memory Of

CLEARY, TIMOTHY JAMES

Service Details
Age:
 37
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 8479
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Former Regiment:
 South African Police Corporal #612
Date of Death:
 1916-07-18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Delville Wood. The German 26th (Magdeburg) Regt attacked Longueval and in hand-to-hand fighting took the village again. At the same time the 153rd (Altenburg) Regt, with eight assault companies under Capt Bieler, attacked the northern perimeter.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of the late Major T. Cleary (2nd Bn. Royal Irish Rifles) and Mrs. Cleary. Served in the South African Campaign. Served in the Boer War as a gunner in the RFA, then transferred to the SAC. Trooper Cleary remained in South Africa after the war and joined the Orange River Colony Police. He was stationed at Bloemfontein. Former South African Policeman