In Memory Of
DONALD, WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
24
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
9178
Rank:
Private
Unit:
4th Regt.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1917-04-12
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 4th SAI lost 6 officers and 200 men.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Bay 10.
Cemetery:
ARRAS MEMORIAL
Localitly:
Pas de Calais
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of Peter and Catherine O'Donnell, of Craighton Farm, Winchburgh, Linlithgowshire, Scotland. Born Riccarton, Linlithgow, Scotland. An engineer. His brother also died in service.
