In Memory Of
HEATHCOTE, JOHN BASIL
Service Details
Age:
16
Date of Birth:
1900-02-07
Service No:
6899
Rank:
Private
Unit:
4th Regt.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-10-14
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, received 12th October 1916. The 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
C. 13.
Cemetery:
BAZENTIN-LE-PETIT MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of John Robert and Amelia Sophia Heathcote, of Glenaven, Umtata, Cape Province, South Africa. Born Umtata. A student. Remembered on Umtata and District Memorial Plaque
