Service Details
Name:
 HORSLEY
Given Name:
 WALTER BASIL
Initials:
 W B
Service No:
 3086
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 2nd Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-07-18
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Date of Birth:
 1897-12-07
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Missing in action, at Delville Wood
Additional
Information:
Son of Richard and Mary Fanny Horsley, of Warrock, Dewdrop, Ladysmith, Natal. Attended 3 high schools in Natal, namely Ladysmith High School, Maritzburg College and the Technical High School Durban (now known as Glenwood High School). His name appears on all 3 school memorials. On Maritzburg College cenotaph.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 4 C.

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