Service Details
Name:
 ROSE
Given Name:
 ALEXANDER DANIEL
Initials:
 A D
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
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Unit:
 17th Bn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly Lance Cpl 937 Rand Rifles
Date of Death:
 1917-08-31
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Age:
 36
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action
Decorations:
 M C, D C M
Citations:
 MC Sup 21 December 1916 - "For conspicuous gallantry in action. With a small party, he cut through 18 feet of very thick wire under heavy fire. Later, with the help of another officer, he skilfully placed two torpedoes in the enemy's wire."
Additional
Information:
Son of Neil and Mary M. Duncan Rose, of 1, Ford Place, Finnest St., Greenock. Served in South Africa (1914) with Rand Rifles, also in German South West Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
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 2 A 2 C and 2 D.

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