Name: |
SWAN |
Given Name: |
JOSEPH |
Initials: |
J |
Service No: |
8846 |
Rank: |
PrivateOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
1st Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"B" Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1916-10-18Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1899-07-21 |
Age: |
17 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action. On the 18th October 1916, at 3.40 am, three companies of the 1st S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The B Coy failed to realize that they had reached Snag Trench and continued beyond it. They had lost touch with their flanks and only some men succeeded to come back. Only a block was established at 50 metres of The Pimple. The D Company launched an attack at 5.45 pm and Snag Trench was occupied but the machine-gun fire from the Butte de Warlencourt took a heavy toll, leaving a small group in the trench. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Joseph and Augusta Mary Louise Swan, of 88, Caxton St., East London, Cape Province. Native of Queenstown, Cape Province. Born Grahamstown. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2024-05-12
