Service Details
Name:
 CHRISTIE
Given Name:
 JAMES VIGNE
Initials:
 J V
Service No:
 1331
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 1st King Edward's Horse
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Unit:
 "B" Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1918-04-09
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Age:
 38
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in defence of the area of Huit Maisons and Vieille Chapelle on 9-11 April 1918, facing the German onslaught in the opening phase of the Battle of the Lys.
Additional
Information:
Son of James John and Teresa Christie (nee Vigne). Born Kimberley, South Africa. Resided Doorn Vlei Hay. ref. Soldiers Died in Great War CD
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Pas de Calais
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Cemetery:
 VIEILLE-CHAPELLE NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, LACOUTURE
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Grave Reference:
 V. B. 12.

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