In Memory Of

MATSAMAI, ROBBIE

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 10003
Rank:
 Private
Unit 2:
 18th Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Native Labour Corps
Date of Death:
 1917-07-23
Cause of Death:
 Shot during riot. At Dieppe, a riot broke out, in the SANLC camp after a labourer was arrested for insubordination. His platoon stormed the gates of the guardhouse in an attempt to free him. The guards opened fire, killing four blacks and wounding 13 others including two whites
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 I. C. 1.
Cemetery:
 ARQUES-LA-BATAILLE BRITISH CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Seine-Maritime
Country:
 France
Additional Information
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