In Memory Of

CHRISTIE, KENNETH

Service Details
Age:
16
Date of Birth:
1900-02-28
Service No:
438
Rank:
Private
Unit:
4th Regt.
Unit 2:
"B" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-07-11
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, when two companies of the 4th S.A.I. relieved elements of the 2nd S.A.I. in Bernafay Wood. A platoon of the 4th S.A.I. was at the Briqueterie and its A Coy, in action in Trone Wood since the 9th, was relieved on the night of the 10th/11th.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
I. G. 7.
Cemetery:
PERONNE ROAD CEMETERY, MARICOURT
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of William and Elizabeth Christie, of 99, Market Street, Pretoria. Born Lochee, Dundee, Scotland. A post office employee. Age 16 years, 6 months