In Memory Of
CRAIG, ALBERT
Service Details
Age:
28
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
2797
Rank:
Private
Unit:
2nd Regt.
Unit 2:
"A" Coy.
Regiment:
South African Infantry
Date of Death:
1916-07-09
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, on the afternoon of the 8th July 1916, two companies of the 2nd S.A. Infantry relieved the 12th Royal Scots and the 6th K.O.S.B. in Bernafay Wood. On the 9th July, an additional company of the 2nd S.A.I. took over the S.E. corner of Bernafay Wood from a company of the 6th K.O.S.B.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
G. 38.
Cemetery:
BERNAFAY WOOD BRITISH CEMETERY, MONTAUBAN
Localitly:
Somme
Country:
France
Additional Information
Son of William and Ellen Craig, of 133, 6th Avenue, Durban, Natal. Born London, England. A boilermaker
