In Memory Of

FRENCH, EDWARD JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 25
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 2033
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 6th Regt.
Unit 2:
 Machine Gun Section
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-08-10
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, shot dead while manning his machine gun at Fingerita, Tanganyika
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave 8. C. 6-9.
Cemetery:
 DAR ES SALAAM WAR CEMETERY
Country:
 Tanzania
Additional Information
Son of James and Ellen French, of Ellis Street, Bulfane Vale, Port Elizabeth. Born Port Elizabeth. A carpenter. Served with 4th Mounted Rifles in German South West Africa. Re-enlisted on 23 November 1915 as #2033 6th Regiment, South African Infantry for service in German East Africa. On 5 January 1916, Private French became a Machine Gunner on the Vickers medium machine gun. Originally buried on the field at Fingerita, alongside his officer (Lt. W. Anderson) and his two 6 SAI comrades (L/Cpl. J. Laidlaw and Pte. S. R. Rhodes), all who died the same day.