Name: |
KEAY |
Given Name: |
ALEXANDER |
Initials: |
A |
Service No: |
228 |
Rank: |
Lance CorporalOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
4th Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"C" Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1916-10-12Other Casualties on this
Date |
Age: |
22 |
Cause of Death: |
Missing in action. On the 12th October 1916, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Andrew and May Evelyn Keay, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia. Fought in Delville Wood in July 1916 |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2014-09-06