Name: |
CARLISLE |
Given Name: |
ARTHUR DOWLEY |
Initials: |
A D |
Service No: |
968 |
Rank: |
Lance CorporalOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
1st Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"B" Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1916-07-16Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1889-06-06 |
Age: |
27 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, at Delville Wood. Brigadier-General Lukin was ordered to support the attack of the 11th Royal Scots [27th Brigade] on the orchard, situated in the northern sector of Longueval, between North Street and Flers Road. The Scots would attack along North Street while B and C Companies of the 1st SAI would attack northwards in the wood, parallel to the Royal Scots. The South African attack also failed. The enemy fire scythed down the advancing troops. |
Additional Information: |
Son of Mary Ann Carlisle, of Plumstead, London, and the late Henry John Carlisle. Commemoration stone in London (Plumstead) Cemetery |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2016-06-24