In Memory Of

FENIX, NORMAN GEORGE

Service Details
Age:
 24
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 2nd Regt.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-10-17
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, 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. The two battalions were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 III. G. 14.
Cemetery:
 DERNANCOURT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of George and Olga Louise Maria Fenix, of Cala, Cape Province. His brother also died in service. Commemoration plaque in Lady Frere Anglican Church