Name: |
LEPPAN |
Given Name: |
CHARLES HERBERT |
Initials: |
C H |
Service No: |
6778 |
Rank: |
Lance SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry |
Unit: |
1st Regt.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"A" Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1916-10-18Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1896-09-02 |
Age: |
20 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action. On the 18th October 1916, at 3.40 am, three companies of the 1st S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The B Coy failed to realize that they had reached Snag Trench and continued beyond it. They had lost touch with their flanks and only some men succeeded to come back. Only a block was established at 50 metres of The Pimple. The D Company launched an attack at 5.45 pm and Snag Trench was occupied but the machine-gun fire from the Butte de Warlencourt took a heavy toll, leaving a small group in the trench. |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Sgt. W. A. Leppan, of S.A.P. Sandflats, Alexandria, Cape Province. Born Adelaide, Cape Province September 2, 1896. Former South African Policeman |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2014-09-19
