Service Details
Name:
 CAIRENS
Given Name:
 ALEXANDER WILSON
Initials:
 A W
Service No:
 444
Rank:
 Corporal
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 South African Heavy Artillery
Other Casualties from this Regiment
Unit:
 72nd Siege Bty.
Other Casualties from this Unit
Date of Death:
 1916-06-08
Other Casualties on this Date
Age:
 29
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, gun shot wound to head and face
Additional
Information:
Son of Robert and Margaret Ann Cairens, of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Husband of Edith Mary Cairens, of Cape Town. Born Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. Employed with mining in Rhodesia. On Cape Town "Company Gardens" Artillery Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 France
Other Casualties commemorated in France
Locality:
 Pas de Calais
Other Casualties commemorated in Pas de Calais
Cemetery:
 ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY
Other Casualties commemorated in this Cemetery
Grave Reference:
 V. E. 8A.

Information to contribute? Noticed an error or wish to Request a Photo ~ Click here ~

This information was last verified for accuracy: 2024-02-24
 
 

Send us an email...

  • I wish to
     Contribute some information
     Report a problem
     Request this image

Sending your message. Please wait...

Thanks for sending your message! We'll get back to you shortly.

There was a problem sending your message. Please try again.

Please complete all the fields in the form before sending.