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We remember David Balfour Patrick
We remember David Balfour Patrick
Timeline
Timeline
1884
1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Highland Light Infantry
With the South African Brigade
Source:9173446
July 1916
service
British Army
Second Lieutenant
Highland Light Infantry
Source:3424520
1916
death
Killed in Action
Delville Wood, Somme
France
Source:7442655
18th July 1916
burial
Somme
France
Source:7442655
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | David Balfour |
| Initials | DB |
| Last Name | Patrick |
| Source | 3424520 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | Highland Light Infantry | Second Lieutenant | |||
| British Army | Highland Light Infantry | With the South African Brigade | Second Lieutenant |
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Second Lieutenant David Balfour PatrickSecond Lieutenant David Balfour Patrick. Unit: 11th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, attached to the 28th Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Death: 18 July 1916, missing, Somme, Western Front. Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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South Africans at Delville Wood, Somme, July 1916More about South Africans at Delville Wood, Somme, July 1916
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Guy74824 | |
| Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription | Guy74824 | |
| 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription | Guy74824 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Second Lieutenant David Balfour Patrick | James201 |
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