DELVILLE WOODLONGUEVAL - SOMME - FRANCE |
AUTHUILE MILITARY CEMETERY Somme, France |
Alexander ROY |
Grave J4. Son of the late James Roy and Margaret Dickson (formerly Roy), of 6, Aitken St, Daley, Ayrshire, Scotland. (source : C.W.G.C.). Killed in action. Probably of the 72nd Siege Battery which was at Authuile from July 1916 to March 1917 ("An excellent position, with a steep bank in front of the guns and he Ancre in the rear" - History of the South African Forces in France). |