South African Veterinary Corps
Christopher Charles DOAK
Dresser
Died 16 April 1916 · Aged 42
His story
Dresser Christopher Charles DOAK, no. 716, died on 16 April 1916, aged forty-two, and is buried at Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Cemetery. The casualty entry gives his mother’s contact address care of the YMCA in Perth, Western Australia. The circumstances of his death require the original Defence Department material before they can be stated in this biography.
Before the war
- Nationality
- South African service
- Family
- Mother: Mrs Irvine, care of YMCA, Perth, Western Australia
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Dresser
- Service number
- 716
- Corps or service
- South African Veterinary Corps
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 16 April 1916
- Age
- 42
- Cemetery or memorial
- JOHANNESBURG (BRAAMFONTEIN) CEMETERY
- Grave reference
- RC1 Grave 22547
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- CWGC-DERIVED CASUALTY DETAILS
- South Africa War Graves Project
- Original record image
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Christopher Charles Doak”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/sa_christopher_charles_doak/.
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