Saturday 14 July 2007

26. Capt SR Hall, Rfm A Forrest & Lt CW Wolfenden

These three men lie in Beach Cemetery. They are:
Capt Sydney R Hall of the 10th Battalion AIF, KIA by shrapnel on 25 April 1915, aged 32.
Lt Clarence W Wolfenden of the 4th Battery 2nd Australian Field Artillery Brigade, KIA 11 May 1915, aged 21. He was killed when Australian guns on 400 Plateau were shelled.
Rifleman Alex Forrest, Scottish born member of the Ceylon Planters' Rifle Corps. He was killed in action on 2 May 1915. This small Corps of 150 volunteers were attached to the Anzacs.