Correspondence
Kevin (K.M.) Jordan correspondence and compiled Durban Light Infantry Rolls of Honour, especially the Anglo Boer War ROH (April 2020; updated November 2023). DLI-specific source — not a general ROH feed. WWI ROH comparison pending (Jordan email 3 Sep 2026).
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Abbey | Thomas Walter | T W | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #1 Private ABBEY, Thomas Walter, age 36, Force No 378, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Queenstown. a painter before enlistment; served with the DLI in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive positions east of Fampoux, Rouex, France during the Battle of Arras. Buried/commemorated: Point du Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) (His brother David Robert Abbey also died in WWI.) |
| 361 | Allen | Charles Arthur | C A | Second Lieutenant | Royal Air Force | 1919-03-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #2 2nd Lieutenant ALLEN, Charles Arthur, age 24, Force No , Royal Air Force: Born Steynsburg, Cape Colony 14/10/1894; a sugar farmer at Aberfoyle, Tongaat before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment, SAI in 1917; commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with the Northumberland Fusiliers; served with 48th Squadron on the Western Front; died in an aircraft accident. (In a Bristol Fighter.) Buried/commemorated: Cologne Southern Cemetery, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 514 | Anderton | James Devereux | J D | Second Lieutenant | Suffolk Regiment | 1916-11-13 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #4. 2nd Lieutenant ANDERTON, James Devereux, age 25, Force No , Suffolk Regiment: Born Durban 21/1/1891; baptised 12/4/1891; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 10th Battalion SR in France; killed in action on the Somme, France. (His father served as a lieutenant (#36) with the Natal Naval Volunteers in the ABW 1899-1901; MID LG: 4 December 1903, page 8019.) Buried/commemorated: Queens Cemetery, Puisieux, Pas de Calais, France. (On the Durban High School; the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) (On the Durban High School; the Durban Light Infantry & the Du… |
| 48809 | Ashdown | Edward William Dunston | E W D | Bugler | Durban Light Infantry | 1900-10-24 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Bugler Edward William Dunston "Willie" Ashdown; DOB 23/8/1881 confirms age 19. |
| 1185 | Barr | Percival Fowler | P F | Second Lieutenant | Middlesex Regiment | 1917-03-02 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #5. 2nd Lieutenant BARR, Percy Fowler M.C., age 27, Force No , Middlesex Regiment: Born Durban 8/7/1889; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 20th Battalion, MR in France; killed in action on the Somme. Buried/commemorated: Guards’ Cemetery, Combles, Somme, France. (Also, on Seaview & South Coast Junction; the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 48810 | Barrett | Henry Charles | H C | Private | Durban Light Infantry | 1900-07-15 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Pte Henry Charles Barrett, Cycle Corps; DOB 10/3/1880; enteric & pneumonia Umbilo Road. |
| 1446 | Beetar | Joseph | J | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-17 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #6. Private BEETAR, Joseph, age 19, Force No 2919, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Port Said, Egypt of Syrian descent; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914 - 1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action at Delville Wood, Somme, France. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry; Mansfield Primary; DTHS / Glenwood & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 1565 | Beningfield | Guy | G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-09 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #8. Private BENINGFIELD, Guy, age 19, Force No 7239, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 22/12/1895; a business college student before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action, Bernafay Wood, Somme, France. (BENNINGFIELD on death certificate.) Buried/commemorated: London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, France; (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Light Infantry WWI Memorials.) |
| 1586 | Bennett | Edward George Arman | E G A | Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-06-08 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #7. Corporal BENNETT, Edward George Arman, age 20, Force No 6289, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Umzimkulu, East Griqualand; an apprentice boilermaker with the SAR & H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915. He served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt and France / Belgium; WIA (shrapnel) Bernafay Wood 9/7/1916; evacuated to Richmond Hospital, England; gassed 5/4/1918 – Rouen; WIA (GSW head - dangerous) 31/5/1918; evacuated to #2 Casualty Clearing Station;… Buried/commemorated: Ebblington Military Cemetery, Nord, France. (Also, on Queens Park Swimming Club in Durban North Swimming Pool; on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; on the Durban Light Infantry & on the SAR&H in D… |
| 48811 | Berry | Charles Frederick | C F | Lieutenant | Prince of Wales Light Horse | 1901-02-02 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Lt C.F. Berry, PoWLH; Force #930 or 903?; KIA Geneva siding near Bloemhoek OFS 31/03/1901 (PDF). CONFLICT: ROH DateDeath 1901-02-02; muster roll "Killed on A.S. May 01". DateDeath not changed. |
| 1813 | Binnie | William Harold | W H | Lieutenant | Royal Air Force | 1918-07-22 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #9. Lieutenant BINNIE, William Harold, age 26, Force No , Royal Air Force: Born Ladysmith 30/6/1892; a freight clerk with Union Castle Steamship CO. in Durban before enlistment; one of the best shottists in SA with both service & air rifle; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915. He enlisted with the 7th (Territorial) Battalion Royal Scots (the Lothian Regiment); served as an observer with 206th Squadron; killed in action in France. (In a DH9.) Buried/commemorated: St. Omer Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; the Maritzburg College & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 1828 | Bird | Thomas Cecil | T C | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-18 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #10. Private BIRD, Thomas Cecil, age 23, Force No 826, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Lady Frere, Cape Colony January 1893; a French polisher before enlistment served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA (shell gas poisoning) at Delville Wood, Somme, France; died of wounds. Buried/commemorated: Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 48812 | Booth | J. Wood | J W | Private | Natal Volunteer Composite Regiment | 1900-10-02 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Tpr J. Wood Booth, NVCR SN 86 (DLI #510); age 30; dates 01/10/1900 or 02/10/1900 — ROH kept 1900-10-02. Also NCVR memorial St James Dundee. |
| 2691 | Brook | Walter Douglas | W D | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-04-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #13. Private BROOK, Walter Douglas, age 32, Force No 9798, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born England; a bricklayer in Empangeni before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France & Belgium; missing, death presumed in Flanders, Belgium. (Body never found.) (His 2 brothers Victor & Eustace also died in WWI.) Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing. Ieper, Flanders. Belgium. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; the Empangeni; the Zululand in Eshowe; ‘The Greenwood Park, Redhill & Avoca’ in Redhill Cemetery, Dur… |
| 2723 | Brophy | Neha | N | Private | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1918-12-07 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH (unnumbered) Private BROPHY, Neha, age 21 (24 on grave stone), Force No 2394, South African Medical Corps: Born Durban, Colony of Natal 6/6/1897; baptised Camperdown, Natal 20/2/1906; a fireman with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; taken on strength SAMC 6/2/1917. He served as an orderly on HMS EBANI; granted recuperative leave 27/2/1918 - 26/3/1918 (malaria?); left Potchefstroom for Beira via rail; died of influenza (Spanish Flu) in the military hos… Buried/commemorated: Blantyre Church of Central Africa Presbyterian Cemetery, Zomba, Malawi. (Also on the Christchurch, Addington; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 2826 | Brown | Sylvester Samuel M.C. & 2 bars. | S S | Lieutenant | London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles) | 1918-04-25 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #15. Lieutenant BROWN, Sylvester Samuel M.C. & 2 bars., age 27, Force No , London Regiment (Queen Victoria's Rifles): Born Greytown, Natal 3/3/1891; employed as a commercial traveller before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; travelled overseas & enlisted with the Inns of Court O.T.C in September 1915; served with the 9th Battalion on the Western Front; attached to the Machine Gun Corps; killed in action in Belgium. Buried/commemorated: Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on ‘The Greenwood Park, Redhill & Avoca’ in Redhill Cemetery, Durban North; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 48813 | Brown | David | D | Corporal | Durban Light Infantry | 1899-12-22 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Cpl David Brown, SN 516; WIA Chieveley armoured train 15/11/1899; POW to Ladysmith; DoW. Dates given 22/23/27 Dec 1899 — ROH kept 1899-12-22. |
| 2902 | Bryan | George Benjamin | G B | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-09 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #16. Private BRYAN, George Benjamin, age 36 (32 on DC), Force No 4423, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born London, England; a turner with the SAR&H in Durban before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action at Bernafay Wood on the Somme. (Body never recovered.) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein stations and Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3067 | Burne | Basil Ernest | B E | Captain | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #17 Captain BURNE, Basil Ernest, age 25, Force No , 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 19/9/1891; a clerk for the Durban Municipality; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive positions at the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme, France. (Body never recovered.) (His brother Dennis also died in WWI – both died on the same day 12/10/1916.) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Weenen County College; the Durban Corporation; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3068 | Burne | Dennis Lionel | D L | Sergeant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #18 Sergeant BURNE, Dennis Lionel, age 21, Force No 3065, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 13/9/1895; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; fought at Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive positions at the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme, France. (Body never recovered.) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3201 | Byrne | Dennis James Bernard | D J B | Lance Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-02-28 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #19 Lance Corporal BYRNE, Dennis James Bernard, age 25, Force No X/ 206, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA (thighs – severe) 10/1/1917; evacuated to England; died of pneumonia, complicated by wounds, in Military Hospital. Buried/commemorated: Ann’s Hill Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3324 | Campbell | Stephen | S | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-10-08 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #20 Private CAMPBELL, Stephen, age 21, Force No 14308, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1897; a fireman with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; killed in action on the Aisne, France. Buried/commemorated: Beaurevoir British Cemetery, Aisne, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3401 | Carnegie | Douglas Graham | D G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #21 Private CARNEGIE, Douglas Graham, age 26, Force No 9391, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Johannesburg, ZAR; a boilermaker by trade; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive positions east of Fampoux, Rouex, France during the Battle of Arras. (His 2 brothers Robert & William also died in WWI; a third brother Baillie Hamilton Carnegie also served in WWI, but surviv… Buried/commemorated: Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Rouex, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on family commemoration stone in West Street Cemetery, Durban, KZN, South Africa; on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Me… |
| 3427 | Carr | George Robert | G R | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1919-05-09 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #22 Private CARR, George Robert, age 38, Force No 8415, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born England; a miner in Dannhauser, Natal before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; discharged as permanently unfit for war service (heart) at Wynberg 11/11/1917; died of morbus cordis (heart disease) at Roberts Heights, Pretoria. Buried/commemorated: Brixton Cemetery, JHB, Gauteng, South Africa. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3500 | Casey | Thomas Patrick | T P | Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-21 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #23 Corporal CASEY, Thomas Patrick, age 26, Force No 3464, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born PMB 5/3/1890; a fitter with the Durban Corporation before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914- 1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France & Belgium; fought in the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action at Gauche Wood, near Peronne, France. (Body never found.) (His brother James Casey also died in WWI.) Buried/commemorated: Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on St.Joseph’s Catholic Church, Greyville; the Durban Corporation; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3524 | Catlett | Vincent Frank | V F | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-02-22 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #24 Private CATLETT, Vincent Frank, age 32, Force No 181, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Kent, England 1885; baptised Christchurch, Chislehurst, Kent 18/3/1885; a mechanic by trade; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action. Buried/commemorated: Faubourg D' Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3705 | Chick | Victor | V | Lance Corporal | 7th South African Infantry | 1917-07-19 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #25 Lance Corporal CHICK, Victor, age 30, Force No 7882, 2nd South African Infantry Brigade: Born PMB, Colony of Natal 9/6/1887; a clerk with the SAR&H in JHB before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 7th Regiment in East Africa; killed in action at Narungombe. (Originally buried in Narungombe Military Cemetery,) (Chick, G. on DLI & Cenotaph memorials.) Buried/commemorated: Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania. (Also, on Maritzburg College; the Bezuidenhout Valley, JHB; the Durban Light Infantry; on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein stations & on the Durban Cenotaph WWI… |
| 3882 | Clark | Andrew Murdoch | A M | Sergeant | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-09 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #26 Sergeant CLARK, Andrew Murdoch, age 27, Force No 3777, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland 1887; an engineer with the SAR&H in Durban before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; WIA at Delville Wood 15/7/1916; RTU 8/9/1916; killed in action during the Battle of Arras, Picardy, France. Buried/commemorated: Point du Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry; on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein stations & on the Durban Cenotap… |
| 3899 | Clark | George | G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-09-18 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #27 Private CLARK, George, age 24, Force No 13583, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 1893; a machinist before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Belgium; killed in action. Buried/commemorated: Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery, Ieper, Flanders Belgium. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 3973 | Clayton | Walter | W | Lance Sergeant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-09 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #28 Lance Sergeant CLAYTON, Walter, age 28, Force No 6881, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England; a cabinet-maker before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; fought at Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action during the Battle of Arras. Buried/commemorated: Point du Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 48815 | Cleghorn | George Greenhill | G G | Private | Durban Light Infantry | 1900-05-18 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Pte George Greenhill Cleghorn; DOB 13/12/1862; age 38. Confirms Chieveley capture / Waterval malaria narrative. |
| 4001 | Clift | Cyril Claude Victor | C C V | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-16 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #29 Private CLIFT, Cyril Claude Victor, age 19, Force No 4758, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Bloemfontein, OFS; an apprentice moulder before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt & France; WIA - last seen proceeding to Dressing Station; missing in action at Delville Wood, Somme, France. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on ‘The Seaview & South Coast Junction’; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 4399 | Cook | George | G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-08 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #30 31 Private Private COOK, George, age 21 20, Force No 3269 4705, 1st South African Infantry Brigade 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban; a carpenter and painter before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; died of wounds received at Bernafay Wood, Somme, France. (Grave lost.) Born Durban, Colony of Natal; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in an… Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Rouex, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Church, Greyville; the… |
| 48814 | Copeland | F | Private | Durban Light Infantry | 1899-11-15 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Pte F. Copeland, SN 806; KIA Chieveley/Frere 15/11/1899. Confirmed. | |
| 48816 | Crosby | James R | J | Sergeant Instructor Of Musketry | Durban Light Infantry | 1900-08-24 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Sgt James Crosby (CROSSBY on one death certificate); Assembly Hospital PMB; West Street Cemetery. Confirms age 65. |
| 48817 | Currie | George | G | Sergeant | Natal Volunteer Composite Regiment | 1901-02-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Sgt George Currie, NVCR SN 75; KIA fell from wagon near Navigation Colliery, Dundee; dates 11/02/1901 or 12/02/1901 — ROH kept 1901-02-12. Also NCVR memorial St James Church Dundee. |
| 5085 | Davidson | William Cruickshank | W C | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-12-15 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #32 Private DAVIDSON, William Cruickshank, age 25, Force No 6355, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland February 1892; a compositor before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; WIA (left arm & thigh) during the Battle of Arras April 1917; killed in action on the Somme. Buried/commemorated: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel le Grand, Somme, France. (Also, on the Berea Congregational Church, Musgrave, Durban; the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 5129 | Davis | Alistair Ingram | A I | Second Lieutenant | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | 1918-04-11 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #33 2nd Lieutenant DAVIS, Alistair Ingram, age 19, Force No , Argyll & Sutherland High- landers: Born PMB, Colony of Natal 6/11/1898; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Battalion on the Western Front; killed in action at Locon, near Bethune, France, (Body never recovered.) (DAVIS, I on DLI memorial.) Buried/commemorated: Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing, Comines Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. (Also, on commemoration stone in Commercial Road Cemetery, PMB; on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 5620 | Dexter | Gabriel Heywood D.C.M. | G H | Sergeant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-11-26 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH (unnumbered) Sergeant DEXTER, Gabriel Heywood D.C.M., age 30, Force No 13119, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony 1888; married in the German Baptist Church, KWT 28/8/1912; a salesman before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 6th Regiment, 2nd South African Infantry Brigade in East Africa 1916; served with the 2nd Regiment in France & Belgium; WIA (left thigh – severe) 2/4/1918; died of pneumonia (Spanish flu) in Chichester hosp… Buried/commemorated: St Julian Churchyard, Kingston by Sea, Sussex, England. (Also, on Dale College, KWT & the King William’s Town WWII Memorials.) |
| 5795 | Dixon | Edward Ross | E R | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #34. Private DIXON, Edward Ross, age 33, Force No 7890, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Karkloof, Natal 1883; an engine driver with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; fought in Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive lines in front of the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme, France. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein railway stations & on the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 48818 | Donne | Albert Edward | A E | Sergeant | Durban Light Infantry | 1901-10-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Sgt Albert Edward Donne, PDF Force #888 (ROH keeps findmypast SN 66 — prior conflict); age 27; heart disease after discharge; English Church Burial Ground, Durban. FamilySearch GD6N-XKN. |
| 5911 | Dorey | Charles | C | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #36. Private DOREY, Charles, age 22, Force No 7245, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Aldingbourne, Sussex, England 1894; a clerk with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive lines in front of the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme, France. Buried/commemorated: Warlencourt British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 5942 | Douglas | William MacGregor | W | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-21 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #37. Private DOUGLAS, William MacGregor, age 27, Force No 4415, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Scotland 1890; a turner with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA Bernafay Wood 8/7/ 1916; WIA during the Battle of Arras April 1917; killed in action at Gauche Wood, outside Peronne, Somme, France. (Body never recovered) Buried/commemorated: Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; on the Durban Light Infantry; on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein railway stations & on the Durban Ce… |
| 49648 | Du Plessis | Jan Phillippus | J P | Private | Durban Light Infantry | 1916-07-22 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #39 Private Du PLESSIS, Jan Phillippus, age 25, Force No 4575, Durban Light Infantry / 2nd Regt: born Utrecht, Natal 25/2/1891; an attendant for the Durban Corporation; married Stamford Hill, Durban, 26/8/1915; WIA (leg, serious) at Delville Wood 15/7/1916; evacuated to England; died of wounds in hospital in Fulham, London. Buried/commemorated: All Souls' Cemetery, Kensal Green, London (also on Durban Corporation, Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials; 'John Phillip' on the Corporation memorial, 'John Phipip' on his gravestone). SHADED/uncertain in Jordan's table -- this entry sits in the same highlighted block as an unresolved '#38 DUNNE, J.' (no trace at all found for Dunne), so some caution flagged by Jordan even though Du Plessis's own identifying detail is otherwise solid. Not previously on the ROH; a different Du Plessis (Johannes Phillips, PersonNumber 6083, d. 6 Nov 1918) already on file is NOT the same man (wrong date, wrong regiment). |
| 48819 | Espeland | Z | Private | Durban Light Infantry | 1899-11-16 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: Anglo Boer War Roll of Honour (updated Nov 2023; email to John/Bobby 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_abw_roh_2023-11-21.pdf (Downloads: "0. DLI ABW ROH - 21 Nov 2023.pdf").: Pte Z. Espeland (PDF; prior ROH FirstName/Initials pollution as E cleared to Initials Z). Confirms DoW 16/11/1899 Estcourt. | |
| 6822 | Evans | Theophilus Jones | T J | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-18 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #43. Private EVANS, Theophilus Jones, age 19, Force No 3482, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Tredegar, Monmouthshire, Wales 1897; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914- 1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt & France; missing in action at Delville Wood, Somme, France. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry; The Berea Congregational Church, Musgrave & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorial… |
| 6912 | Farman | Charles Samuel | C S | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #44. Private FARMAN, Charles Samuel, age 21, Force No 2808, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Lovedale Mission, Cape Colony; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA at Delville Wood 17/7/1916; killed in action in a disastrous attack on German defensive positions east of Fampoux. 2nd SAI went in 400 strong & lost 16 officers and 285 men. Buried/commemorated: Fampoux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville; the Greyville Methodist Church; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) |
| 6967 | Fearn | Percival Douglas | P D | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH (unnumbered) Sergeant FEARN, Percival Douglas, age 23, Force No 3006, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Uitenhage, Cape Colony about 1893; worked as a boilermaker & at the Belgrave Hotel before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in a disastrous attack on German defensive positions east of Fampoux. 2nd SAI went in 400 strong & lost 16 officers and 285 men. (Born Percival Douglas GILL; assumed his stepfathe… Buried/commemorated: Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Rouex, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Durban; St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.… |
| 7294 | Foaden | Frank | F | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-18 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #46. Private FOADEN, Frank, age 24, Force No 6275, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born PMB, Colony of Natal 1/2/1892; a clerk with Randles Bros. & Hudson, Durban before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt & France; missing in action, Delville Wood, Longueval, Somme, France. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban High School; the Durban Cenotaph; St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville; Randles Bros. & Hudson, Musgrave Centre, Durban & the Durb… |
| 7346 | Ford | Joseph | J | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-12 | K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #47. Private FORD, Joseph “Joe”, age 26, Force No 3216, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Widnes, Lancashire, England April 1890; baptised Farnworth, near Prescot, Lancashire, England 18/5/1890; a clerk with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914- 1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action at Bernafay Wood, Somme, France. “Poor Joe Ford was killed while we were in camp, prior to going into action, by a shell.” Willie Rob… Buried/commemorated: Peronne Road Cemetery, Maricourt, Somme, France. (Also, on ‘The Greenwood Park, Red Hill & Avoca’ in Red Hill Cemetery, Durban North; St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville; St. James’ Anglican Church, … |