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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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… |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |
| 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. |
| 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.) |
| 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. |
| 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… |
| 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.) |
| 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.) |