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Identity
Person No.
8223
Service No.
2129
Last Name
First Name
Albert George
Initials
A G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
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Research notes


K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct") (ServiceNo in this draft, 2129, differs from this record's own 2129 -- not resolved, matched instead by surname + exact DateDeath 1942-01-01). Age filled as 22 (was blank/0).: GIRAUDEAU, Albert George (Son of Alice Williamina Robb (nee Frain, formerly Giraudeau) Lotter; father Hugh Gustave Giraudeau deceased 5/8/1937.) (Overport Primary; Durban High School 1933 – 1935.) 2129 Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Sea View, Durban, 5/8/1919; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action at Bardia, Libya. (His brother Alexander also died in WWII – not a DHSOB.) Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. (Also, on the Isipingo Beach WWII Memorial in Athlone Park Library, Amanzimtoti, KZN & on the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial.) 01/01/1942 G2TW-D5F 22

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