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Alphabetical rollcall of every man present in the SA Brigade's ranks at midnight 14/15 July 1916, before Delville Wood, compiled from Ian Uys's books (including Rollcall: The Delville Wood Story, 1991, ISBN 978-0-9583173-1-3 -- no legal digital copy of the book itself exists) and other sources.
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| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Unit | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16207 | McMORRAN | Loudwick | L | Private | 1917-06-14 | Private L. McMORRAN, 3rd SAI - Wounded; Killed in action on the 14th June 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery, Athies) | |
| 16251 | McPHERSON | James Binnie | J B | Private | 1917-04-06 | Private James Binnie McPHERSON, 4th SAI, B Coy - Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July at Delville Wood; Recommended for a mention in despatches for his conduct at Delville Wood (no retained); Died on the 6th April 1917 (Richmond Cemetery, Surrey) | |
| 16260 | McVEAN | Hugh Cumberford | H C | Lance Corporal | 1918-03-31 | Lance Corporal Hugh Cumberford McVEAN, 4th SAI - Wounded; Died on the 31st March 1918 (St sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen) | |
| 16316 | Medlin | John Osborne | J O | Private | 1917-04-09 | Private J.O. MEDLIN, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 15th July; Killed in action near Arras on the 9th April 1917 (Bailleul Road East Cemetery, St Laurent-Blangy) | |
| 16445 | Meth | Frantz | F | Lance Corporal | 1917-10-26 | Private F. METH, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds (as lance Corporal) on the 26th October 1917 (Dozinghem Military Cemetery) | |
| 16516 | Meyer | William Petrus | W P | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private William Petrus MEYER, 2nd SAI - Killed in action on the 12th October 1916 in front the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 16581 | Michaels | Henry | H | Private | 1918-03-22 | Private Henry MICHAELS, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds (received at Gauches Wood) on the 22nd March 1918 (Roye New British Cemetery) | |
| 16592 | Middlemost | Arthur Cecil | A C | Sergeant | 1917-09-20 | Private A.C. MIDDLEMOST, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 16th July; Killed in action (as Sergeant) near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 16596 | Middleton | John Norman Victor | J N V | Lance Corporal | 1917-04-12 | Private John Norman Victor MIDDLETON, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July; Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 16689 | Milligan | Alexander | A | Lance Sergeant | 1917-08-21 | Lance Sergeant Alexander MILLIGAN, 4th SAI - Died on the 21st August 1917 (Johannesburg, Brixton, Cemetery) | |
| 16702 | Mills | Frank Elton | F E | Second Lieutenant | 1918-04-05 | Lance Corporal Frank Elton MILLS, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 19th July; Later mentioned in Despatches; Died of wounds (as second Lieutenant) on the 5th April 1918 (Etaples Military Cemetery) | |
| 17317 | Montgomery | Alexander | A | Private | 1918-07-07 | Private A. MONTGOMERY, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 7th July 1918 (Longuenesse, St Omer, Souvenir Cemetery) | |
| 17358 | Moorcroft | Ernest William | E W | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Ernest William MOORCROFT, 2nd SAI - Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 17382 | Moore | Thomas | T | Sergeant | 1918-03-21 | Private Thomas MOORE, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 16th July; Killed in action (as Sergeant in the 2nd SAI) at Gauches Wood on the 21st March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 17443 | Morgan | Thomas David | T D | Private | 1916-10-18 | Private Thomas David MORGAN, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 18th July; Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 18th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 17522 | Morrison | John Edward | J E | Lance Corporal | 1917-09-21 | Private J.E. MORRISON, 3rd SAI - Wounded; Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) near Frezenberg on the 21st September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 17552 | Morton | Thomas Frederick | T F | Private | 1917-09-20 | Private Thomas Frederick MORTON, 2nd SAI - Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 18046 | Munro | Duncan | D | Private | 1916-07-16 | Private Duncan MUNRO, 1st SAI - Died of wounds on the 16th July (La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie) | |
| 18079 | Murgatroyd | Percy Towers | P T | Sergeant | 1918-04-30 | Sergeant P.T. MURGATROYD, 4th SAI - Killed in action on the 30th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 18090 | Murphy | Robert | R | Sergeant | 1917-04-15 | Lance Sergeant Robert MURPHY, 4th SAI - Wounded; Died of wounds (as Sergeant) on the 15th April 1917 (Etaples Military Cemetery) | |
| 18116 | Murray | John William Wall | J W W | Sergeant | 1918-07-20 | Private John William Wall MURRAY, 2nd SAI - Later awarded the Military Medal; Killed in action (as Sergeant) at Meteren on the 20th July 1918 (Meteren Military Cemetery) | |
| 18130 | Murray | Thomas Alexander | T A | Lance Sergeant | 1917-09-20 | Private T.A. MURRAY, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 16th July; Killed in action (as Lance Sergeant) near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 18135 | Murray | William Douglas | W D | Private | 1917-09-21 | Private William Douglas MURRAY, 2nd SAI, D Coy - Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July at Delville Wood; Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 21st September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 18289 | Nagle | David Morgan | D M | Private | 1917-04-09 | Private David Morgan NAGLE, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Arras on the 9th April 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery) | |
| 18602 | Newberry | Claude | C | Private | 1916-08-01 | Private C. NEWBERRY, 3rd SAI - Declared missing in action on the 1st August (Delville Wood Cemetery) | |
| 18603 | Newberry | John Daniel | J D | Flight Commander | Royal Naval Air Service | 1917-09-28 | Lance Corporal J. NEWBERRY, 3rd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action as Second Lieutenant near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) |
| 18735 | Nicholls | Harry | H | Sergeant | 1918-04-01 | Sergeant Harry NICHOLLS, 4th SAI - Later awarded the Military Medal, Declared missing in action on the 1st April 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 18961 | Norris | Leslie | L | Corporal | 1917-09-20 | Private L. NORRIS, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 19th July, Killed in action as Corporal near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 18968 | North | John George | J G | Second Lieutenant | 1918-03-22 | Private J.G. NORTH, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 17th July, Died of wounds as Second Lieutenant on the 22nd March 1918 (Roye New British Cemetery) | |
| 18995 | Norvall | William Alexander | W A | Sergeant | 1918-10-08 | Private W.A. NORVALL, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Later awarded the Military Medal, Killed in action as Sergeant at Beaurevoir on the 8th October 1918 (Beaurevoir British Cemetery) | |
| 19207 | O'brien | William Robert | W R | Lance Corporal | 1918-05-04 | Private W.R. O'BRIEN, 2nd SAI - Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) in Kemmel sector on the 4th May 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 19225 | O'connor | John | J | Private | 1916-08-02 | Private John O'CONNOR, 3rd SAI, B Coy - Taken prisoner and died of wounds on the 2nd August (Porte de Paris Cemetery, Cambrai) | |
| 19227 | O'connor | Robert Emmet | R E | Private | 1918-10-12 | Private R.E. O'CONNOR, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 16th July - Died of wounds on the 12th October 1918 (Port Elizabeth, South End, Cemetery, South Africa) | |
| 19258 | O'donoghue | Philip Stephen | P S | Sergeant | 1917-04-12 | Lance Corporal Philip Stephen O'DONOGHUE, Wounded - Killed in action (as Sergeant) near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 19212 | Ochse | Arthur Edward | A E | Corporal | 1918-04-11 | Lance Corporal Arthur Edward OCHSE, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 17th July - Killed in action (as Corporal) on the 11th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 19272 | Officer | Cecil | C | Private | 1917-04-06 | Private C. OFFICER, 1st SAI - Wounded - Died of wounds on the 6th April 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 19276 | Ogilvie | George Swan | G S | Lance Corporal | 1918-05-29 | Lance Corporal George Swan OGILVIE, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 29th May 1918 (Brookwood Military Cemetery) | |
| 19466 | Orsmond | Ernest | E | Private | 1916-10-27 | Private Ernest ORSMOND, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 27th October 1916 (Bruay Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 19659 | Parker | Leslie Thomas | L T | Private | 1916-07-24 | Private Leslie Thomas PARKER, 1st SAI - Died of wounds on the 24th July (Boulogne Eastern Cemetery) | |
| 19679 | Parkinson | Joseph Goldie | J G | Lance Corporal | 1918-03-21 | Private Joseph Goldie PARKINSON, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, later awarded Military Medal, killed as Lance Corporal at Gauche Wood 21st March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 19743 | Paterson | John | J | Private | 1917-04-13 | Private John PATERSON, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 13th April 1917 (Etaples Military Cemetery) | |
| 19745 | Paterson | William | W | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private William PATERSON, 4th SAI - Wounded, missing in action in front Butte de Warlencourt 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 19829 | Payne | George Jameson | G J | Lance Corporal | 1918-05-05 | Private George Jameson PAYNE, 3rd SAI, C Coy - Wounded, killed as Lance Corporal Kemmel sector 5th May 1918 (Ploegsteert Memorial) | |
| 19862 | Pearce | David Charles | D C | Lance Corporal | 1916-07-18 | Lance Corporal David Charles PEARCE, 2nd SAI - Missing in action on the 18th July (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 19902 | Peel | Cecil Charles | C C | Private | 1916-10-19 | Private Cecil Charles PEEL, 4th SAI - Killed in action in front Butte de Warlencourt 19th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 19926 | Pemberton | Christopher Guy | C G | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Christopher Guy PEMBERTON, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 16th July, killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 20313 | Pigden | Walter Alex | W A | Private | 1918-03-24 | Private Waler Alex PIGDEN, 4th SAI - Missing in action Marrieres Wood 24th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 20365 | Pitman | Philip | P | Private | 1916-08-01 | Private Philip PITMAN, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 1st August (Richmond Cemetery, Surrey) | |
| 20427 | Plank | Arthur Andrew | A A | Private | 1917-04-05 | Private Arthur Andrew PLANK, 1st SAI, C Coy - Wounded on the 18th July, killed near Arras 5th April 1917 (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras) | |
| 20496 | Poole | William Henry | W H | Private | 1917-10-14 | Private William Henry POOLE, 2nd SAI, B Coy - Relieved 20th July, killed 14th October 1917 (Dochy Farm New British Cemetery) |