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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.
Visit source delvillewood.com/rollcall.htm
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20577 | Poultney | Godfrey Clyde Reginald | G C R | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-09 | Private G.C.R. POULTNEY - Wounded, killed near Arras 9th April 1917 (Athies Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 20629 | Prentice | Walter | W | Corporal | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-07-06 | Private Walter PRENTICE, 4th SAI - Awarded Military Medal for action as runner at Delville Wood, killed as Corporal Meteren Sector 6th July 1918 (La Kreule Military Cemetery) |
| 20687 | Price | Frederick Charles | F C | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-09-21 | Private Frederick Charles PRICE, 2nd SAI - Killed near Frezenberg 21st September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) |
| 20709 | Pringle | Dudley Walton | D W | Sergeant | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-10-08 | Private D.W. PRINGLE, 4th SAI - Wounded, killed as Sergeant Beaurevoir (Aisne) 8th October 1918 (Beaurevoir British Cemetery) |
| 20710 | Pringle | Gideon George M.M. | G G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Private Gideon George PRINGLE, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) |
| 20811 | Purcell | Ralph | R | Lance Corporal | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-10-22 | Lance Corporal Ralph PURCELL, 4th SAI, A Coy - Killed in action in front Butte de Warlencourt 22nd October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) |
| 20824 | Purves | William Ogilvie | W O | Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-18 | Corporal William Ogilvie PURVES, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 18th July (La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie) |
| 20885 | Quinton | Richard John | R J | Second Lieutenant | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | Private Richard John QUINTON, 4th SAI - Killed in action (as Second Lieutenant) on the 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) |
| 21104 | Rankin | William Robert Hood | W R H | Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-26 | Private William Robert Hood RANKIN, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July, Died of wounds 26th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 21152 | Ratcliffe | David Charles | D C | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-14 | Private D.C. RATCLIFFE, 2nd SAI, recommended for mention in despatches, Killed 14th April 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 21234 | Redwood | Charles Huntley | C H | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-24 | Private Charles Huntley REDWOOD, 2nd SAI - Killed 24th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 21250 | Rees | Bertram Thomas | B T | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-03-24 | Private Bertram Thomas REES, 3rd SAI - Wounded 19th July, Killed 24th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 21366 | Reynolds | Cecil Augustin George | C A G | Sergeant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-04-11 | Private Cecil Augustin George REYNOLDS, 2nd SAI - Killed 11th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) |
| 21458 | Riches | Charles Huggett | C H | Private | 1st South African Infantry | 1917-02-10 | Private Charles Huggett RICHES, 1st SAI - Wounded, Died of wounds 10th February 1917 (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras) |
| 21538 | Rives | Arthur Daniel | A D | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-22 | Private Arthur RIVES, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed 22nd March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 21604 | Roberts | Richard Frederick | R F | Private | 1st South African Infantry | 1916-07-17 | Private Richard Frederick ROBERTS, 1st SAI - Died of wounds 17th July (Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery) |
| 21660 | Robins | Arthur Williams | A W | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-23 | Private Arthur William ROBINS, 2nd SAI - Killed 23rd March 1918 (Péronne Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 21663 | Robins | Percy James | P J | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Private Percy James ROBINS, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July, Killed 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) |
| 21674 | Robinson | George | G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-10-21 | Private G. ROBINSON, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 21st October 1916 (St Sever Cemetery, Rouen) |
| 21687 | Robinson | Percy | P | Sergeant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-10-08 | Private P. ROBINSON, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 8th October 1918 (Beaurevoir Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 21743 | Rogers | Frederick | F | Lance Corporal | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-03-24 | Private F. ROGERS, 1st SAI - Wounded 17th July, Died 5th March 1918 (Etretat Churchyard Extension) |
| 21775 | Ronald | Kenneth | K | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Private K. RONALD, 4th SAI - Wounded, Killed 12th April 1917 (Fampoux British Cemetery) |
| 21830 | Roseby | Percy Richardson | P R | Lieutenant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-25 | Lieutenant Percy Richardson ROSEBY, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 25th July (Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 21869 | Ross | Frederick Walton | F W | Corporal | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-10-18 | Private F.W. ROSS, 1st SAI - Wounded 18th July, later awarded Military Medal, Died of wounds 18th October 1918 (Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 21883 | Ross | JOHN McKENZIE | J M | Second Lieutenant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Private James McKenzie ROSS, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed 12th April 1917 (Arras Memorial) |
| 21893 | Ross | Thomas Hesketh | T H | Captain | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-03 | Captain Thomas Hesketh ROSS, 4th SAI, B Coy - Recommended for DSO, awarded Military Cross, Wounded 18th October 1916, Killed 3rd April 1917 (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras) |
| 21899 | Rosser | George Henry | G H | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-23 | Private George Henry ROSSER, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 23rd July (Richmond Cemetery, Surrey) |
| 22018 | Ruiter | Joseph Aiden | J A | Lance Corporal | 4th South African Infantry | 1919-03-11 | Lance Corporal J.A. RUITER, 4th SAI - Died 11th March 1919 (Tidworth Military Cemetery, Wiltshire) |
| 22071 | Russell | George Johnson | G J | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Lance Corporal G.J. RUSSELL, 4th SAI - Killed 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) |
| 22152 | Saker | Edward Samuel | E S | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | Private Edward Samuel SAKER, 2nd SAI - Missing in action in front the Butte of Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) |
| 22213 | Samuels | Jack | J | Labourer | South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) | 1917-02-12 | Private Joseph SAMUELS, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, The last survivor of Delville Wood. Died in 1998, aged 100 |
| 22258 | Saphir | Max | M | Captain | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-03-22 | Private Max SAPHIR, 4th SAI - Later awarded the Military Cross, Killed in action (as Captain) at Gauches Wood on the 22nd March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 22292 | Saunders | Charles | C | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-04-13 | Private Charles SAUNDERS, 4th SAI - Missing in action on the 13th April 1918 near Messines (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) |
| 22312 | Savage | Henry George | H G | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-10-08 | Private Henry George SAVAGE, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 8th October 1918 (Tincourt New british Cemetery) |
| 22334 | Sayle | Robert Alexander | R A | Private | 3rd South African Infantry | 1916-08-01 | Private Robert Alexander SAYLE, 3rd SAI, C Coy - Taken prisoner and died of wounds on the 1st August (Niederzwehren Cemetery, Germany) |
| 22412 | Schoeman | Abraham Jacobus | A J | Private | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-03-25 | Private Abraham Jacobus SCHOEMAN, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, Later mentioned in Despatches, Died on the 25th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 22474 | Schroeder | Joseph Paul | J P | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-04-11 | Private Joseph Paul SCHROEDER, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 11th April 1918 (Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery) |
| 22513 | Scott | Archibald | A | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-22 | Private Archibald SCOTT, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, Killed in action at Gauches Wood on the 22nd March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) |
| 22541 | Scott | Norman | N | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-07-17 | Private Norman SCOTT, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 17th July (Saint Sever Cemetery, Rouen) |
| 22575 | Scruby | Thomas Richmond | T R | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-09-08 | Private Thomas Richmond SCRUBY, 2nd SAI - Killed in action on the 8th september 1916 (Villers Station Cemetery) |
| 22840 | Shannon | Henry | H | Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-09-20 | Private Henry SHANNON, 2nd SAI, D Coy - Attached to the Trench Mortar Battery, was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July at Delville Wood, Killed in action (as Corporal) near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) |
| 22850 | Sharp | Arnold | A | Private | 1st South African Infantry | 1917-12-08 | Private Arnold SHARP, 1st SAI, A Coy - was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July at Delville Wood, Killed in action on the 8th December 1917 (Fins New British Cemetery) |
| 23167 | Simpson | Errol Chaband | E C | Lance Corporal | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-18 | Lance Corporal E.C. SIMPSON, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 18th April 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 23179 | Simpson | James John | J J | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Private James John SIMPSON, 4th SAI, A Coy - Wounded on the 16th July, Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) |
| 23200 | Sinclair | George Stephen | G S | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | Private G.S. SINCLAIR, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Athies Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 23210 | Sinclair | Randolph Templeton | R T | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-09 | Private R.T. SINCLAIR, 4th SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Arras on the 9th April 1917 (Roclincourt Valley Cemetery) |
| 23211 | Sinclair | William | W | Lance Corporal | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-19 | Lance Corporal William SINCLAIR, 2nd SAI - Killed on the 19th July (Thiepval Memorial) |
| 23213 | Sinclair | Walter Duncan | W D | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-07-17 | Private Walter Duncan SINCLAIR, 4th SAI - Missing in action on the 17th July (Thiepval Memorial) |
| 23312 | Slade | Charles Stanley | C S | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-05-11 | Private Charles Stanley SLADE, 4th SAI, C Coy - Recommanded for a mention in despatches for his conduct at Delville Wood (no retained), Died of wounds on the 11th may 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) |
| 23487 | Smith | Edward William | E W | Private | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-08-08 | Private Edward William SMITH, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 8th August (St Sever Cemetery, Rouen) |