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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23532 | Smith | Henry William | H W | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private H.W. SMITH, 2nd SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Warlencourt British Cemetery) | |
| 23626 | Smith | William | W | Private | 1916-08-01 | Driver William SMITH, 3rd SAI - Declared missing in action on the 1st August (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 23633 | Smith | Walter Cecil | W C | Private | 1916-07-18 | Private Walter Cecil SMITH, 1st SAI - Killed on the 18th July (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 23700 | Soal | George William Albert | G W A | Private | 1916-07-18 | Private George William Albert SOAL, 3rd SAI - Died of wounds on the 18th July (Wimereux Communal Cemetery) | |
| 23774 | Somerset | Francis Henry | F H | Second Lieutenant | 1916-07-18 | Second Lieutenant Francis Henry SOMERSET, 3rd SAI, D Coy - Killed on the 20th July (Delville Wood Cemetery) | |
| 23839 | Speed | Frederick Charles | F C | Corporal | 1917-04-12 | Private F.C. SPEED, 2nd SAI - Killed in action (as Corporal) near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Fampoux British Cemetery) | |
| 23863 | Spencer | Ernest William | E W | Lance Corporal | 1916-07-21 | Private Ernest William SPENCER, 3rd SAI - Died of wounds on the 21st July (Abbeville Communal Cemetery) | |
| 23916 | Spyker | Edward Ross | E R | Second Lieutenant | 1917-09-23 | Corporal Edward Ross SPYKER, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, Killed in action (as Second Lieutenant) near Frezenberg on the 23rd September 1917 (Ypres Reservoir Cemetery) | |
| 23972 | Stanley | Edward Benjamin | E B | Lance Corporal | 1917-12-15 | Private E.B. STANLEY, 2nd SAI - Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) on the 11th December 1917 (Fins New British Cemetery) | |
| 24065 | Steggall | Sam | S | Sergeant | 1916-10-11 | Sergeant Sam STEGGALL, 4th SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 11th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 24135 | Stevens | Robert Alexander | R A | Private | 1916-07-25 | Private Robert Alexander STEVENS, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 25th July (Abbeville Communal Cemetery) | |
| 24182 | Stewart | Lennox James | L J | Private | 1918-03-24 | Private Lennox James STEWART, 4th SAI - Wounded, Missing in Action at Marrieres Wood on the 24th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 24184 | Stewart | Norman Charles | N C | Private | 1918-03-24 | Private Norman Charles STEWART, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 17th July, Killed in Action at Marrieres Wood on the 24th March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 24193 | Stewart | Walter Arthur | W A | Corporal | 1917-10-13 | Private Walter Arthur STEWART, 3rd SAI, D Coy - Wounded on the 17th July, Recommended for the DCM and awarded the Military Medal for his action as stretcher-bearer at Delville Wood, Died of wounds (as Sergeant) on the 13th October 1917 (Duhallow ADS Cemetery) | |
| 24212 | Steyn | John Johannes Jacobus | J J J | Private | 1916-08-01 | Private John Johannes Jacobus STEYN, 3rd SAI - Died of wounds on the 19th July (Serre Road Cemetery N°2) | |
| 24249 | Stockholm | Charles | C | Lance Corporal | 1917-04-15 | Lance Corporal C. STOCKHOLM, 4th SAI - Killed in action near Arras on the 15th April 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery) | |
| 24250 | Stockwell | Richard | R | Private | 1918-10-31 | Private Richard STOCKWELL, 4th SAI - Wounded, Died as prisoner of War on the 31st October 1918 (Erquelinnes Communal Cemetery) | |
| 24417 | Stuart | Walter Byrne | W B | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Walter Byrne STUART, 4th SAI - Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Fampoux British Cemetery) | |
| 24442 | Sturrock | Peter | P | Corporal | 1916-07-17 | Lance Corporal Peter STURROCK, 1st SAI, D Coy - Died of wounds on the 17th July (Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 24496 | Sutcliffe | Norman Bruce | N B | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private Norman Bruce SUTCLIFFE, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Missing in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 24505 | Sutherland | James Watson | J W | Private | 1916-07-26 | Private James Watson SUTHERLAND, 1st SAI - Died of wounds on the 26th July (Abbeville Communal Cemetery) | |
| 24640 | Sykes | Fred | F | Private | 1917-02-02 | Private Fred SYKES, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Died of wounds on the 2nd February 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 24645 | Symes | Albert Stretton | A S | Lance Corporal | 1917-10-13 | Private Albert Stretton SYMES, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) on the 13th October 1917 (Ypres, Menin Gate, Memorial) | |
| 24647 | Symes | James Robert | J R | Private | 1917-09-20 | Private James Robert SYMES, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres, Menin Gate, Memorial) | |
| 24877 | Taynton | Benjamin Alexander | B A | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private Benjamin Alexander TAYNTON, 2nd SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 24947 | Tetlow | Uriah | U | Private | 1916-07-23 | Private Uriah TETLOW, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 23rd July (Abbeville Communal Cemetery) | |
| 25039 | Thom | Walter Campbell | W C | Private | 1916-07-27 | Private Walter Campbell THOM, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 27th July (St Sever Cemetery, Rouen) | |
| 25412 | Towers | Horace Clayton | H C | Private | 1916-07-21 | Private Horace Clayton TOWERS, 4th SAI - Missing in action on the 21st July (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 26449 | Urquhart | Ivie Finlay | I F | Private | 1918-04-30 | Private I.F. URQUHART, 4th SAI - Wounded; Killed in action near Kemmel on the 30th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 26477 | Valentine | Adam | A | Lance Corporal | 1917-09-20 | Private Adam VALENTINE, 2nd SAI - Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 26842 | Van Heerden | Pieter | P | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private Pieter VAN HEERDEN, 2nd SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 26926 | Van Reenen | Charles John | C J | Private | 1918-03-21 | Private Charles John VAN REENEN, 2nd SAI - Missing in action at Gauches Wood on the 21st March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 27170 | Van Zyl | Pieter Adriaan | P A | Sergeant | 1917-09-20 | Private P.A. VAN ZYL, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 16th July, Killed in action (as Sergeant) near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 27321 | Vice | Louis Guy | L G | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Louis Guy VICE, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 17th July, Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Fampoux British Cemetery) | |
| 27371 | Viljoen | William | W | Private | 1918-04-10 | Private William VILJOEN, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 16th July, Killed in action at Wytschaete on the 10th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 27379 | Vincent | Edward James | E J | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private Edward James VINCENT, 2nd SAI - Killed in action in front the Butte de Warlencourt on the 12th October 1916 (Warlencourt British Cemetery) | |
| 27452 | Vivian | Edward Valentine | E V | Captain | 1917-09-20 | Captain Edward Valentine VIVIAN, 3rd SAI, A Coy - Wounded on the 15th July, Later awarded the Military Cross, Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 27544 | Wagstaff | Alfred Thomas | A T | Lance Corporal | 1917-06-14 | Private A.T. WAGSTAFF, 3rd SAI, B Coy - Wounded on the 18th July; Killed in action near Arras (as Lance Corporal) on the 14th June 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery) | |
| 27574 | Wales | Aylmer Templer | A T | Second Lieutenant | 1916-07-17 | Second Lieutenant Aylmer Templer WALES, 2nd SAI, C Coy - Died of wounds on the 17th July (Dive Copse British Cemetery) | |
| 27603 | Walker | Thomas Adrian | T A | Private | 1918-10-09 | Private Thomas Adrian WALKER, 2nd SAI - Killed in action at Maretz on the 9th October 1918 (Naves Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 27628 | Wallace | Robert | R | Private | 1916-07-21 | Private Robert WALLACE, 4th SAI - Killed on the 21st July (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 27705 | Ward | Charles Robert John | C R J | Private | 1917-04-09 | Private Charles Robert John WARD, 4th SAI - Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Point-du-Jour Military Cemetery) | |
| 27708 | Ward | Edmund Lewis | E L | Lance Corporal | 1917-04-12 | Private Edmund Lewis WARD, 2nd SAI - Killed in action (as Lance Corporal) near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 27715 | Ward | James Charles | J C | Sergeant | 1917-09-20 | Private J.C. WARD, 3rd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July; Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Poelcapelle British Cemetery) | |
| 27775 | Warwick | Francis | F | Sergeant | 1917-09-20 | Sergeant Francis WARWICK, 4th SAI - Wounded; Died of wounds received near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Nine Elms British Cemetery) | |
| 27858 | Watson | Matthew James | M J | Lance Corporal | 1917-04-14 | Private Matthew James WATSON, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 18th July; Died of wounds near Arras on the 14th April 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 27927 | Webb | Matthew | M | Second Lieutenant | 1918-03-22 | Corporal Mattew WEBB, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 16th July; Killed in action (as Second Lieutenant) at Gauches Wood on the 22nd March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 27997 | Weir | Allan John MacLean | A J M | Private | 1917-09-20 | Private Allan John McLean WEIR, 3rd SAI - Attached to the Trench Mortar Battery; Wounded on the 15th July; Was of the last South African group relieved on the 20th July at Delville Wood; Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 28010 | Welch | Harry | H | Sergeant | 1916-07-17 | Sergeant Harry WELCH, 4th SAI - Died of wounds on the 17th July (Dive Copse British Cemetery) | |
| 28052 | Welsh | Tom | T | Captain | 1917-04-12 | Captain Tom WELSH, 1st Field Ambulance, SA Medical Corps - Awarded the Military Cross for his conduct at Delville Wood and Longueval; Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Athies Communal Cemetery Extension) |