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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3908 | Clark | John Stewart | J S | Private | 1917-09-21 | Private J.S. CLARK, 4th SAI - Killed in action 21st September 1917 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 3828 | Church | John | J | Company Sergeant Major | 1918-05-04 | Corporal John CHURCH, 3rd SAI B Coy - Last group relieved 20th July, Awarded Military Medal, Killed in action as Company Sergeant Major 4th May 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 3770 | Chittenden | Henry | H | Sergeant | 1918-03-28 | Private Henry CHITTENDEN, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds as Sergeant 28th March 1918 (Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension №1) | |
| 3656 | Chase | Allen Centlivres | A C | Lieutenant | 1918-04-17 | Lieutenant Allen Centilivres CHASE, 4th SAI D Coy - Wounded, also wounded near Ypres September 1917, Killed in action 17th April 1918 (Ypres Menin Gate Memorial) | |
| 3630 | Chapman | Leopold | L | Private | 1917-05-09 | Private Leopold CHAPMAN, 4th SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Arras 9th May 1917 (Arras Memorial) | |
| 3578 | Chalsty | Claude Harrison | C H | Private | 1917-01-09 | Private Claude Harrison CHALSTY, 2nd SAI attached to Trench Mortar Battery - Last group relieved 20th July, Died in service 9th January 1917 (Faubourg d'Amiens Cemetery, Arras) | |
| 3500 | Casey | Thomas Patrick | T P | Corporal | 1918-03-21 | Private Thomas Patrick CASEY, 2nd SAI - Awarded Military Medal, Killed in action as Corporal 21st March 1918 (Pozieres Memorial) | |
| 3490 | Carver | John Freeman | J F | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private J.F. CARVER, 2nd SAI D Coy - Wounded 18th July, Killed in action near Arras 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 3483 | Carter | Richard Rothwell | R R | Sergeant | 1917-04-12 | Lance Corporal Richard Rothwell CARTER, 4th SAI - Wounded, Killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Arras Memorial) | |
| 3447 | Carstairs | Charles | C | Private | 1917-04-15 | Private Charles CARSTAIRS, 3rd SAI - Wounded, Mortally wounded near Arras April 1917, died 15th April (Etaples Military Cemetery) | |
| 3402 | Carnegie | Robert Graham Gordon | R G G | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private Robert Graham Gordon CARNEGIE, 2nd SAI - Missing in action 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 3318 | Campbell | Matthew Brown | M B | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Mathew Brown CAMPBELL, 4th SAI - Killed in action 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery) | |
| 3237 | Calder | William John Kekewich | W J K | Second Lieutenant | 1916-10-12 | Private William John Kekewich CALDER, 2nd SAI - Recommended for DCM, awarded Military Medal, Commissioned Second-Lieutenant August 1916, Killed in action 12th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial) | |
| 3218 | Cain | Sidney Luke | S L | Private | 1917-03-31 | Private Sidney Luke CAIN, 3rd SAI - Wounded, Died of wounds 31st March 1917 (Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension) | |
| 3055 | Burley | Michael Flannan | M F | Second Lieutenant | 1916-12-25 | Lance Corporal M.F. BURLEY, 2nd SAI - Killed 25th December 1916 (as Second Lieutenant) | |
| 3034 | Burgess | Edward | E | Lance Corporal | 1918-01-06 | Lance Corporal E. BURGESS, 4th SAI - Died of wounds 6th January 1918 | |
| 3035 | Burgess | Frank | F | Private | 1916-10-12 | Lance Corporal Frank BURGESS, 2nd SAI - Killed 12th October 1916 | |
| 2984 | Buller | Frederick Henry | F H | Corporal | 1917-04-12 | Private Frederick Henry BULLER, 2nd SAI - Wounded 14th July; Killed 12th April 1917 (as Corporal) | |
| 2923 | Buchan | Richard | R | Private | 1917-04-11 | Private Richard BUCHAN, 4th SAI - Wounded; Died of wounds 11th April 1917 | |
| 2903 | Bryant | Edmund Cosentine | E C | Captain | 1917-12-08 | Second Lieutenant Edmund Consentine BRYANT, 2nd SAI, C Coy - Wounded 19th July; Killed 8th December 1917 (as Captain) | |
| 2907 | Bryant | James Wilfred | J W | Company Sergeant Major | 1916-07-16 | Company Sergeant Major James Wilfred BRYANT, 3rd SAI - Killed 16th July | |
| 2908 | Bryant | Joseph William | J W | Private | 1916-07-16 | Private Joseph William BRYANT, 3rd SAI - Killed 16th July | |
| 2759 | Brown | Edwin | E | Sergeant | 1917-04-09 | Sergeant E. BROWN, 4th SAI - Killed 9th April 1917 | |
| 2760 | Brown | Eric George | E G | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private Eric George BROWN, 2nd SAI - Killed 12th October 1916 | |
| 2771 | Brown | Henry | H | Private | 1916-07-16 | Private Henry BROWN, 1st SAI, C Coy - Killed 16th July | |
| 2772 | Brown | Harold Angus | H A | Private | 1916-07-19 | Private Harold Angus BROWN, 3rd SAI - Died of wounds 19th July | |
| 2825 | Brown | Sydney Bennett | S B | Private | 1917-01-08 | Private Sydney Bennett BROWN, 4th SAI - Attached to trench mortar battery; "last South African group relieved"; Killed 8th January 1917 | |
| 2712 | Brooks | Herbert James | H J | Sergeant | 1916-09-01 | Sergeant Herbert James BROOKS, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 1st September 1916 | |
| 2687 | Brook | Charles Robert | C R | Sergeant | 1916-09-08 | Cook Sergeant Charles Robert BROOK, 2nd SAI - Killed 8th September 1916 | |
| 2688 | Brook | Eustace James | E J | Lieutenant | 1918-10-17 | Private E.J. BROOK, 2nd SAI - Killed 17th October 1918 (as Lieutenant) | |
| 2678 | Bromley | Stanley Shirley | S S | Private | 1918-04-05 | Private S.S. BROMLEY, 3rd SAI - Died 5th April 1918 | |
| 2652 | Broadbent | Samuel Comille | S C | Private | 1918-07-21 | Private S.C. BROADBENT, 1st SAI - Wounded 17th July; Died prisoner of war 21st July 1918 | |
| 2618 | Brinkworth | George Rayment | G R | Private | 1917-04-09 | Private George Rayment BRINKWORTH, 4th SAI - Killed 9th April 1917 | |
| 2555 | Breslan | Joseph | J | Private | 1916-10-12 | Private J. BRESLAN, 2nd SAI - Wounded; Killed 12th October 1916 | |
| 2490 | Brand | William Robb | W R | Lance Corporal | 1917-05-09 | Private William Robb BRAND, 4th SAI - Wounded; Killed 9th May 1917 | |
| 2381 | Bowley | Edwin Samuel | E S | Lance Corporal | 1916-07-19 | Lance Corporal Edwin Samuel BOWLEY, 4th SAI - Killed 19th July | |
| 2315 | Boucher | Cyril Jephson | C J | Second Lieutenant | 1916-09-08 | Corporal Cyril Jephson BOUCHER, 2nd SAI, B Coy - Attached to trench mortar battery; "last South African group relieved"; Died of wounds 8th September 1916 | |
| 2292 | Botha | William Abraham | W A | Sergeant | 1917-09-19 | Sergeant William Abraham BOTHA, 4th SAI - Killed 19th September 1917 | |
| 2152 | Borsch | Roeloff | R | Corporal | 1917-04-09 | Private Roeloff BORSCH, 4th SAI, A Coy - Killed 9th April 1917 (as Corporal) | |
| 2092 | Boothman | Arnold Ernest | A E | Sergeant | 1917-04-09 | Private A.E. BOOTHMAN - Wounded; Killed 9th April 1917 | |
| 2067 | Boock | Alfred | A | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Alfred BOOCK, 1st SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 12th April 1917 | |
| 2058 | Bone | Samuel Henry | S H | Private | 1916-12-18 | Private Samuel H. BONE, 4th SAI, B Coy - "last South African group relieved"; Killed 18th December 1916 | |
| 2041 | Bolton | Alfred | A | Lance Corporal | 1917-10-20 | Private Alfred BOLTON, 1st SAI - Wounded 14th July; Died of wounds 20th October 1917 (as Lance Corporal) | |
| 1945 | Blight | Joseph | J | Private | 1918-01-27 | Private J. BLIGHT, 3rd SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 27th January 1918 | |
| 1926 | Blanksby | Harold Robertson | H R | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private Harold Robertson BLANKSBY, 2nd SAI - Killed 12th April 1917 | |
| 1920 | Blanckenberg | Jasper James | J J | Private | 1917-04-12 | Private J.J. BLANCKENBERG, 2nd SAI - Wounded 19th July; Killed 12th April 1917 | |
| 1819 | Birch | William Garcia | W G | Lance Corporal | 1916-07-19 | Lance Corporal William Garcia BIRCH, 4th SAI - Died of wounds 19th July | |
| 1586 | Bennett | Edward George Arman | E G A | Corporal | 1918-06-08 | Private E.G.A. BENNETT, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 8th June 1918 (as Corporal) | |
| 1450 | Beeton | Graham Francois | G F | Private | 1917-04-09 | Private Graham François BEETON, 4th SAI - Killed 9th April 1917 | |
| 1332 | Baxter | David McGilvany | D M | Lance Corporal | 1917-02-01 | Private David McGilvany BAXTER, 4th SAI - Wounded; Killed 1st February 1917 (as Lance Corporal) |