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Identity
Person No.
10688
Service No.
2502V
Last Name
First Name
Douglas James
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, when his tank was hit by an enemy shell just south of Lucignano. "A" Squadron and a Company from ILH/KR were occupying positions near the crossroads, below the town
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes

Son of Alexander and Margaret A. Innes, of 178 Musgrave Road, Durban. He was unmarried.

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") lists him on the RDLI WWII Memorial (matched by exact DateDeath 2 Jul 1944 and age 25; ServiceNo 2502 in this draft not matched against this record's own). Regiment here is Prince Alfred's Guard -- not changed; likely dual-commemorated rather than a data error.: INNES, Douglas James (Son of Alexander & Margaret Allan (nee Cruikshank) Innes, of Haddon Hall, 178 Musgrave Road, Durban.) (DPHS; Durban High School 1932 – 1935.) 2502 V Lieutenant Prince Alfred's Guard Born Cape Town 18/12/1918; a clerk by profession; enlisted with the 1st Battalion RDLI in Italy; killed in action, when an enemy shell hit his tank when just south of Lucignano, Italy. Foiano Della Chiana War Cemetery, Italy. (Also, on the Durban High School; the St Thomas’ Anglican Church, Musgrave Durban & on the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) 02/07/1944 GGX5-QYM 25

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