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