Identity
Person No.
11433
Service No.
16172
Last Name
First Name
George Edward
Initials
G E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Husband of Elizabeth Jones, of Durban, Natal
Citations
Unknown
External References
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K.M. Jordan — DLI research (ABW / WWI ROH)
K.M. Jordan, Durban Light Infantry: WWI Roll of Honour ("Work in Progress" draft, July/Aug 2026; email to John/Bobby, 3 Sep 2026). Local file data/jordan_dli_wwi_roh_2026-08.pdf (Downloads: "1. Durban Light Infantry WWI ROH - July, Aug 2026.pdf"). WWI ROH #76/ Private JONES, George Edward, age 39, Force No 16172, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Umzinto, Natal South Coast circa 1879; married Holy Trinity Church, Kokstad 8/10/1912; a labourer at Lever Brothers before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 1st Regiment in Belgium; killed in action at Messines Ridge, Flanders, Belgium. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Belgium. (Also, on Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) (Not 100% sure!)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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