Identity
Person No.
11613
Service No.
8157
Last Name
First Name
George Henry Bertram
Initials
G H B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of J. R. and L. H. Joy, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
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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 #77. Private JOY, George Henry Bertram, age 31, Force No 8157, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born PMB, Colony of Natal 25/10/1885; baptised St. Peter’s Church, PMB 27/11/1885; a fireman in the Durban Fire Department before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914- 1915. He served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA (thigh) at The Butte de Warlencourt 12/10/1916; evacuated to Tooting Hospital, England; killed in action in the Battle of Arras. Buried/commemorated: Point du Jour Cemetery, Athies, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; the Durban Corporation in the Durban City Hall & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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