Identity
Person No.
11966
Service No.
84
Last Name
First Name
Alexander Lawrence
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Notes
Son of Col. Kelly (late 40th Regt. and Egyptian Police), and of Rachel Mary Kelly, or 23, Denbigh Rd., Notting Hill, London. Recommended for a Mention in Despatches for his conduct at Delville Wood in July 1916 (not awarded).
Citations
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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 #78. Corporal KELLY, Alexander Lawrence, age 39, Force No 84, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Dum Dum, Bengal, India 1/11/1876; baptised Dum Dum, Bengal 8/12/1876; served as a lieutenant with the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) in the ABW 1899-1902. He served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915. He served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt & France; fought at Delville Wood in July 1916; WIA in an unsuccessful attack on German defensive lines in fron… Buried/commemorated: Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. (Also, on Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) (Recommended for a Mention in Despatches for his conduct at Delville Wood in J…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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