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Identity
Person No.
1296
Service No.
2052
Last Name
Bates 12
First Name
Arthur Alfred
Initials
A A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1909 (±1 yr) 239
Age at Death
33
Death Record
Date of Death
07 June 1942 139
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Durban Light Infantry 161
Later renamed Durban Light Infantry (1961)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
1st Bn. 625
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Libya 785
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, ACROMA 438
Grave Reference
5. A. 25. 1
Coordinates
32.09586, 23.71913 OSM
Memorial
Roll of Honour of the Royal Durban Light Infantry, 1939-1945 (panel 2 of 2) Source: kznpr.co.za (KZN: A Photographic Historical Record)
Names on WWII Roll of Honour
Memorial
Durban Light Infantry Chapel (Chapel of St Michael & St George)
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
5 DLI Avenue, Durban, South Africa
Coordinates
-29.84722, 31.01583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
WWII Roll of Honour
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
Notes

Son of the late William Robert and Elizabeth A. Bates, of Durban. A salesman by trade

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"): BATES, Arthur Alfred (Son of William Robert & Elizabeth Adalade Bates – both deceased; residence 317 Avondale Rd, Durban.) 2052 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Durban 2/12/1909; a salesman before enlistment; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action, during an attack on enemy lines at Gazala, Libya. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) 07/06/1942 G157-YFY 32
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 32 vs ROH 33.

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Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=1296&pdf=1

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