Identity
Person No.
13271
Service No.
12828
Last Name
First Name
Allan Frederick Arthur
Initials
A F A
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
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Notes
Son of Mrs. K. Leigh, of Pietermaritzburg, Natal.
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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 #84. Private LEIGH, Alan Frederick Arthur, age 21, Force No 12828, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban, Colony of Natal 22//10/1895; baptised Wesleyan / Methodist Chapel, Durban 23/8/1896; an engineer before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 1st Regiment in Belgium; killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road) (Body never recovered) Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Belgium. (Also, on St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry; the Boy Scouts' Memorial, Durban City Hall & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Mem…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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