Identity
Person No.
13994
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
David Elmar
Initials
D E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Frederick George Crabb and Maggie Gordon Lucas, of Durban, Natal. His brother also died on service. Commemoration stone in Durban (West Street) Cemetery
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 #87. 88. 89. 90. Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant Private Private Private LUCAS, David Elmar, age 24 27 21 22, Force No 6763 712, 1st South African Infantry Brigade 1st South African Infantry Brigade 1st South African Infantry Brigade Durban Light Infantry 2nd South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 30/8/1893; worked for the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France & Belgium; fought at the Butte de Warlencourt October 1916; killed in action, in the 3rd Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road) (Body never recovered) Born Umtata, Thembuland 25/5/1891; baptised 25/6/1891; a clerk for the African Banking Cor… Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. (Also, on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein railway stations; the Durban Cenotaph; the Berea Road Congregational Church; the Durban High …
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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