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Identity
Person No.
1460
Service No.
1537
Last Name
First Name
David William
Initials
D W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of pneumonia, at Kantara
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Gunner
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Field Artillery
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
The South African Permanent Force, created 1913, included the South African Field Artillery (SAFA) and South African Permanent Garrison Artillery (SAPGA) from the outset -- unlike most infantry regiments of the same era (which were Active Citizen Force), artillery began as a Regular/Permanent Force arm. Artillery Formation HQ reorganised April 1999 to include both regular regiments (4 Arty Regt, etc.) and reserve regiments.
Notes

Son of the late David James Begley, of 38-16th Street, Vrededorp, Johannesburg

Research notes

Gunners Association RoH lists them (World War 1 1914-1918 Gunner DW Begley) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/

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