Identity
Person No.
1565
Service No.
7239
Last Name
First Name
Guy
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
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 John James and Ethel Marion Beningfield, of Durban, Natal. Educated at Hilton, College, Natal
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 #8. Private BENINGFIELD, Guy, age 19, Force No 7239, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 22/12/1895; a business college student before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action, Bernafay Wood, Somme, France. (BENNINGFIELD on death certificate.) Buried/commemorated: London Cemetery and Extension, Longueval, Somme, France; (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Light Infantry WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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