Identity
Person No.
1586
Service No.
6289
Last Name
First Name
Edward George Arman
Initials
E G A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Minnie Coutts, of 101 Botanic Garden Road, Durban
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private E.G.A. BENNETT, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 8th June 1918 (as Corporal)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private E.G.A. BENNETT, 2nd SAI - Wounded 18th July; Killed 8th June 1918 (as Corporal)
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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 #7. Corporal BENNETT, Edward George Arman, age 20, Force No 6289, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Umzimkulu, East Griqualand; an apprentice boilermaker with the SAR & H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915. He served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt and France / Belgium; WIA (shrapnel) Bernafay Wood 9/7/1916; evacuated to Richmond Hospital, England; gassed 5/4/1918 – Rouen; WIA (GSW head - dangerous) 31/5/1918; evacuated to #2 Casualty Clearing Station;… Buried/commemorated: Ebblington Military Cemetery, Nord, France. (Also, on Queens Park Swimming Club in Durban North Swimming Pool; on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; on the Durban Light Infantry & on the SAR&H in D…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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