Identity
Person No.
16594
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
George North
Initials
G N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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Notes
Son of Charles Ernest and Jessie Rosa Middleton (nee Burke), of Brindisi, Fouriesburg, Orange Free State, South Africa.
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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 #93. 2nd Lieutenant MIDDLETON, George North, age 26, Force No , Royal Flying Corps: Born Brindisi, Fouriesberg OFS 1/2/1892; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; fought at the Battle of Delville Wood in July 1916; enlisted as a cadet with the RFC 18/5/1917; killed when his aircraft overturned in a forced landing at Montrose, Scotland. (In Camel B4637) Buried/commemorated: Sleepy Hillock Cemetery, Montrose, Scotland. (Also, on the Durban High School; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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