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Identity
Person No.
17744
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Cecil
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Next of kin, Mrs. Mountford, of Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa. ref. South African Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Royal Army Service Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
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Dedications 1
DORLINDA BESSIE HYLAND, Nursing Sister of 7 Queen Street, (& later 17 Belle Vue Terrace) Lancaster, UK. who lost her life Thursday, 13/02/1902 Aged 31, at Bloemfontein, South Africa. Born 1871. Daughter of Isabella Wright, step-daughter of George Wright, (Joiner & Builder). Sister of George C. Hyland, & Harold I.Wright, Mary H.Wright,& Margaret C. Wright. Trinity Church, Lancaster,UK Memorial Window & Plaque Dedicated to Dorlinda Bessie Hyland, who was a Nurse during the plague in India 1898-9, and belonged to the Army Nursing Service Reserve during the South African War 1900-2. Her ancestors [the family Jackson] were among the founders of the Trinity Chapel in Lancaster. Lancaster Military Heritage Group arranged a Re-dedication on 14/12/2004 at Trinity Church, Lancaster where Dorlinda also has a page dedicated to her memory in the Book of Honour.