Identity
Person No.
18968
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
John George
Initials
J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Susanna Etherling North, of East Finchley, London
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private J.G. NORTH, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 17th July, Died of wounds as Second Lieutenant on the 22nd March 1918 (Roye New British Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private J.G. NORTH, 1st SAI - Wounded on the 17th July, Died of wounds as Second Lieutenant on the 22nd March 1918 (Roye New British Cemetery)
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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 #101. 2nd Lieutenant NORTH, John George, Force No (1766), 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born England; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 1st Regiment in France & Belgium; promoted through the ranks; WIA at Delville Wood 17/7/1916; WIA 20/3/1918; died of wounds 2 days later. Buried/commemorated: Roye New British Cemetery, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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