Identity
Person No.
19642
Service No.
165
Last Name
First Name
Frederick Walter M. M.
Initials
F W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
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 Thomas Carpenter and Mary Ann Parfitt, of 130, Berea Rd., Durban, Natal. A chemist apprentice by trade
Citations
LG Sup 28 January 1918 pg. 1406
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 #105 Private PARFITT, Frederick Walter M. M., age 21, Force No 165, South African Medical Corps: Born Durban, July 1896; foundation member of the Ladysmith Scout Troop; an apprentice chemist before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 1st Field Ambulance Unit in Egypt, France & Belgium; present at Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action on the Somme. Buried/commemorated: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel Le Grand, Somme, France. (Also, on the Ladysmith High School; the Ladysmith town, KZN; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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