Identity
Person No.
20387
Service No.
10827
Last Name
First Name
John Evan
Initials
J E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,781
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Agnes Pitts, of Durban
Citations
Unknown
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 #109 Private PITTS, John Evan, age 21, Force No 10827, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born London, England 9/6/1895; baptised Barking Road, Essex, England 24/1/1896; a policeman before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA.1914- 1915; served with the 1st Regiment in Belgium; killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road). (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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