Identity
Person No.
20491
Service No.
4430
Last Name
First Name
George
Initials
G
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
Cemetery
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
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 14
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry George Poole, of 335, McDonald Rd., Berea, Durban, Natal. On Mansfield Road Boys School Roll of Honour. His brother also died in service
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 14". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
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 #112 Private POOLE, George, age 21, Force No 4430, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban, Colony of Natal 26/7/1894; a millwright with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA.1914-1915; served with machine gun section in the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action at Delville Wood, Somme, France. (Body never found) (His brother William Poole also died in WWI) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials and on SAR&H WWI Memorials in Durban & B…
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