Identity
Person No.
20496
Service No.
4521
Last Name
First Name
William Henry
Initials
W H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
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
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
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private William Henry POOLE, 2nd SAI, B Coy - Relieved 20th July, killed 14th October 1917 (Dochy Farm New British Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private William Henry POOLE, 2nd SAI, B Coy - Relieved 20th July, killed 14th October 1917 (Dochy Farm 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 #113 Private POOLE, William Henry, age 20, Force No 4521, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban, Colony of Natal January 1897; a coachbuilder with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA.1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France & Belgium; fought at Delville Wood in July 1916; killed in action during the 3rd Battle of Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. Buried/commemorated: Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Langemark - Poelkapelle, Flanders, Belgium. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials and on SAR&H…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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