Identity
Person No.
20710
Service No.
6617
Last Name
First Name
Gideon George M.M.
Initials
G G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of the late J. and A. Pringle, of Selkirk, Scotland. On Maritzburg College cenotaph.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private Gideon George PRINGLE, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery)"
Citations
LG Sup 18 July 1917 pg. 7291
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
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Private Gideon George PRINGLE, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 18th July, killed near Arras 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse 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 #114 Private PRINGLE, Gideon George M.M., age 23, Force No 6617, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, October 1894; a clerk for the Department of Native Affairs; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA at Delville Wood 18/7/1916; killed in action, in an improvised and disastrous attack on the German positions near Fampoux, during the Battle of Arras, France. Buried/commemorated: Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Rouex, France. (Also, on Maritzburg College; St. John’s Presbyterian Church, PMB; St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Mem…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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