Identity
Person No.
20824
Service No.
4426
Last Name
First Name
William Ogilvie
Initials
W O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
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 William Ogilvie and Jessie Purves, of Edinburgh.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Corporal William Ogilvie PURVES, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 18th July (La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
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Corporal William Ogilvie PURVES, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds on the 18th July (La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie)
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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 #115 Corporal PURVES, William Ogilvie, age 34, Force No 4426, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban; a coach maker with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA.1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; promoted to lance corporal 21/10/1915; died of wounds received in the Battle of Delville Wood, Somme, France. Buried/commemorated: La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, Somme, France. (Also, on St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry; the Queens Park Swimming Club (in the Durban North Municipal Pool) & th…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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