Identity
Person No.
20956
Service No.
4745
Last Name
First Name
Edward Warrwick
Initials
E W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Delville Wood, near Longueval, Somme, France
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XVIII. P. 9.
Notes
Son of Nathaniel and Mary Ann Rafter, of 18, Fanns Lane, Durban, Natal.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Commonwealth War Graves Commission
open source ↗
CWGC: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval — South African National Memorial site.
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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 #116 Private RAFTER, Edward Warrick, age 29, Force No 4745, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Estcourt, Colony of Natal; a wagon builder / carriage repairer with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action, at Delville Wood, Somme, France. Buried/commemorated: Delville Wood Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials & on SAR&H WWI Memorials in Durban & Bloemfontein Railway stations.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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