Identity
Person No.
21158
Service No.
16731
Last Name
First Name
Rowland George
Initials
R G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Annie Rathbone, of Blaney Junction, East London, Cape Province
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 #119 Private RATHBONE, Rowland George, age 21, Force No 16731, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Pearston, Cape Colony circa 1896; a storeman before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action at Gauche Wood, near Peronne, Somme, France. Buried/commemorated: Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the King William’s Town; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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