Identity
Person No.
21479
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Charles Geoffrey
Initials
C G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,079
Died of disease
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Notes
Son of William Wilkinson and Elizabeth Jane Rider, of Butterworth, Cape Province. Born at Stanger, Natal. A wool buyer.
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 #124 Lieutenant RIDER, Charles Geoffrey, age 23, Force No , 2nd South African Infantry Brigade: Born Stanger, Natal 25/6/1892; a wool buyer before enlistment; served with Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 6th Regiment in East Africa; died of enteric fever in the Voi Military Hospital, Kenya. Buried/commemorated: Voi Cemetery, Kenya. (Also, on the Grey Institute / Grey High School, Port Elizabeth; the Durban Cenotaph; the Durban High School & the Durban Light Infantry WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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