Identity
Person No.
21674
Service No.
8009
Last Name
First Name
George
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
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 James and Margaret Robinson, of 138, Broadfield Rd., Moss Side, Manchester, England
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private G. ROBINSON, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 21st October 1916 (St Sever Cemetery, Rouen)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private G. ROBINSON, 2nd SAI - Died of wounds 21st October 1916 (St Sever Cemetery, Rouen)
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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 #128 Private ROBINSON, George, age 27, Force No 8009, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born England 1889; a storeman in Port Elizabeth before enlistment; served with Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; wounded (slightly) in training accident Bordon, Hampshire, England 26/5/1916. He served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA (arm, back – serious) in tan unsuccessful attack on German lines in front of the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme 12/10/1916; died of wounds in hospital in Roue… Buried/commemorated: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine Maritime, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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