Identity
Person No.
23081
Service No.
8166
Last Name
First Name
Horace Albert
Initials
H A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
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 Annie Sikes, of Erf 57, Rietfontein, Pretoria, South Africa.
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 #131 Private SIKES, Horace Albert, age 27, Force No 8166, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England circa 1890; a coachbuilder before enlistment; served with Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA during the Battle of Arras; died of his wounds. Buried/commemorated: St Nicholas British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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