Identity
Person No.
23273
Service No.
1392
Last Name
First Name
Arthur
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,079
Died of disease
Military Service
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Country
Locality
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. O. and Mrs. Annie Dorothy Sivertsen, of Red Hill, Durban.
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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 #132 Signaller SIVERTSEN, Arthur, age 21, Force No 1392, South African Signal Service: Born Durban 30/7/1896; baptised St Johannes Parish, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway 18/11/1900; a clerk with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915. He served with the S.A. Divisional Signal Company; attached to the 6th Regiment in East Africa; caught enteric fever 7 repatriated back to the Union; disembarked Durban 19/12/1917; died 18 days later in Grey’s… Buried/commemorated: Red Hill Cemetery, Durban North, KZN, South Africa. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; ‘The Greenwood Park, Red Hill & Avoca’ in Red Hill Cemetery, Durban North & on the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorial…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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