Identity
Person No.
24462
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Alfred Amory
Initials
A A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. On the 12th October 1916, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 1
Notes
Son of Barry Sullivan; husband of Marion Louie Sullivan, of 35, Ditton Rd., Surbiton, Surrey. Served in the South African Campaign.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 1". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
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 #141 Captain SULLIVAN, Alfred Amory, age 34, Force No , 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Stutterheim, Cape Colony 30/11/1882; served as a sergeant (#40140) with the Scottish Horse in the ABW 1901-1902; married Fanny Blanche Webb (in St Barnabas’ Church, Stutterheim 12/12/1905) who died in childbirth 26/3/1907; married Marion Goldsworthy in St John’s Church, Cape Town 26/11/1910; a civil servant before enlistment. He served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914 – 1915; serve… Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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