Identity
Person No.
24647
Service No.
7218
Last Name
First Name
James Robert
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Third Battle of Ypres (Battle of Menin Road)
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of John and Sarah Ann Symes, of Pietermaritzburg. His brother also died on service
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private James Robert SYMES, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres, Menin Gate, Memorial)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private James Robert SYMES, 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action near Frezenberg on the 20th September 1917 (Ypres, Menin Gate, Memorial)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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