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Identity
Person No.
24794
Service No.
3785
Last Name
First Name
Andrew
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Notes

Husband of Mary Ellen Taylor, of South Coast Junction

Citations
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External References
  • 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 (unnumbered) Corporal TAYLOR, Andrew, age 32, Force No 3785, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Kilcaldy, Fifeshire, Scotland 1885; a carpenter with Hulett's Sugar Refinery, South Coast Junction before enlistment; married Throssel Place, Berea Rd, Durban 27/2/1908; served with the Durban Light Infantry in the Bambatha Rebellion 1906; and later with the SA Engineering Corps. He served with the 4th Regiment in France & Belgium; WIA Delville Wood July 1916; WIA (GSW right leg severe) durin… Buried/commemorated: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium. (Also, on the Seaview and South Coast Junction; St. Mary's Anglican Church, Greyville & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) (His brother Alexander Taylor…
  • South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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