Thomas , Douglas Victor Hadfield (D V H)

K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct") lists him on the RDLI WWII Memorial as Douglas Victor Hadfield Thomas (matched by exact DateDeath 24 Oct 1942 and age 23; ServiceNo 41701 in this draft not matched against this record's own). Full name added (was blank); Regiment here is South African Instructional Corps -- not changed; likely dual-commemorated rather than a data error.: THOMAS, Douglas Victor Hadfield (Son of Captain John Henry Thomas & Lilian Daphne Marguerite Thomas, of Hermanus, Cape Province; husband of Cynthia Joyce (nee York) Thomas, of Geduld, Springs.) 41701 Lieutenant South African Intelligence Corps Born 4/3/1919; baptised Kenhardt near Prieska, Cape Province 24/8/1919; married Springs, Transvaal 2/9/1942; attached to the Royal Durban Light Infantry in North Africa; killed in action at El Alamein, Egypt. El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorial.) Not on Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial. 24/10/1942 23
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Instructional Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.