Identity
Person No.
28210
Service No.
5469
Last Name
First Name
John Robert
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On the Somme battlefield at Thiepval, overlooking the Ancre valley
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
4th Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 15
Notes
Son of Maurice and Esther White, of 4, Ninth St., 1 Houghton Estate (Lower), Johannesburg. Born London, England. A junior clerk with S.A.R. ***Jewish
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "4th Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 15". Photograph: South African War Graves Project. Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private John Robert WHITE, 4th SAI, C Coy - Killed in action in front the Butte of Warlencourt (Somme) on the 15th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private John Robert WHITE, 4th SAI, C Coy - Killed in action in front the Butte of Warlencourt (Somme) on the 15th October 1916 (Thiepval Memorial)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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