Identity
Person No.
28774
Service No.
3059
Last Name
First Name
John Buckley
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
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
2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 17
Notes
Son of Samuel and Ellen Wood, of 438, Clark Rd., Berea, Durban, Natal. Born Hyde, Lancashire. A postman
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 17". 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 #152 Private WOOD, John Buckley, age 23, Force No 3059, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Hyde, Lancashire, England circa 1893; a postman with the GPO before enlistment; served with Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914 - 1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action, at Delville Wood, Somme, France. (Body never found) 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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