Identity
Person No.
28903
Service No.
11097
Last Name
First Name
Victor Garland
Initials
V G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Howard and Annie Wright, of Ixopo, Natal
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 #154 Private WRIGHT, Victor Garland, age 26, Force No 11097, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England 24/5/1891; a fitter with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; WIA (back) and captured 13/4/1918; died of wounds (tetanus) whilst POW in Germany. Buried/commemorated: Cologne Southern Cemetery, Germany. (Also, on St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Berea; the Durban Light Infantry & on the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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