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Identity
Person No.
3201
Service No.
X/206
Last Name
First Name
Dennis James Bernard
Initials
D J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of pneumonia, complicated by wounds, received in France, 29 January
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Notes

Son of John Bernard and Agnes Byrne, of Durban, Natal.

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 #19 Lance Corporal BYRNE, Dennis James Bernard, age 25, Force No X/ 206, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA (thighs – severe) 10/1/1917; evacuated to England; died of pneumonia, complicated by wounds, in Military Hospital. Buried/commemorated: Ann’s Hill Cemetery, Gosport, Hampshire, England. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
  • South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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