Identity
Person No.
4399
Service No.
3269
Last Name
First Name
George
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
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, Chisholm To De Reuck photograph
Notes
Son of Anne Cook, of 72 Beatrice Street, Durban, Natal
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, Chisholm To De Reuck photograph". 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 #30 31 Private Private COOK, George, age 21 20, Force No 3269 4705, 1st South African Infantry Brigade 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban; a carpenter and painter before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; died of wounds received at Bernafay Wood, Somme, France. (Grave lost.) Born Durban, Colony of Natal; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; killed in action in an… Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) Brown’s Copse Cemetery, Rouex, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Church, Greyville; the…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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