Identity
Person No.
5085
Service No.
6355
Last Name
First Name
William Cruickshank
Initials
W C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of James C. and Nellie Davidson, of 115, Teignmouth Rd., Durban. Native of Fraserburgh, Scotland.
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 #32 Private DAVIDSON, William Cruickshank, age 25, Force No 6355, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland February 1892; a compositor before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; WIA (left arm & thigh) during the Battle of Arras April 1917; killed in action on the Somme. Buried/commemorated: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel le Grand, Somme, France. (Also, on the Berea Congregational Church, Musgrave, Durban; the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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