Identity
Person No.
514
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Unknown
Last Name
First Name
James Devereux
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J D
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
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Son of James Edward and Annie Louisa Devereux Anderton. Born at Durban, Natal, South Africa.
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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 #4. 2nd Lieutenant ANDERTON, James Devereux, age 25, Force No , Suffolk Regiment: Born Durban 21/1/1891; baptised 12/4/1891; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 10th Battalion SR in France; killed in action on the Somme, France. (His father served as a lieutenant (#36) with the Natal Naval Volunteers in the ABW 1899-1901; MID LG: 4 December 1903, page 8019.) Buried/commemorated: Queens Cemetery, Puisieux, Pas de Calais, France. (On the Durban High School; the Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.) (On the Durban High School; the Durban Light Infantry & the Du…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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