Identity
Person No.
5620
Service No.
13119
Last Name
First Name
Gabriel Heywood D.C.M.
Initials
G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,076
Died of disease
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Esther Martha Andrika Dexter, of King William's Town. Reg. # in LG is 2106, not 13119
Citations
LG Sup 3 March 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has performed consistent good work throughout, and has at all times under fire set a fine example of courage and determination."
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 (unnumbered) Sergeant DEXTER, Gabriel Heywood D.C.M., age 30, Force No 13119, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony 1888; married in the German Baptist Church, KWT 28/8/1912; a salesman before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 6th Regiment, 2nd South African Infantry Brigade in East Africa 1916; served with the 2nd Regiment in France & Belgium; WIA (left thigh – severe) 2/4/1918; died of pneumonia (Spanish flu) in Chichester hosp… Buried/commemorated: St Julian Churchyard, Kingston by Sea, Sussex, England. (Also, on Dale College, KWT & the King William’s Town WWII Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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