Identity
Person No.
5735
Service No.
1500
Last Name
First Name
Joseph Benjamin
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
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
1st Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 7
Notes
Son of S. G. Dillon, of 63, Walmer Rd., South End, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa, and the late Edward J. Dillon.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "1st Regiment South African Infantry, photograph 7". Photograph: South African War Graves Project. Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private Joseph Benjamin DILLON - 1st SAI - Killed on the 17th July"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private Joseph Benjamin DILLON - 1st SAI - Killed on the 17th July
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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