Identity
Person No.
5942
Service No.
4415
Last Name
First Name
William MacGregor
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
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
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Robert Douglas, of 79 Bath Road, Durban. Brother of R. J. Douglas, of 40, Kildare Rd., Durban, Cape Colony.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private William DOUGLAS - 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action at Gauches Wood on the 21st March 1918"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private William DOUGLAS - 2nd SAI - Wounded, Killed in action at Gauches Wood on the 21st March 1918
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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 #37. Private DOUGLAS, William MacGregor, age 27, Force No 4415, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Scotland 1890; a turner with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA Bernafay Wood 8/7/ 1916; WIA during the Battle of Arras April 1917; killed in action at Gauche Wood, outside Peronne, Somme, France. (Body never recovered) Buried/commemorated: Pozieres Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on St Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; on the Durban Light Infantry; on the SAR&H in Durban & Bloemfontein railway stations & on the Durban Ce…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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