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Identity
Person No.
6213
Service No.
7080
Last Name
Ducasse 1
First Name
James Herbert
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1919 (±1 yr) 581
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
03 September 1940 189
Cause code
DOAS 7,467
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,448
Died on active service
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Durban Light Infantry 161
Later renamed Durban Light Infantry (1961)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,862
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY 408
Grave Reference
Block F. Grave 119. 1
Coordinates
-29.88587, 30.97733 OSM
Memorial
Roll of Honour of the Royal Durban Light Infantry, 1939-1945 (panel 2 of 2) Source: kznpr.co.za (KZN: A Photographic Historical Record)
Names on WWII Roll of Honour
Memorial
Durban Light Infantry Chapel (Chapel of St Michael & St George)
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
5 DLI Avenue, Durban, South Africa
Coordinates
-29.84722, 31.01583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
WWII Roll of Honour
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
Part of
3rd South African Infantry Brigade
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
Notes

Son of Mrs. M. A. Ducasse, of Empangeni Rail.

Research notes


K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct") (ServiceNo in this draft, 7080, differs from this record's own 7080 -- not resolved, matched instead by surname + exact DateDeath 1940-09-03).: DUCASSE, James Herbert (Son of James Edgar & Marie Anna (nee Lafleur) Ducasse, of Empangeni Rail, Zululand.) 7080 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Durban circa 1919; a glass beveller before enlistment; volunteered for service with the 2nd Battalion RDLI; died of acute meningitis / tuberculosis in Grey’s Hospital, PMB. Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, KZN, South Africa. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorial.) Not on Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial. 03/09/1940 GV5M-8GR 21

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Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=6213&pdf=1

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