Identity
Person No.
6319
Service No.
4660
Last Name
First Name
William Alfred
Initials
W A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in the improvised and disastrous attack of the 9th (Scottish) Division on the German positions in the East of Fampoux. The 2nd SAI, who went in 400 strong, lost 16 officers and 285 men
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Annie Durban, of Dobson Street, Uitenhage, Cape Province
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private W.A. DURBAN - Killed in action on the 12th April 1917 near Arras"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private W.A. DURBAN - Killed in action on the 12th April 1917 near Arras
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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