Identity
Person No.
6912
Service No.
2808
Last Name
First Name
Charles Samuel
Initials
C S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
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
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Charles Henry and Evangeline S. Farman, of Durban, South Africa.
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private Charles Samuel FARMAN, 2nd SAI - Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Fampoux British Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private Charles Samuel FARMAN, 2nd SAI - Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Fampoux British Cemetery)
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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 #44. Private FARMAN, Charles Samuel, age 21, Force No 2808, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Lovedale Mission, Cape Colony; a clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA at Delville Wood 17/7/1916; killed in action in a disastrous attack on German defensive positions east of Fampoux. 2nd SAI went in 400 strong & lost 16 officers and 285 men. Buried/commemorated: Fampoux British Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville; the Greyville Methodist Church; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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