Identity
Person No.
7294
Service No.
6275
Last Name
First Name
Frank
Initials
F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MIA 785
Missing 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
2nd Regiment South African Infantry, Dixon To Geraghty photograph
Notes
Son of Alfred Harry and Mary Ann Frances Foaden, of 88, North Ridge Rd., Durban Natal. Also served in German West Africa and Egypt.
Research notes
Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 4 C: named on photograph "2nd Regiment South African Infantry, Dixon To Geraghty photograph". Photograph: South African War Graves Project.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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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 #46. Private FOADEN, Frank, age 24, Force No 6275, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born PMB, Colony of Natal 1/2/1892; a clerk with Randles Bros. & Hudson, Durban before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt & France; missing in action, Delville Wood, Longueval, Somme, France. (Body never found) Buried/commemorated: Thiepval Memorial to the Missing, Somme, France. (Also, on the Durban High School; the Durban Cenotaph; St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville; Randles Bros. & Hudson, Musgrave Centre, Durban & the Durb…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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