Identity
Person No.
7368
Service No.
2757
Last Name
First Name
William John Phillip
Initials
W J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Joseph Alexander and Julia Joanna Forrest, of 45, Cato St., Durban, South Africa. His brother also died in service
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private W.J.P. FORREST, 2nd SAI - Killed in action on the 10th September 1916 (Villers Station Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
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Private W.J.P. FORREST, 2nd SAI - Killed in action on the 10th September 1916 (Villers Station 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 #48. Private FORREST, William John Phillip, age 24, Force No 2757, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Malvern, Natal 19/12/1891; an ironmonger in Durban before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in Egypt & France; WIA at Mers Matruh, Egypt 23/1/1916; fought at Delvile Wood in July 1916; killed in action in France. (His brother Cyril Forrest also died in WWI.) Buried/commemorated: Villers Station Cemetery, Villers au Bois, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Seaview & South Coast Junction & the Durban Light Infantry WWI Memorials.) (His DC, signed 9/8/1917, does not give his d…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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