Identity
Person No.
7387
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Willie Vaughan
Initials
W V
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
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mr. Charles Edward and Mrs. Christina Mary Forth, of Currie Road, Durban, Natal. Educated at Hilton College, Natal. Commemoration stone in Durban (Red Hill) Cemetery
Research notes
Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com): confirmed present in the SA Brigade's ranks 14/15 July 1916 -- "Private W.V. FORTH, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 19th July, Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse Cemetery)"
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Delville Wood Rollcall (delvillewood.com)
open source ↗
Private W.V. FORTH, 2nd SAI - Wounded on the 19th July, Killed in action near Arras on the 12th April 1917 (Brown's Copse 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 #50. 2nd Lieutenant FORTH, William Vaughan, age 22, Force No , 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Durban 23/3/1894; an article clerk before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA Delville Wood 17/7/1916; killed in action during an attack on German defensive lines at Fampoux during the Battle of Arras. Buried/commemorated: Brown's Copse Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on the Durban Light Infantry; St. Marys Anglican Church, Greyville & St. James’ Anglican Church, Morningside WWI Memorials & on commemoration ston…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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