Son of Charlie and Meta Freshwater, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Marie Matilda Freshwater, of Durban.
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): FRESHWATER, Francis Charles Phillip Henry (Son of Alfred Charles “Charlie’ Freshwater, of Sarnia Road, Durban; mother Meta Maud (nee Maggott) Freshwater deceased 2/12/1903; husband of Marie Mathilda (nee Naudee) Freshwater, of Durban.) 6780 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Durban 1/12/1903; baptised St Paul's Church, Durban 14/12/1903; a driller for the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action, during an attack on enemy lines at Gazala, Libya. Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials and on the SAR&H WWII ROH in the book “We Fought the Miles.”) 07/06/1942 LKTW-9SV 43
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