Identity
Person No.
8167
Service No.
135721
Last Name
First Name
John Adrian
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service, buried at sea, while returning to South Africa
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Pinetown Library grounds, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Archibald and Ellen B. Gilchrist, of Pinetown, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial
Research notes
13 Sep 2026: Pinetown Roll of Honour confirms exactly: Pte J.A. Gilchrist, South African Tank Corps, died at sea of heat stroke, 04-06-1941. Named on the Wayside Cross, Pinetown.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum)
Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum), Wayside Cross
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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