Identity
Person No.
9004
Service No.
6537
Last Name
First Name
George Edward
Initials
G E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, gun shot wound injury to spine, received at Delville Wood
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. Edward and Mrs. A. Hale, of Red Hill, Durban, Natal.
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 #59 Private HALE, George Edward, age 23, Force No 6537, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Battersea, London; member of the Queens Park Swimming Club; an engine fitter with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA 1914-1915; served with the 2nd Regiment in France; WIA (GSW to spine) at Bernafay Wood 13/7/1916. He was evacuated to Rouen, then Wandsworth, England; repatriated Durban; operation on spine to remove shrapnel 30/6/1917 successful - condit… Buried/commemorated: Ordnance Rd Military Cemetery, Durban, KZN, South Africa. (Also, on the following WWI Memorials: Frere Rd Presbyterian Church; ‘The Greenwood Park, Red Hill & Avoca’ in Red Hill Cemetery, Durban North…
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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