Identity
Person No.
9024
Service No.
7898
Last Name
First Name
John Ednie
Initials
J E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Military Service
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 Alexander and Euphemia E. Hall, of 9, Murieston Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland.
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 #60. Private HALL, John Ednie “Jock”, age 24, Force No 7898, 1st South African Infantry Brigade: Born Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 1893; a baker before enlistment; served with the Durban Light Infantry in GSWA.1914-1915; served with the 4th Regiment in France; killed in action during the Battle of Arras, Picardy, France. Buried/commemorated: Point du Jour Military Cemetery, Athies, Pas de Calais, France. (Also, on St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Greyville; the Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWI Memorials.)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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