Foster-son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. B. Mallet, of Durban, Natal, South Africa. Attended Glenwood High School, 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"): HESSELMAN, Hillis James (Son of James Henry & Florence Eva (nee Dunnett) Hesselman – both deceased; foster-son of Mr. & Mrs. A. C. B. Mallet, of 43 Waverly Road, Hillary.) (Bellair Primary; Glenwood 1934-37) 5101 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Dundee, Natal 6/11/1920; a clerk before enlistment; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action, at Bardia, Libya. Not on the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry; on the Glenwood High School WWII Memorials & on “B” Company, RDLI WWII Memorial, - originally at Pennington, now housed at the DLI HQ.) 16/12/1941 G637-LHX 21
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 21 vs ROH 22.
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