Service Details
Name:
 KING
Given Name:
 DOUGLAS IVAN
Initials:
 D I
Service No:
 5855
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 4th Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1916-07-10
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Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Bernafay Wood, Somme
Additional
Information:
Son of James and Sarah Alice King, of "Lynedoch," Nottingham Rd., Natal. Born "Lynedoch," Nottingham Rd., Natal. A journeyman blacksmith. On Maritzburg College cenotaph. King's silver wound badge (No. SA 864), small 9ct gold locket containing small photograph and engraved: "D.I.K. Killed in Action 10/7/16, Pro Patria". On St John's Gowrie Presbyterian Church Cemetery Great War Memorial
Commemoration
Country:
 France
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Locality:
 Somme
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Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 4 C.

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