Service Details
Name:
 WILL
Given Name:
 JAMES ADAM
Initials:
 J A
Service No:
 3738
Rank:
 Private
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Other Casualties from this Regiment
Unit:
 4th Regt.
Other Casualties from this Unit
Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
Other Casualties from this Unit
Date of Death:
 1917-04-09
Other Casualties on this Date
Date of Birth:
 1883-03-10
Age:
 34
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Battle of Arras
Additional
Information:
Son of Alexander and Caroline Will, of Durban. Born Durban. A tram conductor. Served as Private (#633) with the DLI in the ABW and served as Trooper (#282) with the NCVR in the ABW. Served as Trooper with Royston's Horse in the Bambatha Rebellion 1906. Served with DLI in GSWA 1914-1915. WIA at Delville Wood July 1916. His elder brother Alexander William WILL died in service of enteric fever (typhoid) in the ABW. Commemorated on the Durban Cenotaph; the Durban Corporation; St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Durban; St. Mary's Anglican Church, Greyville & the DLI WWI Memorials.
Commemoration
Country:
 France
Other Casualties commemorated in France
Locality:
 Pas de Calais
Other Casualties commemorated in Pas de Calais
Cemetery:
 CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ
Other Casualties commemorated in this Cemetery
Grave Reference:
 XV. N. 4.

Information to contribute? Noticed an error or wish to Request a Photo ~ Click here ~

This information was last verified for accuracy: 2025-06-22
 
 

Send us an email...

  • I wish to
     Contribute some information
     Report a problem
     Request this image

Sending your message. Please wait...

Thanks for sending your message! We'll get back to you shortly.

There was a problem sending your message. Please try again.

Please complete all the fields in the form before sending.