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Royal Durban Light Infantry

Regiment

Name history

  • Durban Light Infantry
  • Regiment Port Natal
    Regiment Port Natal amalgamated into the Durban Light Infantry -- confirmed by John Dovey, 1 Sep 2026, per the (RPN) marker on the Durban Light Infantry Chapel SWA/Angola memorial plaque. Exact amalgamation date not given.
161 records in this database

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Part of

Formation Type Relationship Dates
3rd South African Infantry Brigade Brigade organic 1940-05-13 – 1940-12-31
South African Army order of battle 1940 (expeditionary / mobilisation brigades).
4th South African Infantry Brigade Brigade organic 1940-05-13 – 1940-12-31
South African Army order of battle 1940 (expeditionary / mobilisation brigades).

Eras

Dates Force Role Status
1935-01-01 – 1957-10-31 UDF Infantry Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation. Source
1957-11-01 – 1960-12-31 SADF Infantry Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation. Source

Personnel

161 on the roll

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Unit Date of Death
166 Adams Norman Cecil N C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-11-28
219 Adrain Dennis John D J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-06-20
467 Anderson George Skelton G S Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-08-21
717 Ashmore George Gordon G G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1945-09-16
932 Baird Thomas Gold T G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1944-10-25
1296 Bates Arthur Alfred A A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
1392 Beattie James J Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
1539 Benade George Thomas Pearson G T P Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1944-11-01
1609 Benson Douglas D Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry Q Service Corps 59 Q Coy 1944-11-22
1612 Benson Hugh H Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1944-07-12
1671 Bertram Atholl William A W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-08
1673 Bertram Reginald Rennie R R Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
2077 Booker Reginald Brereton R B Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-11-25
2134 Borain William Richard W R Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
2235 Botha Hertzog H Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1943-12-08
2435 Boyley Vernon Charles V C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-06-07
2474 Brammer Victor V Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-05-26
2483 Brand George Nicol G N Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-11-28
2521 Bredekamp E V Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1947-09-03
2682 Bronkhorst Johannes Christian Jacob J C J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-10-05
2683 Bronkhorst Johannes Jacob J J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-04-13
2804 Brown Kenneth Gavin K G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
2946 Buckley Cecil Charles C C Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1945-04-25
3010 Burden George Louis Scafe G L S Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1940-07-21
3015 Burge Charles C Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-12
3050 Burkimsher Richard R Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
3127 Buss James Martin J M Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-05-07
3150 Butler Henry James H J Captain UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Artillery 1943-12-06
3220 Caine Herbert William H W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1945-02-27
3274 Cameron Robert Edward R E Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1945-04-10
3382 Carlson Alan Ebenezer A E Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
3387 Carlyle Arthur Alton A A Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-06-23
3817 Christie Victor Julius V J Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-10-24
3901 Clark George R. G R Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1941-12-14
4173 Coetzee William Victor W V Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-04-17
4364 Conolly Walter Wilson W W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-10-24
4599 Cox Clifford Houkem C H Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-06-12
4684 Crockett Wilfred Gordon W G Captain UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
4721 Crosoer Reginald Lionel R L Captain UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-06-21
4839 Currie-Wood Thomas Currie T C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
4917 Dalton John J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-07-26
5113 Davies James Brown J B Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1946-07-10
5249 De Bruin Marthinus Ernst Jacobus M E J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1943-11-11
5292 De Jonge Jan Johannes Hermanus J J H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-04-18
5298 De Klerk A H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
5379 De Montille Maxime Marius M M Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1940-08-03
5466 De Wet John Henry J H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-01-18
5516 Delius Peter St. Martin P S M Second Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-10-24
5567 Dennyson Oscar A O A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
5830 Docking Michael Gerade M G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-10-28