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Royal Durban Light Infantry

Regiment

Name history

  • Durban Light Infantry (until 1912)
  • 1st Infantry (Durban Light Infantry) (1912–1935)
    UDF constitution: "Durban Light Infantry" redesignated "1st Infantry (Durban Light Infantry)".
  • Royal Durban Light Infantry (1935–1961) — this name
    "Royal" conferred by King George V (same act as Natal Carbineers).
  • Durban Light Infantry (from 1961)
    Republic of South Africa, 31 May 1961: the title "Royal" was dropped and the regiment reverted to Durban Light Infantry.
157 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

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
6213 Ducasse James Herbert J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-09-03
6348 Dyason James Godfrey J G Warrant Officer Class II Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-12
6627 Emond Douglas Haig D H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
6686 Enstrom Erik Stanley E S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-12-29
6834 Everitt Thomas Anthony T A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
7081 Ferriman Edward E Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
7163 Firmani Omberto A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
7185 Fisher John Davison J D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-07-08
7206 Fitzgerald Gerald Henry G H Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-07-13
7524 Francis Albert William A W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
7666 Freshwater Francis Charles Phillip Henry F C P H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
7926 Gauld James J Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-08-24
7931 Gavin David Basil D B Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
8124 Gibson Peter S P S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-10
8223 Giraudeau Albert George A G Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
8540 Graham Harold H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-11-14
8607 Gray Herbert Arnold H A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
9076 Hamilton G D Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1941-01-04
9751 Herbert Richard R Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
9778 Heslop Dudley Baldwin D B Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
9783 Hesselman Hillis James H J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
9955 Hirschowitz William W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
10117 Holgate John Jeffrey J J Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-13
10342 Howard Douglas James D J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-07-09
10632 Hyde Walter George W G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-06-29
10766 Jackson Anthony James Walter A J W Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1940-12-11
10938 Jacques Alfred Morris A M Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-11-01
10994 James John Lamb J L Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-07-03
11123 Jefferys George Frederick G F Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-07-10
11216 Johl Bertholdt Ernst E B E E Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1943-12-11
11987 Kelly William James Hellet W J H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
12088 Ker-Wilson Kenneth Archibald K A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
12316 Kirkbride James J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-07
12436 Knight Charles William C W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1941-12-26
12981 Lasker Lionel L Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-11-28
13011 Lavens Basil Anthony B A Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
13026 Law Gordon Ivan G I Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-11-09
13043 Lawrence Alfred Robert A R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-08-17
13145 Le Roux William Johannes W J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-09-03
13493 Lewis Cyril Aubrey C A Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st 1941-12-02
13509 Lewis John William J W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
13781 Lombard Albertus Johannes Francois A J F Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-11-17
13827 Loos Charles Ormond C O Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-07
14384 Maddocks Edward Fredrick Anton E F A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1941-12-14
14741 Malan William Henry W H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-08-22
15002 Manwaring R G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
15345 Mash Alexander C A C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
15466 Mate Charles Edward C E Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
15610 Matthee Samuel S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
15992 McGILVRAY Donald Glen D G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-07-16