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South African Irish

Regiment
UDF 78 records in this database

South African Irish Regiment in German South-West Africa (4th Infantry Brigade associations in Whittall). Source: Whittall, With Botha and Smuts in Africa (1917/2009).

Part of

Formation Type Relationship Dates
5th 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
1914-12-01 Infantry Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
South African Irish, formed 1 December 1914. Active Citizen Force infantry regiment; reformed for WWII (1st SA Irish suffered severe losses at Sidi Rezegh, Nov 1941); converted to artillery (22 Field Regiment) 1946-1959, reconverted to reserve infantry 1960. Renamed Andrew Mlangeni Regiment 2019. Source

Personnel

78 on the roll

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Unit Date of Death
19423 Openshaw Frank Arthur Roland F A R Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
20497 Pooley Sidney Gower S G Captain UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
20869 Quigley David John D J Staff Sergeant UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
20927 Rademan-Berry Henry D H D Sergeant UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
21157 Rathbone Michael Edward M E Lance Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
21206 Raynor Patrick Thomas P T Lance Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
21303 Reilly J Lance Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1945-04-03
21605 Roberts Sidney S Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
21804 Roos Philip Wouter P W Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-02-23
21842 Rosenthal Norman N Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
22309 Savage Edward Claude E C Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1941-12-09
22387 Schleiss Alfred David A D Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-02-02
22491 Schutte Jan Francois J F Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1944-04-25
23527 Smith Harry Humpeth H H Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
24752 Tarr Douglas Hilton D H Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-03-07
24884 Teague H S Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1944-07-14
24901 Teixeira Manuel M Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-26
26677 Van Der Riet Vivian Victor V V Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1941-11-25
26716 Van Der Walt J A Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
27722 Ward-Clare Alfred A Major UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-02-19
27846 Watson Gilbert Frederick G F Lance Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-23
27984 Weiblen Petrus Johannes P J Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-11-23
28148 Wheeler Cecil Haven C H Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-02-17
28501 Williams M W Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-11-26
28691 Winlock Joseph J Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-09
28701 Winterbach Basil B Lance Corporal UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-04-24
28984 Yeend Alexander Ross A R Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st 1945-01-23
29165 Zwanepoel Peter Andrew P A Private UDF South African Irish South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-02-17