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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
28843 Woolmore Harold Thomas H T Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-10-13
28756 Wolseley Ronald Wilkinson R W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1945-04-19
28512 Williams Ronald Norman R N Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
28328 Wilkin Hendrick P J H P J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
27950 Webster Albert Bradfield A B Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-06-14
27796 Waterhouse John Victor J V Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-11-24
27676 Walters Frank F Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-08
27647 Walmsley Cyril John C J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-19
27532 Wade John Patrick J P Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1945-11-11
27287 Vermeulen Barend Johannes B J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-01-02
26936 Van Rensburg Daniel Theodorus D T Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-05-19
26941 Van Rensburg Frederick J J F J J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1943-02-04
26463 Uys Dirk Cornelius D C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-01-07
25179 Thomson John Robert George J R G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
25113 Thompson F G Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1947-12-13
25128 Thompson John H J H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-11-16
25150 Thompson Walter Leuchars W L Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
24575 Swart Daniel Andries D A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-05-26
24090 Stephen Herbert Norman Vernon H N V Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-05-10
23994 Stapelberg Hendrik Jacob Hermanus H J H Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-03-15
23917 Squier William Keyser W K Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-06-12
23862 Spencer Douglas D Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
23844 Speers T G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
23684 Snow Harold Robert H R Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
23582 Smith Norman Watson N W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
23172 Simpson Ian Stanley I S Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
22454 Schorn Jacob Peter J P Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-03-09
22228 Sanderson Theodore Ernest T E Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1944-04-25
22130 Sacks Israel Ivan I I Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
22080 Russell Mogens Asker M A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1940-08-23
21781 Rood F V Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-05-07
21734 Roets Niklass J N J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
21460 Richmond Rex Frank R F Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-04-17
21411 Richard V C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-04-18
21376 Reynolds H A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-08-31
21343 Ressell Basil John B J Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-05-28
21318 Renaud C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
21309 Reinecke Phillip Christoffel P C Staff Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-06-06
20835 Puzey Stanley Howard S H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-09-03
20799 Pullen David D Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-07-26
20501 Pope William Ambrose Sweasey W A S Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1940-08-11
20445 Pocock Norman Rodger Pearce N R P Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-10-24
20431 Platt Clifford C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1943-12-08
20113 Petzer Jacobus Hendrik J H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-05-28
49654 Peel Jack Forest J F Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry 1949-01-25
19692 Parry Trevor Gregson T G Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
18956 Norris Charles Reginald Percival C R P Captain UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-09-15
18823 Nino Reginald C R C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-05-10
18232 Myburgh G A S Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-07-23
17632 Mostert Etienne E E E Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16