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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

157 on the roll

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Unit Date of Death
17509 Morris W B Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1941-11-04
17270 Mommen Leonard L L L Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-05-10
16729 Milsom Thomas George T G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1944-06-12
16646 Miller Gershon (gerson) G Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1943-10-02
16601 Midgley Cyril Leslie Thomas C L T Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
16325 Meilhon Daniel J D D J D Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1941-12-14
16098 McKEOWN John J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-12-13
15992 McGILVRAY Donald Glen D G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-07-16
15610 Matthee Samuel S Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-10
15466 Mate Charles Edward C E Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
15345 Mash Alexander C A C Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
15002 Manwaring R G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
14741 Malan William Henry W H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-08-22
14384 Maddocks Edward Fredrick Anton E F A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1941-12-14
13827 Loos Charles Ormond C O Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-06-07
13781 Lombard Albertus Johannes Francois A J F Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-11-17
13493 Lewis Cyril Aubrey C A Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-02
13509 Lewis John William J W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
13145 Le Roux William Johannes W J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-09-03
13043 Lawrence Alfred Robert A R Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-08-17
13026 Law Gordon Ivan G I Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1944-11-09
13011 Lavens Basil Anthony B A Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-04-18
12981 Lasker Lionel L Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-11-28
12436 Knight Charles William C W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1941-12-26
12316 Kirkbride James J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-06-07
12088 Ker-Wilson Kenneth Archibald K A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
11987 Kelly William James Hellet W J H Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
11216 Johl Bertholdt Ernst E B E E Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1943-12-11
11123 Jefferys George Frederick G F Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-07-10
10994 James John Lamb J L Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-07-03
10938 Jacques Alfred Morris A M Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-11-01
10766 Jackson Anthony James Walter A J W Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1940-12-11
10632 Hyde Walter George W G Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-06-29
10342 Howard Douglas James D J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-07-09
10117 Holgate John Jeffrey J J Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-13
9955 Hirschowitz William W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
9783 Hesselman Hillis James H J Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
9778 Heslop Dudley Baldwin D B Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
9751 Herbert Richard R Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
9076 Hamilton G D Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1941-01-04
8607 Gray Herbert Arnold H A Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
8540 Graham Harold H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1942-11-14
8223 Giraudeau Albert George A G Lance Corporal UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
8124 Gibson Peter S P S Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-05-10
7931 Gavin David Basil D B Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-04-18
7926 Gauld James J Sergeant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 2nd Bn. 1944-08-24
7666 Freshwater Francis Charles Phillip Henry F C P H Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
7524 Francis Albert William A W Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-12-18
7206 Fitzgerald Gerald Henry G H Lieutenant UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-07-13
7185 Fisher John Davison J D Private UDF Royal Durban Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-07-08