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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
7163 Firmani Omberto A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
7081 Ferriman Edward E Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
6834 Everitt Thomas Anthony T A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
6686 Enstrom Erik Stanley E S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-12-29
6627 Emond Douglas Haig D H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-01
6348 Dyason James Godfrey J G Warrant Officer Class II Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-12
6213 Ducasse James Herbert J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-09-03
6054 Du Plessis C J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-05-28
6075 Du Plessis Jan Adriaan J A Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1943-06-01
5830 Docking Michael Gerade M G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-28
5567 Dennyson Oscar A O A Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-04-11
5516 Delius Peter St. Martin P S M Second Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
5466 De Wet John Henry J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-01-18
5379 De Montille Maxime Marius M M Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-08-03
5298 De Klerk A H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
5292 De Jonge Jan Johannes Hermanus J J H Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-18
5249 De Bruin Marthinus Ernst Jacobus M E J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1943-11-11
5113 Davies James Brown J B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1946-07-10
4917 Dalton John J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-07-26
4839 Currie-Wood Thomas Currie T C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
4721 Crosoer Reginald Lionel R L Captain Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-21
4684 Crockett Wilfred Gordon W G Captain Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
4599 Cox Clifford Houkem C H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-06-12
4364 Conolly Walter Wilson W W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
4173 Coetzee William Victor W V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1945-04-17
3901 Clark George R. G R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1941-12-14
3817 Christie Victor Julius V J Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-24
3387 Carlyle Arthur Alton A A Lieutenant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-06-23
3382 Carlson Alan Ebenezer A E Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
3274 Cameron Robert Edward R E Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1945-04-10
3220 Caine Herbert William H W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1945-02-27
3127 Buss James Martin J M Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1944-05-07
3050 Burkimsher Richard R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-06-20
3015 Burge Charles C Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-12
3010 Burden George Louis Scafe G L S Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1940-07-21
2946 Buckley Cecil Charles C C Sergeant Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1945-04-25
2804 Brown Kenneth Gavin K G Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-17
2682 Bronkhorst Johannes Christian Jacob J C J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-10-05
2683 Bronkhorst Johannes Jacob J J Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-04-13
2521 Bredekamp E V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1947-09-03
2483 Brand George Nicol G N Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-11-28
2474 Brammer Victor V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-05-26
2435 Boyley Vernon Charles V C Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-06-07
2235 Botha Hertzog H Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1943-12-08
2134 Borain William Richard W R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1941-12-16
2077 Booker Reginald Brereton R B Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1942-11-25
1671 Bertram Atholl William A W Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-08
1673 Bertram Reginald Rennie R R Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1942-06-07
1612 Benson Hugh H Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry 1st Bn. 1944-07-12
1539 Benade George Thomas Pearson G T P Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 2nd Bn. 1944-11-01