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Identity
Person No.
14741
Service No.
6819
Last Name
Malan 36
First Name
William Henry
Initials
W H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
22 August 1944 107
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,447
Died on active service
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Durban Light Infantry 161
Later renamed Durban Light Infantry (1961)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
AREZZO WAR CEMETERY 51
Grave Reference
IV. A. 2. 1
Coordinates
43.48411, 11.79039 OSM
Memorial
Roll of Honour of the Royal Durban Light Infantry, 1939-1945 (panel 2 of 2) Source: kznpr.co.za (KZN: A Photographic Historical Record)
Names on WWII Roll of Honour
Memorial
Durban Light Infantry Chapel (Chapel of St Michael & St George)
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
5 DLI Avenue, Durban, South Africa
Coordinates
-29.84722, 31.01583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
WWII Roll of Honour
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
Notes

On Bedford Town War Memorial, Eastern Cape

Research notes


K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): MALAN, William Henry (Son of Harriet Elizabeth (nee Meyer) Malan; father Gabriel Malan deceased.) 6819 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Doordrecht, Cape Province; a railway official before enlistment; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in Italy; died on active service. Arezzo War Cemetery, Italy. (Also, on the Bedford Town, Eastern Cape; the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) 22/08/1944 45
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 45 vs ROH 0.

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