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Identity
Person No.
21411
Service No.
590911V
Last Name
Richard 6
First Name
Unknown
Initials
V C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1925 (±1 yr) 290
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
18 April 1945 117
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
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY 401
Grave Reference
VI, E, 7. 1
Coordinates
44.14397, 11.16183 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

Son of Leon C. and Magdalena Richard of Durban, Natal.

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"): RICHARD, Vivian Charles (Son of Leon Charles and Magdalena Richard, of 595 Umgeni Road, Durban.) (Marist Brothers, Durban 1939; admin # 968) 590911 V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born 1/1/1925; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in Italy; killed in action at Monte Sole, Italy. (RICHARDS, V on St Joseph’s WWII Memorial.) Castiglione South African Cemetery, Italy. (Also on the St Henry’s Marist College, Durban; St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morningside; the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials.) 18/04/1945 PMDW-XX2 18
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 18 vs ROH 20.

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