Identity
Person No.
26463
Service No.
6872
Last Name
First Name
Dirk Cornelius
Initials
D C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Durban Light Infantry 161
Later renamed
Durban Light Infantry
(1961)
Unit
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Durban Light Infantry Headquarters, Durban
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force
"Royal" dropped 1961 on Republic formation.
Notes
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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"): UYS, Dirk Cornelius 6872 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Drowned during training in South Africa. Not on Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial. Barberton Cemetery, Mpumalanga, South Africa. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorial.) 07/01/1941 28
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