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Identity
Person No.
5292
Service No.
589579V
Last Name
De Jonge 4
First Name
Jan Johannes Hermanus
Initials
J J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
18 April 1945 117
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Royal Durban Light Infantry 161
Later renamed Durban Light Infantry (1961)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Italy 1,880
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
CASTIGLIONE SOUTH AFRICAN CEMETERY 401
Grave Reference
VI, F, 3. 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

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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"): DE JONGE, Jan Johannes Hermanus (Son of Jan Johannes Hermanus & Catherina Elizabeth (nee De Bruin) De Jonge.) 589579 V Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Branford, OFS 1/1/1926; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in Italy; killed in action at Monte Sole, Italy. Castiglione South African Cemetery, Italy. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Memorial.) Not on Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorial. 18/04/1945 9QBM-RF4 19
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 19 vs ROH 0.

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