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Rand Light Infantry

Regiment
112 records in this database
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Formation Type Relationship Dates
German South West Africa Campaign 1915 › Units Category organic
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Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Light Infantry — Reserve Category organic
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3rd 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
1913-01-01 UDF Infantry Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Originated 1905 as the Transvaal Cycle Corps; became 11th Infantry (Rand Light Infantry) and transferred to the Active Citizen Force in 1913; renamed Rand Light Infantry 1932. Merged with Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles 1942-45 (WWII), re-established as a reserve unit post-war, serving in the Border War. Source
1994-04-27 SANDF Infantry (Light) Reserve Force
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Light) (Reserve) in the SA Army Units navbox. Source

Personnel

112 on the roll across 3 Force tags — this organisation name is shared by more than one defence force / era.

All (112) Union Defence Force (107) South African Defence Force (4) South African National Defence Force (1)
# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Force Regiment Corps Unit Date of Death
10830 Jacobs Albert N A N Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
11207 Joffe Jack Millian J M Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-07-28
11274 Johnson Herbert Leslie H L Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-11-28
11636 Judson Reginald R Lieutenant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
11700 Kacev Jose J Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
11876 Kaye John D J D Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-06-07
11928 Keet F V Z Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-01-02
12256 King L F Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
12328 Kirstein Phillip P Lance Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1942-08-18
12438 Knight Eric John E J Lance Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
13106 Le Grange W J Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-24
14224 MacDonald Ronald George R G Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-24
14267 MacKay James Andrew J A Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
15228 Marshall Kenneth Richard K R Staff Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1st 1942-10-17
15888 McCRANN Douglas Noel D N Lieutenant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1st 1942-06-07
15951 McDOWALL H Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-01-01
16173 McLETCHIE Thomas Johannes T J Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
31988 Moolman Errol Carl E C Lance Corporal SADF Rand Light Infantry SAS Donkin 1982-03-09
17456 Morison D Lance Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
32002 Morrison Douglas Angus D A Second Lieutenant SADF South African Engineer Corps Rand Light Infantry 1971-11-18
18331 Nash Benjamin Herbert B H Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-11-28
18988 Norton Errol Sefton E S Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-06-04
19438 O'regan Cyril Dominic C D Lance Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1941-12-31
19190 Oborne Alfred Frank A F Captain UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
19915 Peirce P G Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
19925 Pelser Willem Jacobus W J Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps "A" Coy. 1942-02-11
20003 Petch John Edward J E Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
20102 Pettersen Norman Victor N V Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1945-02-14
20255 Pienaar Pierre Gideon P G Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-05-29
20645 Pretorius Abraham Jacobus A J Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
20647 Pretorius Barend Samuel Christoffel B S C Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
21313 Reinhardt Frederick H F H Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-09-09
21506 Riley Albert Alexander A A Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
21535 Ritters William Johannes Lewis W J L Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
32733 Ross Brian Alan B A Rifleman SADF Rand Light Infantry Negev 1977-10-05
22089 Rust E E Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
22295 Saunders George Dey G D Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
22314 Savage R C Lance Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
22337 Scallan James Frederick J F Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31
22956 Shield Robert R Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-07-20
23105 Silberman Wilfred Meyer W M Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st Bn. 1941-02-19
23649 Smith Waldron Melford W M Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps "A" Coy. 1942-02-11
23930 St. Julian M A L Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-08-08
24072 Stein Harry H Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
24089 Stephen Frank F Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1944-01-28
24199 Steyn Christian Wynand C W Lance Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1942-05-29
24780 Taute Claude Whitcomb C W Corporal UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-23
25143 Thompson Robert Sidney R S Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1943-12-08
25377 Toner J G Sergeant UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1942-10-24
26741 Van Der Westhuizen J H Private UDF Rand Light Infantry South African Infantry Corps 1st 1941-12-31