The Durban Light Infantry
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The Durban Light Infantry is a historic South African infantry regiment known for its long service in both World Wars and various regional conflicts as part of the country’s reserve forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Durban Light Infantry | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
infantry regiment
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ reserve force unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | South African Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ regional conflicts in Southern Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| garrison | Durban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | DLI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAttribute |
combat-experienced
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historic unit ⓘ reserve-status ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
conventional infantry warfare
ⓘ
internal security operations ⓘ light infantry tactics ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Infantry regiments of South Africa
ⓘ
Reserve regiments of South Africa ⓘ South African Army regiments ⓘ |
| hasComponent | battalion-level subunits ⓘ |
| hasDoctrine | light infantry doctrine ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOperation |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryArm |
light support weapons
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active ⓘ |
| hasType | line infantry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
KwaZulu-Natal
ⓘ
South Africa ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
infantry operations
ⓘ
reserve support to regular forces ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long service history
ⓘ
service in both World Wars ⓘ service in regional conflicts ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | South African National Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | South African Army Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier volunteer units in Durban ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
Durban metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | light infantry ⓘ |
| tradition | South African military heritage ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | military reserve regiment ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Royal Green Jackets
this entity surface form:
Durban Light Infantry