Correspondence
Daily Last Post casualty notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41639 | Blignaut | Daniel | D | Sergeant | Administrative Service Corps (Corps) | 1965-09-30 | Graham Last Post 30 Sep 2026 |
| 49909 | Blignaut | Johannes | J | Private | South African Technical Services Corps | 1993-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026 |
| 29473 | Blom | Jacob Jacobus | J J | Rifleman | 6 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-08-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026: 6 SAI TB under mortar fire, Southern Angola near the Cut-line. |
| 29476 | Bodenstein | Hermanus Pieter | H P | Air Corporal | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1963-10-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Oct 2026 |
| 29483 | Bokhatsi | Elias Thato | E T | Rifleman | South African Commandos | 1999-08-14 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 14 Aug 2026: East Park Commando (was 1 Para). |
| 29486 | Bolzern | James Roland | J R | Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1965-08-21 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: 63098305E AM James Roland Bolzern, 3 Satellite Radar Station, accidental GSW Mafeking, age 24. ROH 63098305PE age 18 left. |
| 29499 | Booysen | Hermanus Lambertus | H L | Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1962-06-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Jun 2024: T/11153 Air Mechanic (Passenger) Hermanus Lambertus Booysen, Central Flying School Dunnottar, killed instantly in AT-6 Harvard serial 7161 with Gaylard B.E. PN 30465, unauthorised low-level aerobatics near Dunnottar, age 18. Unit was Central Flying School — set to CFS Dunnottar. Unauthorised aerobatics filled. Unit2 was Army — set to Air Force. |
| 29498 | Booysens | Franklin Frikkie | F F | Private | Cape Corps | 1981-08-23 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026, pasted directly. |
| 29505 | Bornman | Frederick Willem | F W | Corporal | 4 Field Regiment | 1958-04-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: P/18212 Corporal Francois Willem Bornman, 4 Field Regiment, died from injuries in a car-train collision at the Meyer Street level crossing in Potchefstroom, age 22. Same incident as Grobler R.J.J. PN 30552 (10 Apr) and Kleynhans C.H. PN 31095 (19 Apr). Unit was 101 Battalion (anachronistic) — corrected to 4 Field Regiment. ROH first name is Frederick; age is 24 (not overwritten). · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2024: P/18212 Corporal Francois Willem Bornman from 4th Field Regiment died from injuries received in a collision between a car and a train at the Meyer Street level crossing at Potchefstroom. He was 22. ROH is Frederick Willem, age 24 — not overwritten. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2025: P/18212 Corporal Francois Willem Bornman from 4 Field Regiment died from injuries received in a collision between a car and a train at the Meyer Street level crossing in Potchefstroom. He was 22. ROH is Frederick Willem, age 24 — not overwritten. Paste had no calendar year; dated 08 Apr 2025 as the latest 08 April without a Last Post row. |
| 29507 | Borthwick | Michael Robert | M R | Lieutenant | South African Personnel Services Corps (Corps) | 1985-05-28 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74595992BC Lieutenant Michael Robert Borthwick, Personnel Services Corps, killed in a military vehicle accident on the Pietersburg Highway, age 27. ROH unit is NW Command Workshop (regiment already Personnel Services Corps). |
| 29513 | Bosch | Michael David | M D | Signalman | South African Corps of Signals (Corps) | 1977-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 34138 | Bosch | Jacobus Phillippus | J P | Sergeant | 1970-08-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026 lists Sgt Johannes Petrus Bosch SAP drowned Rhodesia age 27. ROH retains SAWGP / Mike Sandham: Jacobus Phillippus, age 38, Zambezi / crocodile, 72 Dist. | |
| 29516 | Boshoff | Daniel Petrus | D P | Trooper | 1 Special Service Battalion | 1973-10-05 | Graham Last Post 5 Oct 2026 |
| 29518 | Bosman | Christo | C | Sub Lieutenant | SAS Walvisbaai | 1978-10-09 | Graham Last Post 9 Oct 2026 |
| 29519 | Bosman | Jakobus Andries Petrus | J A P | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1980-02-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Feb 2024: 68265701BT Rifleman Jakobus Andries Petrus Bosman, Witwatersrand Rifles, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 27. ROH place is Sector 10 near Onayena (Ondangwa District). |
| 43381 | Botes | Manie | M | Staff Sergeant | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1974-08-07 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026 (same gas-leak farm; wife civilian, not added). |
| 49843 | Botes | Lourens Daniel | L D | Warrant Officer Class I | Administrative Services Corps (Corps) | 1981-09-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Sep 2026 |
| 29527 | Botha | Abraham Lodewikus | A L | Signalman | South African Corps of Signals (Corps) | 1963-03-24 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AS/16972 Signaller Abraham Lodewicus Botha, 8 Signal Group, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 20. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 8 Signals. |
| 29537 | Botha | John Norman | J N | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1988-11-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Nov 2025: 87090551CK Rifleman John Norman Botha, 2nd Battalion Cape Corps, shot and killed by another soldier during an argument at 97 Ammunition Depot, De Aar, age 19. |
| 29541 | Botha | Luther Johannes | L J | Corporal | South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) | 1982-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 |
| 29547 | Botha | Theunis Christoffel | T C | Staff Sergeant | Administrative Services Corps (Corps) | 1953-10-14 | Graham Last Post 14 Oct 2026 |
| 41150 | Botha | Anton | A | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1985-09-25 | Graham Last Post 25 Sep 2026 |
| 48929 | Botha | Henry André | H A | Second Lieutenant | South African Air Force | 1963-10-15 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 15 Oct 2026 |
| 49671 | Botha | Hendrik Coenraad | H C | Pioneer | European Auxiliary Services | 1993-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 29549 | Bothma | Jacobus Johannes Etienne | J J E | Private | Defence HQ Personnel Unit | 1978-08-20 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 20 Aug 2026: 75308270BG Pte J.J.E. Bothma, DHQ Personnel Unit, accidental GSW neck Pretoria / 1 Mil, age 19. ROH also 84 Signals (left). |
| 29566 | Boyd | David John | D J | Lance Corporal | Group 36 | 1991-10-11 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Oct 2024: 89516082BG Lance Corporal David John Boyd, Group 36, killed in a military vehicle accident at Ladybrand, age 19. ROH unit was RAF Innsworth (regiment already Group 36). · Graham Last Post 11 Oct 2026 |
| 41653 | Boyle | Patrick Hartigan | P H | Flight Sergeant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1964-09-09 | Graham Last Post 9 Sep 2026 |
| 29570 | Brain | Brian | B | Major | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1951-08-07 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026: Acting OC AFS Ysterplaat; cerebral haemorrhage, 2 Mil. |
| 29578 | Brandon | Daryl Quintin | D Q | Second Lieutenant | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1976-01-03 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 03 Jan 2026: 72416571BC 2/Lieutenant Daryl Quinton Brandon, 5 SAI, Died of Wounds during Ops Savannah while leading a patrol against a numerically superior enemy force in Central Angola approximately 30km north of Cela; ambushed on a reconnaissance; retrieved under fire by Cpl Vincent Rawlings (Honoris Crux Silver); pronounced dead on arrival at the Forward Army Surgical Hospital at Cela, age 19. ROH second name is Quintin. ROH CauseDeath already records this account. |
| 29581 | Bredenkamp | Werner | W | Lieutenant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1989-09-22 | Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026 |
| 34197 | Breytenbach | Johannes Petrus | J P | Warrant Officer | 1974-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 | |
| 29593 | Briggs | Reginald Patrick | R P | Corporal | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1984-04-27 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Apr 2026: 79350286BG Corporal Reginald Patrick Briggs, 1 SWA SPES Unit SWATF, critically injured when his Buffel collided with a civilian vehicle on the Ondangwa-Oshivello road and overturned; died at Ondangwa hospital from severe internal injuries and bleeding, age 20. ROH unit is 1st SWA Specialist Unit. |
| 29600 | Brissett | Russel Joseph | R J | Private | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1987-04-06 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Apr 2026: 80532278BT Private Russell Joseph Brissett, 1 Medical Battalion Group, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned near the Railway Station in Mamelodi during Operation Xenon; not buckled in, flung out; radio broke loose and crushed his chest, age 23. ROH first name is Russel. |
| 41578 | Brits | Gert Christoffel Petrus | G C P | Constable | Union Defence Forces | 1962-09-28 | Graham Last Post 28 Sep 2026 |
| 49814 | Brits | Jacobus Abraham Francois | J A F | Sergeant | South African Personnel Services Corps | 1992-09-18 | Graham Last Post 18 Sep 2026 |
| 29611 | Brodreiss | Michel Adolf | M A | Air Corporal | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 3rd Radio Operator. Graham LCpl — ROH keeps Air Corporal. |
| 29615 | Broodryk | Dirk Leonardus | D L | Rifleman | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1985-08-10 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Aug 2026: 2 SWA SPES, SWATF; non-military incident Pretoria. |
| 29619 | Brown | Douglas | D | Lieutenant | 12 Squadron | 1950-08-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Aug 2026: 12 Squadron, Harvard 7391, unauthorised low-level aerobatics between Umfolozi and Mtubatuba. |
| 49850 | Brown | Mogamad Reifaat | M R | Private | South African Ordnance Services Corps | 1992-09-29 | Graham Last Post 29 Sep 2026 |
| 29630 | Brummer | James Ross | J R | Leading Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1968-03-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2024: 05518972PE Leading Air Mechanic James Ross Brummer, Air Operations School Langebaanweg, accidentally killed while mounting a radio antenna on the hangar roof at AFB Langebaanweg; asbestos roofing gave way and he fell to his death, age 24. Unit already AOS Langebaanweg. hanger corrected to hangar. Unit2 was Police — set to Air Force. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2021: 05518972PE Leading Air Mechanic James Ross Brummer from Air Operations School Langebaanweg was accidentally killed while mounting a radio antenna on the roof of a hangar at AFB Langebaanweg. The asbestos roofing gave way and he fell to his death. He was 24. |
| 48836 | Buckle | Derick | Captain | Regiment De la Rey | 1988-08-24 | 24 Aug 2026 post | |
| 29635 | Buijense | Jan | J | Rifleman | North West Command | 1985-08-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Aug 2026 |
| 29637 | Buitendag | Jacobus Lodewikus | J L | Sergeant | South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) | 1982-07-19 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 19 Jul 2026: 66438979PE Sergeant Jacobus Lodewikus Buitendag, Northern Transvaal Command Provost Unit, fatal heart attack at his home in Pretoria, age 32. ROH service number lacked PE. |
| 29645 | Burger | Frans Karel Petrus | F K P | Rifleman | Cape Town Highlanders | 1981-03-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2024: 75342147BT Rifleman Frans Karel Petrus Burger, Cape Town Highlanders, Reported Missing while crossing a river on patrol near Ruacana. He disappeared under the water; intensive search found no body; no known grave, age 22. ROH already Sector 10 river disappearance; Ruacana / Reported Missing / no known grave filled. Unit2 already attd. 53 Bn. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2021: 75342147BT Rifleman Frans Karel Petrus Burger from the Cape Town Highlanders was Reported Missing while crossing a river when on a patrol near Ruacana. He disappeared under the water and despite an intensive search, his body was never located. He has no known grave and remains unaccounted for. He was 22. |
| 29654 | Burger | Willem Jacobus | W J | Staff Sergeant | South African Armoured Corps (Corps) | 1974-10-01 | Graham Last Post 1 Oct 2026 |
| 29655 | Burger | Willem Petrus | W P | Staff Sergeant | South African Army | 1982-09-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Sep 2026 |
| 29656 | Burger | Willem Petrus | W P | Rifleman | South African Commandos | 1987-12-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Dec 2017: 70434790KT Rifleman Willem Petrus Burger, Gordonia Commando, Two Gordonia Commando members killed when a civilian vehicle failed to stop at a military roadblock near Upington. Same incident as Burger and van der Merwe. He was 23. ROH age is 33 (not overwritten; 70xx KT in 1987 fits ~33 better than 23). |
| 41827 | Burns | Gregory | G | Private | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1991-10-14 | Graham Last Post 14 Oct 2026 |
| 29660 | Bus | Hugo Johan Jacobus | H J J | Able Seaman | SAS Kimberley | 1975-08-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026: SAS Kimberley (cleared 85 Combat Flying School). |
| 29677 | Cachimbita | Mario | M | Rifleman | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1979-09-11 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Sep 2026 |