Correspondence
Daily Last Post casualty notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33287 | Tinda | J | Rifleman | 102 Battalion | 1983-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 | |
| 48595 | Timmerman | R W | R W | Lieutenant Colonel | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 2003-04-06 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Apr 2026: Lieutenant Colonel R W Timmerman, Special Forces Headquarters, collapsed and died after a fatal heart attack while on duty, age 65. No service number in Graham's post. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time). |
| 33279 | Thulare | M S | Rifleman | 1998-10-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 17 Oct 2026 | ||
| 33266 | Thomas | F | Rifleman | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1979-08-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Aug 2026: Frank / age 31 / Buffalo Base GSW (ROH keeps Adrian Murray / age 19 / Die Buffel Struikel). | |
| 33260 | Thiel | Rudolph Ernst | R E | Rifleman | 1 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1989-08-02 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 02 Aug 2026: 1 Recce, Unimog Duku-Duku / Mtubatuba (cleared 14 Field Regiment). |
| 33252 | Theron | Jacobus Cornelius | J C | Colonel | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1981-08-13 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Aug 2026: Sector 50 HQ, age 63 (was 4 Field Regt / Sector 5 / age 64). Gobabis aircraft. |
| 48611 | Theron | Hermann Francois | H F | Corporal | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-08-21 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: Cpl Hermann Francois Theron, 1 SAI, private MVA near Colesburg on weekend pass, age 20. No SN. New ROH record. Same vehicle as Rossouw. |
| 48601 | Thangavalu | Pravin | P | Marine | South African Navy (Corps) | 1989-01-23 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Jan 2026: Marine Pravin Thangavalu, South African Marine Corps, killed instantly at Wenela Base on 23 January 1989 when a fellow Marine, who had removed the magazine without clearing the chamber, later played with the rifle and a shot hit Thangavalu in the head. Age 19. Graham gave no service number. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time). |
| 33239 | Terburgh | Pieter Johannes | P J | Lance Corporal | 40 Squadron | 1983-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: passenger, Impala Mk I #487 near Irene. |
| 33231 | Terblanche | Benjamin | B | Major | 51 Battalion | 1986-10-06 | Graham Last Post 6 Oct 2026 |
| 33234 | Terblanche | Jaques | J | Gunner | South African Artillery (Corps) | 1990-03-01 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 01 Mar 2024: 86461050BG Gunner Jaques Terblanche, 10 Artillery Brigade, killed as a passenger in a military minibus in a head-on collision with a truck on the Pretoria-Potchefstroom Road, age 19. Same Pretoria–Potchefstroom minibus as De Bruin G.S. PN 29964, Terblanche J. PN 33234, Krijger E.G. PN 31157 and Putter L.F. PN 32604. Graham: head-on collision with a truck. ROH: collided with a stationary truck at Muldersdrift (not overwritten). |
| 33237 | Terblanche | Petrus Francois | P F | Airman | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1987-09-23 | Graham Last Post 23 Sep 2026 |
| 33229 | Tembe | Sipho Blessing | S B | Sapper | 1 Engineer Regiment | 1996-09-09 | Graham Last Post 9 Sep 2026 |
| 33228 | Teles | Jose Manual | J M | Rifleman | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1988-05-09 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: 84611912BG Rifleman José Manual Teles, South African Infantry Corps, died of disease in Hospital, age 25. Surname on grave headstone incorrectly given as Seles. ROH unit is 32 Battalion; first name is Jose Manual (not overwritten). |
| 33223 | Tchipango | Waite | W | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1987-09-13 | Graham Last Post 13 Sep 2026 |
| 33222 | Tchinongo | Antonio | A | Rifleman | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1977-08-02 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 02 Aug 2026: Antonio, age 26 (was Rupert William / age 27). Accidental hand grenade, 32 Bn training. |
| 33218 | Taylor | Ivan Leslie | I L | Signalman | 1 Signals Regiment | 1963-03-24 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: T/61173 Signaller Ivan Leslie Taylor, 1 Signal Regiment, 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 19. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 1 Signals Regiment. |
| 33206 | Taljaard | Matthys Johannes | M J | Lance Corporal | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 2nd Radio Operator. ServiceNo P/17993 (was P1/7993). |
| 33207 | Taljaard | Pieter | P | Rifleman | 1 Parachute Battalion | 1984-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 49896 | Taljaard | Daniel Jakob | D J | Major | 2001-10-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 33197 | Tahan | Claude Elias | C E | Air Cadet | South African Air Force | 1938-10-05 | Graham Last Post 5 Oct 2026 |
| 49828 | Swartz | Clive Ignatius Johannes | C I J | Rifleman | Cape Corps | 1978-09-22 | Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026 |
| 33182 | Swart | Jacobus Nicolaas | J N | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1977-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 33184 | Swart | Louis Johann | L J | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1991-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 |
| 33186 | Swart | Pieter Ryno Johannes | P R J | Warrant Officer Class II | Maritime | 1982-09-15 | Graham Last Post 15 Sep 2026 |
| 49856 | Swart | Daniel Petrus | D P | Private | 1981-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 | |
| 33169 | Swanepoel | Jan Andries | J A | Corporal | 8 Signal Regiment | 1976-02-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Feb 2024: 67234162BT Corporal Jan Andries Swanepoel, 8 Signal Regiment, killed when the Unimog he was a passenger in overturned at Chitado, Southern Angola, age 25. |
| 33170 | Swanepoel | Michael | M | Lance Corporal | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1991-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 |
| 41884 | Swanepoel | Rudi | R | Lance Corporal | South African Infantry Corps | 1993-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026 |
| 33145 | Strydom | Barend Jacobus Christoffel | B J C | Rifleman | 7 South African Infantry Battalion | 1982-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026 |
| 33150 | Strydom | Johannes Hendrik | J H | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1984-08-07 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026: Infantry School, AD of a fellow soldier's rifle, De Brug. Headstone date 7 July noted on record. |
| 33152 | Strydom | Karel Christiaan | K C | Corporal | South African Commandos | 1977-10-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 17 Oct 2026 |
| 33154 | Strydom | Stephanus Rudolph | S R | Candidate Officer | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1978-05-28 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74287186BG Candidate Officer Stephanus Rudolph Strydom, Infantry School Instructor Group, killed at Grootfontein by an accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle, age 20. Cause had HTML entity ' — corrected to an apostrophe. |
| 40400 | Strydom | Johannes Jacobus | J J | Captain (Flight Lieutenant) | South African Air Force (Rhodesian Air Force) | 1979-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 33137 | Strauss | Derrick Ian | D I | Candidate Officer | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 3rd Navigator, Shackleton 1718-K. |
| 33138 | Strauss | Johannes Mattheus | J M | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1983-10-13 | Graham Last Post 13 Oct 2026 |
| 33124 | Stols | Johannes Jacobus Christoffel | J J C | Rifleman | 3 South African Infantry Battalion | 1983-08-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Aug 2026: 3 SAI Support Coy att 52 Bn, TMA-3, Ogongo. |
| 33122 | Stocks | Neil Ashcroft | N A | Lieutenant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1954-09-22 | Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026 |
| 33102 | Steyn | Andries | A | Private | South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) | 1988-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 33105 | Steyn | Diederick Arnoldus | D A | Trooper | South African Armoured Corps (Corps) | 1981-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 |
| 33106 | Steyn | Dirk Cornelius | D C | Private | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1978-09-30 | Graham Last Post 30 Sep 2026 |
| 33113 | Steyn | Josua Daniel Joubert | J D J | Rifleman | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1983-09-30 | Graham Last Post 30 Sep 2026 |
| 38219 | Steyn | Willem Adriaan | W A | Warrant Officer Class II | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1965-05-09 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: P/6635 Warrant Officer Class II Willem Adriaan Steyn, 1 Air Depot, died in Pretoria as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 44. |
| 33090 | Stefanus | Jacob | J | Special WO | South West African Police | 1985-09-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2025: Special Warrant Officer Jacob Stephanus, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), KIA SWAPO/PLAN Northern Owamboland, age 39. ROH last name Stefanus; age 19 not overwritten. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2023: Special Warrant Officer Jacob Stephanus, Koevoet, Killed in Action Northern Owamboland, age 39. ROH last name is Stefanus; age is 19 (not overwritten). · Graham Last Post 26 Sep 2026 |
| 33089 | Steenkamp | Wouter Theron | W T | Lance Corporal | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1984-01-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2017: 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C, T-54 HE shell near Cuvelai, Ops Askari. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2024: 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C, Ops Askari, Cuvelai. |
| 33077 | Stapelberg | Martinus Godfried | M G | Rifleman | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-08-24 | 24 Aug 2026 post |
| 33066 | Stander | Abraham Samuel Jacobus | A S J | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1987-12-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Dec 2017: 82541483BT Private Abraham Samuel Jacobus Stander, 31 Field Workshop Technical Service Corps, accidentally killed approximately 10 km outside Grootfontein when he fell off the rear of a moving Samil 20 travelling on the road to Otavi, age 21. Cleared anachronistic Unit2 Air Force. |
| 33063 | Stacey | Clifton | C | Sergeant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1981-08-25 | Graham Last Post 25 Aug 2026 |
| 33058 | Spies | Wynand | W | Lance Corporal | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1981-08-14 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 14 Aug 2026: 5 Recce LCpl (was Cpl 2nd Regt). Cremated vs ROH Roodepoort burial. |
| 33054 | Spence | Don Andries | D A | Rifleman | 1 Parachute Battalion | 1982-09-24 | Graham Last Post 24 Sep 2026 |