On This Day

On This Day — 10 February

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1901

47309Burgher Louis Daniel Bosman, Ficksburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 15. Killed in action, Lootsberg, Ficksburg.

1901

47841Burgher Christoffel Johannes Smith, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 40. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

1901

44061Burgher Jan Daniel Van Zyl, Gen van Zyl Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Mamusa, Schweizer Reneke.

1902

43681Burgher Frey, Boer Forces, aged 29. Killed in action, Kwaggashoek, Krugersdorp.

1917

2225Donkey Driver David Botha, 16584, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of malaria, at sea, on H.M.T. "Huntscliff", returning to South Africa.

1917

17040Private Kleinbooi Mohale Or Motali, 11566, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of dysentery, at Maitland Hospital.

1917

14414Captain William Douglas Madore, 254th Tunnelling Coy. (Royal Engineers), aged 30. Died of wounds.

1917

15545Labourer Klaas Matlale, 11064, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of malaria, at sea.

1917

18543Private Cecil Nell, I/185, Cape Cycle Corps. Killed in action, in East Africa (likely Tanzania near Iringa).

1917

20145Driver Godfrey E J Phelps, MT/3113, M.t. (South African Service Corps). Died of blackwater fever.

1917

20406Donkey Driver Robert Plaatjes, 17460, South African Native Labour Bureau. Mitole.

1917

20805Private Punganama, M/15, Rhodesia Native Regiment. Missing, Death Presumed.

1917

21458Private Charles Huggett Riches, 3756, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Died of wounds.

1917

27537Mule Driver Cornelius Wagenar, 17302, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of diarrhoea, at Chemera.

1918

2835Private William Brown, South African Forces, aged 24. Colonel Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander, an esteemed veteran of the Zulu, Matabele and Anglo-Boer Wars, drowned on the set of African Film Productions' epic film, 'The Symbol of Sacrifice'. The incident also claimed the lives of Joseph Ralph Levy and William Brown, who had just returned from fighting in the World War. Colenbrander had been hired as advisor on this film about the Zulu War of 1879 and also starred as Lord Chelmsford, the commander of the British army in Zululand. The accident happened during the filming of a scene in which Chelmsford and his troops cross the Buffalo River to relieve the garrison at Rorke's Drift. The scene was shot at the Klip River near Henley-on-Klip, about 48km from Johannesburg. Colenbrander and his cavalry entered the water of the Klip River and was soon in 3 m deep water. When one of the horses took fright and tried to turn back to the river bank, the uneasiness spread and several riders were thrown from their horses. Boats were immediately sent to the rescue and most of the riders were saved. But just as a boat was about to pull Colenbrander to safety, he disappeared under the water. His body, along with those of Levy and Brown, was discovered a couple of days later. It is believed that Colenbrander had a heart attack from the strenuous swimming.

1918

13473Private Joseph Ralph Levy, 517, No. 4 General Hospital Robert Heights (South African Medical Corps), aged 20. Colonel Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander, an esteemed veteran of the Zulu, Matabele and Anglo-Boer Wars, drowned on the set of African Film Productions' epic film, 'The Symbol of Sacrifice'. The incident also claimed the lives of Joseph Ralph Levy and William Brown, who had just returned from fighting in the World War. Colenbrander had been hired as advisor on this film about the Zulu War of 1879 and also starred as Lord Chelmsford, the commander of the British army in Zululand. The accident happened during the filming of a scene in which Chelmsford and his troops cross the Buffalo River to relieve the garrison at Rorke's Drift. The scene was shot at the Klip River near Henley-on-Klip, about 48km from Johannesburg. Colenbrander and his cavalry entered the water of the Klip River and was soon in 3 m deep water. When one of the horses took fright and tried to turn back to the river bank, the uneasiness spread and several riders were thrown from their horses. Boats were immediately sent to the rescue and most of the riders were saved. But just as a boat was about to pull Colenbrander to safety, he disappeared under the water. His body, along with those of Levy and Brown, was discovered a couple of days later. It is believed that Colenbrander had a heart attack from the strenuous swimming.

1918

20040Private Alfred Petersen, 3217, 2nd (Cape Corps). Died of malaria, at Durban.

1919

19189Driver Jacob Barend Obermeyer, MT/8235, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 19. Died of heart failure following operation for appendicitis, at Chinde.

1920

1020Company Serjeant Major Henry Daniel Bance, 148551, Royal Air Force, aged 54. Died in motor car accident.

1923

31828Private Samuel Grant McLeod, 14196, 5th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of rheumatoid arthritis and cardiac failure, at Roberts Heights Hospital.

1940

36768Hermanus Stephanus Nel, 3587(M), 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 44. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

1941

6369Private George William Dyzon, 115558, 1 Ltc (South African Tank Corps). Died on active service.

1941

26783Private Van Dyl, 11936, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 38. Died on active service.

1942

3857Private Peter Claasen, C/276880, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 28. Died on active service.

1942

4182Private Pieter Willem Coetzer, 241841, 1st Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces). Died of accidental injuries, fractured skull, in the Middle East.

1942

11018Second Lieutenant Alexander Graham Jamieson, 102522V, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed on training flight, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN243.

1942

18505Private Nel, 295835, 20th Field Amb (South African Medical Corps), aged 18. Died on active service.

1942

20273Private Pieters, C/273662, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Killed in action.

1942

21569Gunner Roberts, 105608, 2 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 20. Died on active service.

1942

26669Corporal Henry Van Der Poel, 80092, South African Corps of Military Police, aged 35. Died on active service.

1942

28907Lance Corporal William Wright, 1355, Northern Rhodesia Volunteer Defence Force, aged 24. Died on active service.

1943

259Lieutenant Eric William (Dave) Airey, 205576, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 29. Killed in action, crashed on take-off, in Douglas Boston Mk III.

1943

5688Colonel Ernest Dickson, 240385, South African Staff Corps. Died on active service.

1943

17332Private Motumi Monyane, AS/4063, 1908 (Basuto) Coy. (African Pioneer Corps (H.C.T.)), aged 36. Died on active service.

1943

19103Lieutenant Robert N Nugent, 173646, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 30. Killed in action, crashed on take-off, in Douglas Boston Mk III.

1943

24850Flight Lieutenant Maurice Frank Taylor, 67268, 270 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 32. Killed in action, Catalina FP 173, went down near the Bunce River, Sierra Leone.

1944

8121Able Seaman John McGregor Gibson, 67603, H.M.S. Adria (South African Naval Forces), aged 24. Died of smallpox.

1944

11686Private Phillip Kaba, N/14333, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1944

27681Private Henry Joseph Walters, 221591, 2nd Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces), aged 31. Died of tumour on his spine, whilst a POW, in Breslau Hospital, Germany.

1945

9035Lieutenant Martyn Bruce Hall, 328370V, 79 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, in Thunderbolt #HD252.

1945

22349Private Gert Schalkwyk, C/273210V, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 27. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1945

25457Steward Gerald J M Treisman, 584730V, H.M.S.A.S. Smalvlei (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Died on active service.

1945

25697Private Albert Tyson, 8417, 11th Bn. (Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces), aged 29. Collapsed and died.

1947

14130Private Maasdorp, C/288122, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died after discharge.

1947

24622Constable Frederick James Sweet, 1490, Palestine Police Force, aged 39. Died on active service.

1951

30308Staff Sergeant Petrus J Ferreira, P6275, Infantry School (South African Infantry Corps), aged 31. Drowned at Baberspan, near Delareyville. He was undergoing training at Potchefstroom.

1951

32219Air Mechanic Okert Barend Jonathan Nel, P/11695, 250 Air Defence Artillery Group (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died of fractured skull.

1954

33386Second Lieutenant Jacobus Philippus Van Aswegen, 85531978, Bloemspruit Flt (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard #7659, struck ground during low flying and crashed near Bloemfontein.

1961

30708Lieutenant Andries Johan Adam Heyns, P/45520, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 34. Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

1961

31853Air Sergeant Leslie Frederick Meise, P/5459, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 42. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

1961

32204Leading Air Mechanic Dudley Nel, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

1961

32887Leading Air Mechanic James Errol Serfontein, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

1961

32949Captain Frans Krige Siebrits, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

1965

41607Private Jacobus Wynand Mathyse Engelbrecht, P/23776, 61 Base Workshop (South African Army), aged 33. Died of cerebral aneurysm, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.

1972

33800Lance Corporal James Charles Warren, 65451726E, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in Military Aircraft Accident, Mirage #835, at Waterkloof AFB. During the removal of the ejection seat for repacking of the drogue parachute, the seat drogue gun fired while he was leaning over the seat, mortally injuring him.

1977

36630Constable S Phillip Mukwevho, S161296H, Eastern Cape (South African Police), aged 30. Municipal Police.

1977

38799Constable Lot Tagwira, 21656, Ground Coverage (British South Africa Police), aged 25. Murdered, by insurgents, in the Gwanda District.

1978

38527Sergeant Fanuel Mustaph Katete, 20115, Camp Umtali (British South Africa Police), aged 29. Died of wounds, received in a contact.

1979

39206Private John De Kock, 135039, 1st Battalion (Rhodesia Defence Regiment), aged 51. Died on active service.

1979

38699Constable Charles Ncube, 25312, Support Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 21. Killed in action, in a contact.

1983

32785Rifleman Adao Salvador, 78912359SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 28. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Mosese.

1984

36265Constable David M Mogakane, S172472T, Moroka, Soweto (South African Police), aged 30. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

1994

30268Lieutenant Garth Harold Esterhuizen, 86403821PS, 42 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in aircraft accident, at Carletonville, in Cessna 185A #720, after flying into power lines during an authorised low-level cross-country training flight.

1996

32960Corporal Lucas Guluva Simelane, 89729313PE, Hq (Group 12), aged 33. Died in a military motorcycle accident while on farm patrol at Amsterdam.

1997

34744Constable Thobile N Gatya, 631107-5, Newark Police (South African Police), aged 31. Murdered by natives.

1997

31960Rifleman Mothobi Edwin Moleko, 87766663PE, 35 Sqdn. (Group 42), aged 20. Died when accidently shot by another SANDF member who was playing with a private pistol at Lenz Military Base.

2001

31700Mr Mathiblea Abraham Matlaila, 87800678CA, 503 Squadron (Wallman), aged 52. Died of heart attack, at Wallmansthall Sick Bay.

2002

34872Inspector Leon Eugene Hadebe, 158205-4, Internal Stability Unit (South African Police Service), aged 19. Shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Phola Park squatter camp while searching for suspects.

2007

35672Special Constable Jacob Johannes Masemola, 7062031-8, Eastern Transvaal Division (South African Police Service), aged 18. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

2007

36641Constable Jacobus Rodney Murudi, 7008888-8, Heilbron (South African Police Service), aged 21. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

2017

43087Constable Gwanti, 7197556-0, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 10 February

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1901 47309 — Burgher Louis Daniel Bosman, Ficksburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 15. Killed in action, Lootsberg, Ficksburg.

- 1901 47841 — Burgher Christoffel Johannes Smith, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 40. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

- 1901 44061 — Burgher Jan Daniel Van Zyl, Gen van Zyl Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Mamusa, Schweizer Reneke.

- 1902 43681 — Burgher Frey, Boer Forces, aged 29. Killed in action, Kwaggashoek, Krugersdorp.

- 1917 2225 — Donkey Driver David Botha, 16584, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of malaria, at sea, on H.M.T. "Huntscliff", returning to South Africa.

- 1917 17040 — Private Kleinbooi Mohale Or Motali, 11566, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of dysentery, at Maitland Hospital.

- 1917 14414 — Captain William Douglas Madore, 254th Tunnelling Coy. (Royal Engineers), aged 30. Died of wounds.

- 1917 15545 — Labourer Klaas Matlale, 11064, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of malaria, at sea.

- 1917 18543 — Private Cecil Nell, I/185, Cape Cycle Corps. Killed in action, in East Africa (likely Tanzania near Iringa).

- 1917 20145 — Driver Godfrey E J Phelps, MT/3113, M.t. (South African Service Corps). Died of blackwater fever.

- 1917 20406 — Donkey Driver Robert Plaatjes, 17460, South African Native Labour Bureau. Mitole.

- 1917 20805 — Private Punganama, M/15, Rhodesia Native Regiment. Missing, Death Presumed.

- 1917 21458 — Private Charles Huggett Riches, 3756, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36. Died of wounds.

- 1917 27537 — Mule Driver Cornelius Wagenar, 17302, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of diarrhoea, at Chemera.

- 1918 2835 — Private William Brown, South African Forces, aged 24. Colonel Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander, an esteemed veteran of the Zulu, Matabele and Anglo-Boer Wars, drowned on the set of African Film Productions' epic film, 'The Symbol of Sacrifice'. The incident also claimed the lives of Joseph Ralph Levy and William Brown, who had just returned from fighting in the World War. Colenbrander had been hired as advisor on this film about the Zulu War of 1879 and also starred as Lord Chelmsford, the commander of the British army in Zululand. The accident happened during the filming of a scene in which Chelmsford and his troops cross the Buffalo River to relieve the garrison at Rorke's Drift. The scene was shot at the Klip River near Henley-on-Klip, about 48km from Johannesburg. Colenbrander and his cavalry entered the water of the Klip River and was soon in 3 m deep water. When one of the horses took fright and tried to turn back to the river bank, the uneasiness spread and several riders were thrown from their horses. Boats were immediately sent to the rescue and most of the riders were saved. But just as a boat was about to pull Colenbrander to safety, he disappeared under the water. His body, along with those of Levy and Brown, was discovered a couple of days later. It is believed that Colenbrander had a heart attack from the strenuous swimming.

- 1918 13473 — Private Joseph Ralph Levy, 517, No. 4 General Hospital Robert Heights (South African Medical Corps), aged 20. Colonel Johannes Wilhelm Colenbrander, an esteemed veteran of the Zulu, Matabele and Anglo-Boer Wars, drowned on the set of African Film Productions' epic film, 'The Symbol of Sacrifice'. The incident also claimed the lives of Joseph Ralph Levy and William Brown, who had just returned from fighting in the World War. Colenbrander had been hired as advisor on this film about the Zulu War of 1879 and also starred as Lord Chelmsford, the commander of the British army in Zululand. The accident happened during the filming of a scene in which Chelmsford and his troops cross the Buffalo River to relieve the garrison at Rorke's Drift. The scene was shot at the Klip River near Henley-on-Klip, about 48km from Johannesburg. Colenbrander and his cavalry entered the water of the Klip River and was soon in 3 m deep water. When one of the horses took fright and tried to turn back to the river bank, the uneasiness spread and several riders were thrown from their horses. Boats were immediately sent to the rescue and most of the riders were saved. But just as a boat was about to pull Colenbrander to safety, he disappeared under the water. His body, along with those of Levy and Brown, was discovered a couple of days later. It is believed that Colenbrander had a heart attack from the strenuous swimming.

- 1918 20040 — Private Alfred Petersen, 3217, 2nd (Cape Corps). Died of malaria, at Durban.

- 1919 19189 — Driver Jacob Barend Obermeyer, MT/8235, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 19. Died of heart failure following operation for appendicitis, at Chinde.

- 1920 1020 — Company Serjeant Major Henry Daniel Bance, 148551, Royal Air Force, aged 54. Died in motor car accident.

- 1923 31828 — Private Samuel Grant McLeod, 14196, 5th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of rheumatoid arthritis and cardiac failure, at Roberts Heights Hospital.

- 1940 36768 — Hermanus Stephanus Nel, 3587(M), 34 Dist (Pretoria) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 44. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 1941 6369 — Private George William Dyzon, 115558, 1 Ltc (South African Tank Corps). Died on active service.

- 1941 26783 — Private Van Dyl, 11936, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 38. Died on active service.

- 1942 3857 — Private Peter Claasen, C/276880, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 28. Died on active service.

- 1942 4182 — Private Pieter Willem Coetzer, 241841, 1st Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces). Died of accidental injuries, fractured skull, in the Middle East.

- 1942 11018 — Second Lieutenant Alexander Graham Jamieson, 102522V, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed on training flight, in Curtiss Tomahawk Mk IIB #AN243.

- 1942 18505 — Private Nel, 295835, 20th Field Amb (South African Medical Corps), aged 18. Died on active service.

- 1942 20273 — Private Pieters, C/273662, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Killed in action.

- 1942 21569 — Gunner Roberts, 105608, 2 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 20. Died on active service.

- 1942 26669 — Corporal Henry Van Der Poel, 80092, South African Corps of Military Police, aged 35. Died on active service.

- 1942 28907 — Lance Corporal William Wright, 1355, Northern Rhodesia Volunteer Defence Force, aged 24. Died on active service.

- 1943 259 — Lieutenant Eric William (Dave) Airey, 205576, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 29. Killed in action, crashed on take-off, in Douglas Boston Mk III.

- 1943 5688 — Colonel Ernest Dickson, 240385, South African Staff Corps. Died on active service.

- 1943 17332 — Private Motumi Monyane, AS/4063, 1908 (Basuto) Coy. (African Pioneer Corps (H.C.T.)), aged 36. Died on active service.

- 1943 19103 — Lieutenant Robert N Nugent, 173646, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 30. Killed in action, crashed on take-off, in Douglas Boston Mk III.

- 1943 24850 — Flight Lieutenant Maurice Frank Taylor, 67268, 270 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 32. Killed in action, Catalina FP 173, went down near the Bunce River, Sierra Leone.

- 1944 8121 — Able Seaman John McGregor Gibson, 67603, H.M.S. Adria (South African Naval Forces), aged 24. Died of smallpox.

- 1944 11686 — Private Phillip Kaba, N/14333, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1944 27681 — Private Henry Joseph Walters, 221591, 2nd Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces), aged 31. Died of tumour on his spine, whilst a POW, in Breslau Hospital, Germany.

- 1945 9035 — Lieutenant Martyn Bruce Hall, 328370V, 79 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, in Thunderbolt #HD252.

- 1945 22349 — Private Gert Schalkwyk, C/273210V, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 27. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1945 25457 — Steward Gerald J M Treisman, 584730V, H.M.S.A.S. Smalvlei (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Died on active service.

- 1945 25697 — Private Albert Tyson, 8417, 11th Bn. (Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces), aged 29. Collapsed and died.

- 1947 14130 — Private Maasdorp, C/288122, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died after discharge.

- 1947 24622 — Constable Frederick James Sweet, 1490, Palestine Police Force, aged 39. Died on active service.

- 1951 30308 — Staff Sergeant Petrus J Ferreira, P6275, Infantry School (South African Infantry Corps), aged 31. Drowned at Baberspan, near Delareyville. He was undergoing training at Potchefstroom.

- 1951 32219 — Air Mechanic Okert Barend Jonathan Nel, P/11695, 250 Air Defence Artillery Group (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died of fractured skull.

- 1954 33386 — Second Lieutenant Jacobus Philippus Van Aswegen, 85531978, Bloemspruit Flt (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard #7659, struck ground during low flying and crashed near Bloemfontein.

- 1961 30708 — Lieutenant Andries Johan Adam Heyns, P/45520, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 34. Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

- 1961 31853 — Air Sergeant Leslie Frederick Meise, P/5459, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 42. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

- 1961 32204 — Leading Air Mechanic Dudley Nel, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

- 1961 32887 — Leading Air Mechanic James Errol Serfontein, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

- 1961 32949 — Captain Frans Krige Siebrits, 28 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856.

- 1965 41607 — Private Jacobus Wynand Mathyse Engelbrecht, P/23776, 61 Base Workshop (South African Army), aged 33. Died of cerebral aneurysm, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.

- 1972 33800 — Lance Corporal James Charles Warren, 65451726E, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in Military Aircraft Accident, Mirage #835, at Waterkloof AFB. During the removal of the ejection seat for repacking of the drogue parachute, the seat drogue gun fired while he was leaning over the seat, mortally injuring him.

- 1977 36630 — Constable S Phillip Mukwevho, S161296H, Eastern Cape (South African Police), aged 30. Municipal Police.

- 1977 38799 — Constable Lot Tagwira, 21656, Ground Coverage (British South Africa Police), aged 25. Murdered, by insurgents, in the Gwanda District.

- 1978 38527 — Sergeant Fanuel Mustaph Katete, 20115, Camp Umtali (British South Africa Police), aged 29. Died of wounds, received in a contact.

- 1979 39206 — Private John De Kock, 135039, 1st Battalion (Rhodesia Defence Regiment), aged 51. Died on active service.

- 1979 38699 — Constable Charles Ncube, 25312, Support Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 21. Killed in action, in a contact.

- 1983 32785 — Rifleman Adao Salvador, 78912359SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 28. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Mosese.

- 1984 36265 — Constable David M Mogakane, S172472T, Moroka, Soweto (South African Police), aged 30. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 1994 30268 — Lieutenant Garth Harold Esterhuizen, 86403821PS, 42 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in aircraft accident, at Carletonville, in Cessna 185A #720, after flying into power lines during an authorised low-level cross-country training flight.

- 1996 32960 — Corporal Lucas Guluva Simelane, 89729313PE, Hq (Group 12), aged 33. Died in a military motorcycle accident while on farm patrol at Amsterdam.

- 1997 34744 — Constable Thobile N Gatya, 631107-5, Newark Police (South African Police), aged 31. Murdered by natives.

- 1997 31960 — Rifleman Mothobi Edwin Moleko, 87766663PE, 35 Sqdn. (Group 42), aged 20. Died when accidently shot by another SANDF member who was playing with a private pistol at Lenz Military Base.

- 2001 31700 — Mr Mathiblea Abraham Matlaila, 87800678CA, 503 Squadron (Wallman), aged 52. Died of heart attack, at Wallmansthall Sick Bay.

- 2002 34872 — Inspector Leon Eugene Hadebe, 158205-4, Internal Stability Unit (South African Police Service), aged 19. Shot and killed by unknown gunmen in Phola Park squatter camp while searching for suspects.

- 2007 35672 — Special Constable Jacob Johannes Masemola, 7062031-8, Eastern Transvaal Division (South African Police Service), aged 18. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 2007 36641 — Constable Jacobus Rodney Murudi, 7008888-8, Heilbron (South African Police Service), aged 21. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 2017 43087 — Constable Gwanti, 7197556-0, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

We will remember them.

ON THIS DAY

10 February

On This Day — 10 February

Deaths on 10 February by Year