ON THIS DAY

12 October

314

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
18 Abel David Stuart Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
127 Adams Frans Private Cape Corps 1918-10-12
162 Adams Martin Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
195 Addison Alphonse Colenbrander Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1916-10-12
528 Andrews Eric Cauty Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1916-10-12
636 Arends William Private Cape Corps 1918-10-12
674 Armstrong Norman Walter Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-10-12
792 Austin Harry Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force) 1944-10-12
835 Babb Edward Cecil Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
899 Bailey Roy Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-10-12
34015 Baker John Robert Constable South African Police 1918-10-12
1060 Barbe Frederick Charles Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
1307 Batham Charles Alfred Frederick Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
1335 Baxter Edward Rooksby Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
1374 Beard George Russell Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
38926 Beattie Dennis Campbell Rifleman Rhodesian Defence Regiment 1977-10-12
1469 Behrens Ronald James Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-10-12
1602 Bennett Wilfred William Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
1719 Beukes Carl Andries Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-12
1892 Blaine Benjamin Charles Ross Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
1959 Bloch Leonhard Berthold Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 1944-10-12
29476 Bodenstein Hermanus Pieter Air Corporal South African Air Force 1963-10-12
38974 Bouch Robert Albert Warrant Officer Class II Special Air Service 1966-10-12
2406 Boyd Charles John Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2542 Brenchley John Second Lieutenant Coldstream Guards 1917-10-12
2553 Brereton Leonard Suthard Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2555 Breslan Joseph Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2600 Bright Percy Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2679 Bromley Thorneloe Clay Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-12
2694 Brooke Frank Washington Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2760 Brown Eric George Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2828 Brown Thomas Fulton Private South African Infantry 1917-10-12
2837 Brown William Frederick Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2896 Bruton Harry Vernon Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
2897 Bruton-simmonds Clifford Rex Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-10-12
2926 Buchanan Albert Clarence Private South African Infantry 1918-10-12
2947 Buckley Cecil Rhodes Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3035 Burgess Frank Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3041 Burgess William Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3067 Burne Basil Ernest Captain South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3068 Burne Dennis Lionel Sergeant South African Infantry 1916-10-12
34243 Burrows Andy South African Police 1996-10-12
39011 Burslem Robert Elton Rifleman Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1979-10-12
3208 Caalsen Andries J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-10-12
39018 Cahill Michael Patrick Colour Sergeant Special Air Service 1966-10-12
3237 Calder William John Kekewich Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1916-10-12
34278 Carmichael John Constable South African Police 1918-10-12
3402 Carnegie Robert Graham Gordon Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3488 Carver Arthur Reginald Private South African Infantry 1916-10-12
3581 Chamberlain Herbert Edward Sergeant Royal Air Force 1941-10-12

Deaths on 12 October by Year