ON THIS DAY

12 May

105

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
14 Abdulrahiman Kistna Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps 1916-05-12
29325 Baloyi Simon Lieutenant South African Air Force 2009-05-12
1292 Bateman Noel Jack Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1944-05-12
34054 Bawuti Michael William Captain South African Police 2004-05-12
29406 Berlowitz Yehezkel Private Israeli Defence Forces 1948-05-12
1763 Bezuidenhout Henry Fred Cornelius Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-05-12
38955 Bint Frederick Walter Henry Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1976-05-12
38960 Blignaut Pieter Willem Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1976-05-12
2765 Brown Freddy Fireman and Trimmer Merchant Navy 1943-05-12
3943 Clarke Paul Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-05-12
4024 Cloete Gideon Johannes Corporal South African Horse 1916-05-12
4041 Cloete Michael Peter Private South African Infantry 1916-05-12
29855 Couvelis Frank Paul Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1983-05-12
4632 Craig William Gunner South African Artillery 1944-05-12
4681 Crocker Henry Robert Driver South African Service Corps 1918-05-12
4735 Crossland George Henry Breakwell Captain Southern Rhodesia Staff Corps 1944-05-12
29906 Dala Carlos Conceicao Corporal South West African Territory Force 1985-05-12
5239 De Beer Phillip Rudolph Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1942-05-12
5867 Donald Bertram Smith Corporal South African Infantry 1916-05-12
6100 Du Plessis Petrus Wilhelmus J Corporal Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces 1915-05-12
34562 Du Toit Frans Adriaan South African Police 1957-05-12
30282 Eybers Pieter Gabriel Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1975-05-12
34662 Ferreira Anthony Garlo Constable South African Police 1990-05-12
30393 Fraser Nicholas Scott Private Light Infantry 1999-05-12
39343 Fred Ian Lovat Junior Corporal Guard Force 1979-05-12
8341 Goliath Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1947-05-12
8376 Goodman Hubert Reginald Wing Commander Royal Air Force 1944-05-12
8697 Green William Company Quartermaster Serjeant Royal Garrison Artillery 1917-05-12
39401 Hardy Michael Kenneth Captain Selous Scouts 1979-05-12
34895 Harker Wesley James Sergeant South African Police 1998-05-12
9285 Harris Louis Ehrlich Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-05-12
10251 Hopley Geoffrey William Van Der Byl Second Lieutenant Grenadier Guards 1915-05-12
10287 Hornsby Charles Cooper Captain Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-05-12
10908 Jacobs Salmon Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-05-12
10980 James Billy Labourer Military Labour Corps 1917-05-12
11218 John Christopher Lawrence Corporal South African Indian Bearer Corps 1917-05-12
11340 Johnston Eric Herbert Rifleman Rifle Brigade 1915-05-12
39484 Jojo Bruce Hugh Guard Guard Force 1978-05-12
40809 Katiyo John Constable British South Africa Police 1978-05-12
39549 Khupe Jenamiso Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1978-05-12
35237 Koekemoer Pieter K Special Constable South African Police 1992-05-12
31127 Kolver Adrian Lloyd Civilian Civilian 1973-05-12
31128 Kolver Jacobus Petrus Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1973-05-12
12897 Landrey Alfred John Paton Private South African Infantry 1917-05-12
13135 Le Roux Johannes Van Heerden Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-05-12
13186 Leburu Kobo John Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-05-12
13611 Linde Gerhardus Johannes Hermanus Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces 1915-05-12
31373 Lones Dean Anthony Rifleman Regiment Dan Pienaar 1988-05-12
13934 Lovat Denis Captain South African Air Force 1944-05-12
14326 Maclachlan Hugh Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-05-12

Deaths on 12 May by Year