ON THIS DAY

12 August

93

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
182 Adams William Ernest Driver South African Service Corps 1918-08-12
600 Appie September Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-08-12
604 Appleton Charles Henry Group Captain Royal Air Force 1944-08-12
1088 Barford John Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1943-08-12
1520 Bell William Hugh Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-08-12
1701 Bestwick Eric Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-12
29473 Blom Jacob Jacobus Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1981-08-12
34138 Bosch Johan Louis Sergeant South African Police 1970-08-12
2413 Boyd Reginald Sergeant Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1944-08-12
2433 Boyle William Sergeant Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1940-08-12
29660 Bus Hugo Johan Jacobus Able Seaman SAS Kimberley 1975-08-12
3356 Cardale James Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1918-08-12
3785 Chomley John Allison George Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 1940-08-12
29787 Coetzee Christopher South African Infantry Corps 1970-08-12
39156 Craig Ronald John Faull Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1938-08-12
29880 Cronje Petrus Gerhardus Etteine Sergeant South African Air Force 1983-08-12
4920 Dalton Stanley Mckenzie Private South African Medical Corps 1916-08-12
5036 David Chitembe Private Northern Rhodesian African Defence Force 1943-08-12
5145 Davis Howard Leopold Private Highland Light Infantry 1916-08-12
5156 Davis Solomon Aubrey Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-12
34430 De Swardt Stephanus J D Constable South African Police 1968-08-12
5650 Dibb Geoffrey Wigton Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-12
5848 Dolby Walter Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1944-08-12
5853 Dollie Thomas Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-12
5869 Donald Kenneth Neville Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-08-12
30120 Du Bois Pierre Johannes Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 1978-08-12
41622 Fourie Okert Johannes Major South African Air Force 1964-08-12
8290 Godlonton D'urban Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-12
8347 Gomba Berry Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1918-08-12
8499 Govindsamy Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-08-12
8521 Grabule John Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-08-12
8717 Greenwood Arthur Herbert Private South African Horse 1916-08-12
30531 Greyling Johannes Barend Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 1978-08-12
30655 Havenga Stefanus Jacobus Pioneer 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1986-08-12
9930 Hind Ivan Frank Captain Royal Air Force 1918-08-12
39439 Hudson-beck John E District Officer Internal Affairs 1976-08-12
10589 Hurst William Private South African Infantry 1920-08-12
10915 Jacobs Thomas Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-08-12
11065 Jansen Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-12
11628 Judd Francis Elton Christopher Lieut-Commander Royal Navy 1942-08-12
12345 Kitchin Dennis Ernest Horatio Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-08-12
12365 Klaasen Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1947-08-12
12443 Knight Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-08-12
12451 Knipe Thomas Joseph Corporal Cape Corps 1919-08-12
12971 Larkin Harold John Private South African Horse 1916-08-12
31243 Lavie Orit Lance Corporal Israeli Defence Forces 1968-08-12
13371 Leshabane Jack Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-08-12
13381 Lesiba Frans Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-08-12
35597 Mahlangu Ramesh Constable South African Police 1994-08-12
14949 Mannheim Beverley Smailes Lieutenant South African Air Force 1946-08-12

Deaths on 12 August by Year