On This Day

On This Day — 12 September

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900

44865Burgher Jeremia August Smit, Carolina Commando (Boer Forces), aged 40. Killed in action, Nelsberg.

1901

47142Burgher Joseph William James Brown, Boer Forces, aged 26. Killed in action, Kraankuil, Petrusville.

1901

46819Burgher Adriaan J G De La Rey, Lichtenbug Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, near Stapelbergsvlei.

1902

48301Burgher Domingo Da Souza, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 29. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

1902

47921Burgher Henrdrik Jacobus Rabie, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 22. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, En route to SA from India and Ceylon after the war.

1902

48128Burgher Sarel Jacobus Steyn, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 49. Died of glomerulonephritis while a prisoner of war, Bermuda.

1914

26534Corporal Carl Stephanus Van Der Venter, D/1341, 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles), aged 19. Died of wounds, as a result of Hex River Troop train disaster.

1915

41034Labourer Tiger Mashati Or Mahati, 3684, Supplies (South African Native Labour Corps), aged 40. Died of enteric fever, at Upington.

1916

1906Corporal William Grant Blake, S/4620, 12th Bn. (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), aged 22. Killed in action.

1916

2404Rifleman William Edward Boyce, R/21647, 2nd Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps), aged 38. Died of wounds.

1916

10703Labourer David Irish, 8094, Remounts (South African Native Labour Bureau). Died of enteric fever, at Morogoro.

1916

12028Sergeant Kenneth Kyle Kennedy, 533, 4th (South African Horse). Died of wounds, received 25th July.

1916

12950Lieutenant Arthur Henry Brodie Langton, 2nd Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps), aged 41. Killed in action.

1916

23690Driver Barend Daniel Johannes Joubert Snyman, MT/1236, M.t. (South African Service Corps). Died of tetanus.

1917

1196Sergeant Edward Barrett, SAR/622, South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service, aged 35. Died of wounds.

1917

1711Squadron Commander Aylmer Fitzwarine Bettington, Royal Naval Air Service, aged 21. Died in air crash, flying Avro 504 dual control tractor biplane in UK, crashed and wrecked.

1917

2720Sergeant Samuel Broome, 2861, 14th Field Ambulance (Royal Army Medical Corps). Died on active service.

1917

9780Private Lionel Heslop, 9145, 10th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Died of pneumunia and pulmonary abscess.

1917

11568Corporal Ivor Joshua, 3664, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of malaria.

1917

14037Second Lieutenant Eric Balfour Lundie, 3rd Bn. (Coldstream Guards). Killed in action.

1917

14795Pack Leader Jacob Malise, 3344, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of cirrhosis of liver, at Jacobs Camp Durban.

1918

42Assistant Steward Elie Abrahams, S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) (Mercantile Marine), aged 21. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

110Driver Charles Adams, HT/4975, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of pneumonia.

1918

196Nursing Sister Constance (Corrie) Addison, South African Military Nursing Service, aged 25. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

1308Private George Charles Batham, 17699, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

1929Lance Sergeant George William Blatherwick, 832, South African Native Labour Corps. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

2049Nursing Sister Grace Ethel Bompas, South African Military Nursing Service, aged 30. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

2155Mrs Dorothy Stockenstrom Bosanquet, Civilian War Dead, aged 29. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

2156Captain Edward Claude Bernard Bosanquet, Royal Garrison Artillery, aged 33. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

3283Civilian Agnes Campbell, Civilian War Dead, aged 73. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

4857Private Albert James Cuthbert, RR/799, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

5525Ordinary Seaman Vincent Delponte, 161, S.A.R.N.V.R. H.M.S. "Sarnia" (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa)), aged 20. Killed in action, torpedoed and sunk by U.65 in Mediterranean.

1918

5608Second Lieutenant Herbert John Devitt, 16th Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps). Killed in action.

1918

6468Honorary Lieutenant Frederick Curtain Edwards, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

8825Private Phillippus Petrus Jacobus Grobler, 9937, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

8990Sapper Albert Tom Hailstone, SAR/634, South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service, aged 29. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

9551Lance Sergeant Samuel Heales, 460, South African Native Labour Corps, aged 45. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

9626Lance Corporal Alexander Noble Henderson, 14409, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

9644Lance Sergeant Richard Henderson, 564, South African Native Labour Corps, aged 47. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

10383Private Louis Frederick Howell, X/316, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

10442Private Thomas Hudson, 12593, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

10587Private Bertram Twiss Hurst, 7066, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

10788Private John Olof Jackson, 10319, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

10989Private John James, 8890, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

11275Private Herbert Lancaster Johnson, 7480, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

13592Private Arthur Lile, 7899, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

15850Lance Sergeant Percy Owen McCarthy, 7328, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

18036Private Walter Henry Munnery, 11869, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

18739Sergeant John Elijah Nicholls, X/502, South African Native Labour Corps. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

19019Lance Sergeant Gauntlett Logie Noyce, X/409, South African Native Labour Corps. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

21757Private Stewart John Rogers, 10621, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

21868Lance Corporal Francis McWilliam Ross, 12786, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

21973Private Harry Nelson Rowles, 2382, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

22527Assistant Steward Scott, S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) (Mercantile Marine), aged 21. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

23127Private George Humphrey Simes, 15024, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

23139Captain Alexander Simms, Royal Engineers. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

24623Troop Cook Herbert Joseph Sweet, S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) (Mercantile Marine), aged 46. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

25090Private William Olds Thomas, 3744, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 30. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

25103Private Cyril Leonard Alexander Thompson, 8927, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

25686Private Arthur Tyler, 11289, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

27052Company Quartermaster Sergeant Jacob Van Thal, 766, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 41. Committed suicide, strychnine poisoning, at Johannesburg.

1918

40797Lieutenant Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp Vickers, 610, 2nd Regt. (South African Forces), aged 48. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1918

27706Company Sergeant Major Edmund Ward, 9511, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

1919

24564Corporal George Andrew Swanston, 12033, Native Carrier Transport (Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces). Died of phthisis and pulmonalis syncope.

1921

4866Private Charles Cyster, 651, 1st (Cape Coloured Labour Regiment), aged 40. Died of nephritis and heart failure, after discharge.

1923

30637Private William Edward Hartland, 1292, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Died of tuberculosis, at Roberts Heights Hospital.

1940

122Air Sergeant Edward Charles Adams, 48018, 11 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, shot down by CR. 32s, in Fairey Battle Mk I #911. There were 4 Fairey Battles which were conducting a bombing attack on the Italian Air Force at Sciasciamanna Airfield.

1940

666Lieutenant Edward George Armstrong, 102765, 11 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, shot down by CR. 32s, in Fairey Battle Mk I #911.

1940

13947Leading Aircraftman Robert St. Cyprian Nutcombe Lovemore, 774054, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Died in Aircraft Accident, air crash, whilst stationed at Habbaniya Aerodrome, near Baghdad, having become eligible for his 'wings' two days before he was killed.

1940

27948Leading Aircraftman Roy Rodney Webley, 779040, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Died in Aircraft Accident, mid-air collision between Audax 7517 and Audax 7523, at Daudiya, Iraq.

1941

8518Sergeant Stafford Graaff, 777668, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 22. Died in air crash, crashed when the pilot was undertaking his first night solo. The aircraft crashed at Slade Farm, Northbrook.

1942

5365Civilian John Bernard De Luc, Civilian War Dead, aged 1. Sunk by U-156.

1942

5366Civilian Leonie Florence De Luc, Civilian War Dead, aged 5. Sunk by U-156.

1942

5367Civilian Martha Reglar De Luc, Civilian War Dead, aged 31. Sunk by U-156.

1942

12404Lieutenant Philip Horatio Kleyn, 48075, 16 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action. Two Marylands attacked aircraft on the airfield at Ivato (Tananarive). One of the aircraft, flown by Lt Neil Ross, was hit by ground fire and sadly the navigator; Lt P Kleyn, was killed. As there was no army chaplain available, Col Melville read the burial service at the funeral. From Majunga.

1942

14200Chief Steward Charles MacDonald, S.S. Laconia (Liverpool) (Merchant Navy), aged 60. Torpedoed and sunk by U-156. En route Suez for UK.

1942

16206Civilian Joyce Doreen McMorran, Civilian War Dead, aged 21. Sunk by U-156.

1942

16899Private Mahebeza Mngomezulu, N/39912, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 22. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1942

20784Gunner Leonard Stephen Pugh, 123970, 4 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 31. Died of wounds, gunshot wound, in back of shoulder sustained in action.

1942

21263Private Ralph Ronald Reeve, 157873, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 34. Died on active service.

1942

23183Pilot Officer Kenneth Allen Simpson, 129027, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 29. Died on active service.

1942

24509Private William Charles Suttie, 214247, 7th Armd. Reconnaissance Bn. (Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces), aged 35. Died on active service.

1942

25015Rifleman Charles Frederick Thiel, 243507, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Died on active service.

1942

25043Fourth Engineer Officer Albert Edmund Thomas, S.S. Ocean Vanguard (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 46. Died on active service.

1944

468Sapper George Victor Anderson, 1872454, 35 Fortress Coy. (Royal Engineers), aged 27. The Rakuyo Maru was part of Convoy HI-72 and transporting 1317 Australian and British prisoners of war (POWs) from Singapore, when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sealion, on 12 September 1944. A total of 1159 POWs died as a result of the sinking.

1944

4028Private Cloete, M/10648, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Died of tuberculosis, after discharge. Discharged 1 September 1944 medically unfit and died 12 days later.

1944

11739Lieutenant Charles Ferdinand Kallenbach, 103324V, South African Air Force. Died in aircraft accident, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6466.

1944

11870Trooper John Hildreth Kay, SR/597908V, "B" Rhodesia Sqn. (Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, by a direct hit of a HE shell fired by the enemy, as "B" Squadron entered Pistoia.

1944

12770Air Sergeant Pieter Kylstra, P/5124V, South African Air Force, aged 26. Killed in aircraft accident, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6466.

1944

14239Flying Officer John Richard MacGregor, 160214, 44 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force). Killed in action, Lancaster lll PB189, over target area Stuttgart.

1944

17044Private Kibune Mohamed, TML/184494, 6th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1944

17349Lieutenant Lafrase Francois (Frank) Moolman, 19225V, 7 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 27. Died in Aircraft Accident, control lost on night flight crashed near Kimberley, in Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk I/II #3346.

1944

22538Gunner James Henderson Scott, 1489680, 3 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt. (Royal Artillery), aged 37. Died on active service.

1944

25307Private James Tladi, N/22273, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died whilst a POW.

1945

3174Private Buys, M/19910, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Died after discharge.

1945

15664Private Station Mavugene, N/67698, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Shot in self defence.

1945

19868Private John Pearce, M/25779, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 45. Died after discharge.

1945

27833Air Corporal Arthur Strathmore Watson, 327946V, South African Air Force, aged 32. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1946

11557Private Michael J Joseph, C/286568, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 46. Died on active service.

1946

24163Air Sergeant Daphne Althea Stewart, F/46531, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.), aged 34. Died at Rosebank.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 12 September

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1900 44865 — Burgher Jeremia August Smit, Carolina Commando (Boer Forces), aged 40. Killed in action, Nelsberg.

- 1901 47142 — Burgher Joseph William James Brown, Boer Forces, aged 26. Killed in action, Kraankuil, Petrusville.

- 1901 46819 — Burgher Adriaan J G De La Rey, Lichtenbug Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, near Stapelbergsvlei.

- 1902 48301 — Burgher Domingo Da Souza, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 29. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

- 1902 47921 — Burgher Henrdrik Jacobus Rabie, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 22. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, En route to SA from India and Ceylon after the war.

- 1902 48128 — Burgher Sarel Jacobus Steyn, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 49. Died of glomerulonephritis while a prisoner of war, Bermuda.

- 1914 26534 — Corporal Carl Stephanus Van Der Venter, D/1341, 5th Infantry (Kaffrarian Rifles), aged 19. Died of wounds, as a result of Hex River Troop train disaster.

- 1915 41034 — Labourer Tiger Mashati Or Mahati, 3684, Supplies (South African Native Labour Corps), aged 40. Died of enteric fever, at Upington.

- 1916 1906 — Corporal William Grant Blake, S/4620, 12th Bn. (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders), aged 22. Killed in action.

- 1916 2404 — Rifleman William Edward Boyce, R/21647, 2nd Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps), aged 38. Died of wounds.

- 1916 10703 — Labourer David Irish, 8094, Remounts (South African Native Labour Bureau). Died of enteric fever, at Morogoro.

- 1916 12028 — Sergeant Kenneth Kyle Kennedy, 533, 4th (South African Horse). Died of wounds, received 25th July.

- 1916 12950 — Lieutenant Arthur Henry Brodie Langton, 2nd Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps), aged 41. Killed in action.

- 1916 23690 — Driver Barend Daniel Johannes Joubert Snyman, MT/1236, M.t. (South African Service Corps). Died of tetanus.

- 1917 1196 — Sergeant Edward Barrett, SAR/622, South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service, aged 35. Died of wounds.

- 1917 1711 — Squadron Commander Aylmer Fitzwarine Bettington, Royal Naval Air Service, aged 21. Died in air crash, flying Avro 504 dual control tractor biplane in UK, crashed and wrecked.

- 1917 2720 — Sergeant Samuel Broome, 2861, 14th Field Ambulance (Royal Army Medical Corps). Died on active service.

- 1917 9780 — Private Lionel Heslop, 9145, 10th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Died of pneumunia and pulmonary abscess.

- 1917 11568 — Corporal Ivor Joshua, 3664, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of malaria.

- 1917 14037 — Second Lieutenant Eric Balfour Lundie, 3rd Bn. (Coldstream Guards). Killed in action.

- 1917 14795 — Pack Leader Jacob Malise, 3344, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of cirrhosis of liver, at Jacobs Camp Durban.

- 1918 42 — Assistant Steward Elie Abrahams, S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) (Mercantile Marine), aged 21. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 110 — Driver Charles Adams, HT/4975, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of pneumonia.

- 1918 196 — Nursing Sister Constance (Corrie) Addison, South African Military Nursing Service, aged 25. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 1308 — Private George Charles Batham, 17699, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 1929 — Lance Sergeant George William Blatherwick, 832, South African Native Labour Corps. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 2049 — Nursing Sister Grace Ethel Bompas, South African Military Nursing Service, aged 30. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 2155 — Mrs Dorothy Stockenstrom Bosanquet, Civilian War Dead, aged 29. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 2156 — Captain Edward Claude Bernard Bosanquet, Royal Garrison Artillery, aged 33. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 3283 — Civilian Agnes Campbell, Civilian War Dead, aged 73. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 4857 — Private Albert James Cuthbert, RR/799, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 5525 — Ordinary Seaman Vincent Delponte, 161, S.A.R.N.V.R.  H.M.S. "Sarnia" (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (South Africa)), aged 20. Killed in action, torpedoed and sunk by U.65 in Mediterranean.

- 1918 5608 — Second Lieutenant Herbert John Devitt, 16th Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps). Killed in action.

- 1918 6468 — Honorary Lieutenant Frederick Curtain Edwards, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 8825 — Private Phillippus Petrus Jacobus Grobler, 9937, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 8990 — Sapper Albert Tom Hailstone, SAR/634, South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service, aged 29. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 9551 — Lance Sergeant Samuel Heales, 460, South African Native Labour Corps, aged 45. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 9626 — Lance Corporal Alexander Noble Henderson, 14409, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 9644 — Lance Sergeant Richard Henderson, 564, South African Native Labour Corps, aged 47. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 10383 — Private Louis Frederick Howell, X/316, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 10442 — Private Thomas Hudson, 12593, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 10587 — Private Bertram Twiss Hurst, 7066, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 10788 — Private John Olof Jackson, 10319, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 10989 — Private John James, 8890, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 11275 — Private Herbert Lancaster Johnson, 7480, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 13592 — Private Arthur Lile, 7899, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 15850 — Lance Sergeant Percy Owen McCarthy, 7328, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 18036 — Private Walter Henry Munnery, 11869, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 18739 — Sergeant John Elijah Nicholls, X/502, South African Native Labour Corps. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 19019 — Lance Sergeant Gauntlett Logie Noyce, X/409, South African Native Labour Corps. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 21757 — Private Stewart John Rogers, 10621, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 21868 — Lance Corporal Francis McWilliam Ross, 12786, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 22. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 21973 — Private Harry Nelson Rowles, 2382, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 22527 — Assistant Steward Scott, S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) (Mercantile Marine), aged 21. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 23127 — Private George Humphrey Simes, 15024, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 23139 — Captain Alexander Simms, Royal Engineers. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 24623 — Troop Cook Herbert Joseph Sweet, S.S. "Galway Castle" (London) (Mercantile Marine), aged 46. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 25090 — Private William Olds Thomas, 3744, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 30. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 25103 — Private Cyril Leonard Alexander Thompson, 8927, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 25686 — Private Arthur Tyler, 11289, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 27052 — Company Quartermaster Sergeant Jacob Van Thal, 766, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 41. Committed suicide, strychnine poisoning, at Johannesburg.

- 1918 40797 — Lieutenant Arthur De Muschamp Westhorp Vickers, 610, 2nd Regt. (South African Forces), aged 48. Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1918 27706 — Company Sergeant Major Edmund Ward, 9511, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet.

- 1919 24564 — Corporal George Andrew Swanston, 12033, Native Carrier Transport (Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces). Died of phthisis and pulmonalis syncope.

- 1921 4866 — Private Charles Cyster, 651, 1st (Cape Coloured Labour Regiment), aged 40. Died of nephritis and heart failure, after discharge.

- 1923 30637 — Private William Edward Hartland, 1292, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Died of tuberculosis, at Roberts Heights Hospital.

- 1940 122 — Air Sergeant Edward Charles Adams, 48018, 11 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, shot down by CR. 32s, in Fairey Battle Mk I #911. There were 4 Fairey Battles which were conducting a bombing attack on the Italian Air Force at Sciasciamanna Airfield.

- 1940 666 — Lieutenant Edward George Armstrong, 102765, 11 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, shot down by CR. 32s, in Fairey Battle Mk I #911.

- 1940 13947 — Leading Aircraftman Robert St. Cyprian Nutcombe Lovemore, 774054, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 21. Died in Aircraft Accident, air crash, whilst stationed at Habbaniya Aerodrome, near Baghdad, having become eligible for his 'wings' two days before he was killed.

- 1940 27948 — Leading Aircraftman Roy Rodney Webley, 779040, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Died in Aircraft Accident, mid-air collision between Audax 7517 and Audax 7523, at Daudiya, Iraq.

- 1941 8518 — Sergeant Stafford Graaff, 777668, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 22. Died in air crash, crashed when the pilot was undertaking his first night solo. The aircraft crashed at Slade Farm, Northbrook.

- 1942 5365 — Civilian John Bernard De Luc, Civilian War Dead, aged 1. Sunk by U-156.

- 1942 5366 — Civilian Leonie Florence De Luc, Civilian War Dead, aged 5. Sunk by U-156.

- 1942 5367 — Civilian Martha Reglar De Luc, Civilian War Dead, aged 31. Sunk by U-156.

- 1942 12404 — Lieutenant Philip Horatio Kleyn, 48075, 16 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action. Two Marylands attacked aircraft on the airfield at Ivato (Tananarive). One of the aircraft, flown by Lt Neil Ross, was hit by ground fire and sadly the navigator; Lt P Kleyn, was killed. As there was no army chaplain available, Col Melville read the burial service at the funeral. From Majunga.

- 1942 14200 — Chief Steward Charles MacDonald, S.S. Laconia (Liverpool) (Merchant Navy), aged 60. Torpedoed and sunk by U-156. En route Suez for UK.

- 1942 16206 — Civilian Joyce Doreen McMorran, Civilian War Dead, aged 21. Sunk by U-156.

- 1942 16899 — Private Mahebeza Mngomezulu, N/39912, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 22. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1942 20784 — Gunner Leonard Stephen Pugh, 123970, 4 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 31. Died of wounds, gunshot wound, in back of shoulder sustained in action.

- 1942 21263 — Private Ralph Ronald Reeve, 157873, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 34. Died on active service.

- 1942 23183 — Pilot Officer Kenneth Allen Simpson, 129027, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 29. Died on active service.

- 1942 24509 — Private William Charles Suttie, 214247, 7th Armd. Reconnaissance Bn. (Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces), aged 35. Died on active service.

- 1942 25015 — Rifleman Charles Frederick Thiel, 243507, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Died on active service.

- 1942 25043 — Fourth Engineer Officer Albert Edmund Thomas, S.S. Ocean Vanguard (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 46. Died on active service.

- 1944 468 — Sapper George Victor Anderson, 1872454, 35 Fortress Coy. (Royal Engineers), aged 27. The Rakuyo Maru was part of Convoy HI-72 and transporting 1317 Australian and British prisoners of war (POWs) from Singapore, when it was torpedoed and sunk in the Luzon Strait by USS Sealion, on 12 September 1944. A total of 1159 POWs died as a result of the sinking.

- 1944 4028 — Private Cloete, M/10648, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Died of tuberculosis, after discharge. Discharged 1 September 1944 medically unfit and died 12 days later.

- 1944 11739 — Lieutenant Charles Ferdinand Kallenbach, 103324V, South African Air Force. Died in aircraft accident, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6466.

- 1944 11870 — Trooper John Hildreth Kay, SR/597908V, "B" Rhodesia Sqn. (Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, by a direct hit of a HE shell fired by the enemy, as "B" Squadron entered Pistoia.

- 1944 12770 — Air Sergeant Pieter Kylstra, P/5124V, South African Air Force, aged 26. Killed in aircraft accident, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6466.

- 1944 14239 — Flying Officer John Richard MacGregor, 160214, 44 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force). Killed in action, Lancaster lll PB189, over target area Stuttgart.

- 1944 17044 — Private Kibune Mohamed, TML/184494, 6th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1944 17349 — Lieutenant Lafrase Francois (Frank) Moolman, 19225V, 7 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 27. Died in Aircraft Accident, control lost on night flight crashed near Kimberley, in Airspeed AS.10 Oxford Mk I/II #3346.

- 1944 22538 — Gunner James Henderson Scott, 1489680, 3 Bty., 6 H.A.A. Regt. (Royal Artillery), aged 37. Died on active service.

- 1944 25307 — Private James Tladi, N/22273, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died whilst a POW.

- 1945 3174 — Private Buys, M/19910, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Died after discharge.

- 1945 15664 — Private Station Mavugene, N/67698, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Shot in self defence.

- 1945 19868 — Private John Pearce, M/25779, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 45. Died after discharge.

- 1945 27833 — Air Corporal Arthur Strathmore Watson, 327946V, South African Air Force, aged 32. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1946 11557 — Private Michael J Joseph, C/286568, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 46. Died on active service.

- 1946 24163 — Air Sergeant Daphne Althea Stewart, F/46531, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.), aged 34. Died at Rosebank.

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