On This Day

On This Day — 13 October

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1899

46511Burgher P.w. Erasmus, Boer Forces, aged 57. Killed in action, Harrismith.

1900

44588Burgher Izak Gerhardus Van Aswegen, Kliprivier Commando (Boer Forces), aged 38. Killed in action, Davidsvlei.

1901

47536Burgher John (Jack) Alexander Baxter, Ermelo Commando (Boer Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, Goewermentsvlei.

1902

47996Burgher Jan Abraham Du Plessis, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 20. Died of acute peritonitis while a prisoner of war, India, Shahjahanpur.

1915

8994Private Reginald Graham Haines, G/4281, 6th Bn. (The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)). Killed in action.

1915

23701Major Alfred Soames, 6th Bn. (The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)), aged 53. Killed in action.

1916

4918Private John Pearis Dalton, 2501, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, at Butte de Warlencourt.

1916

6385Private Richard Earle, 8966, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

1916

12261Second Lieutenant Solomon King, 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. (Northumberland Fusiliers), aged 23. Killed in action.

1916

12769Corporal Alfred Gordon Kyle, 8553, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Killed in action, at Butte de Warlencourt.

1916

13529Private Douglas John Ley, 6772, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

1916

15833Sergeant Francis McCann, 3016, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27. Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

1916

17457Second Lieutenant John Sinclair Morison, 18th Reserve Sqdn. (Royal Flying Corps), aged 19. Died in Aircraft Accident, B.E.2c 4472, lost flying speed and nose dived, at Montrose.

1916

18633Private George Thomas Newton, 7257, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 42. Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

1916

21808Private Alfred Edward Roper, 6824, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

1916

22030Richard Ruiters, 7494, South African Native Labour Bureau. Schinyjanga.

1916

23193Private William Findlay Simpson, 9376, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Killed in action, at Butte de Warlencourt.

1916

23496Private Frederick Ernest Smith, 1339, 7th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 30. Died of asthma, at Morogoro.

1916

27854Private John Henry Watson, 10796, 5th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of nephritis.

1917

3764Private William Chisnall, 13892, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

5708Private Frans Dieltjens, 13264, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

6467Private Francis Cecil Edwards, 1091, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

7312Private Henry Arthur Foot, 12691, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

7897Private Henry Garstang, 10167, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

8981Second Lieutenant Benno Oscar Linsingen Hahn, Central Flying School (Royal Flying Corps), aged 17. Killed whilst flying.

1917

9116Private Claude Vernon Hancock, 14275, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

14023Private Luhana Klaas (Klass), 3370, 3rd Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis.

1917

12715Lance Corporal Abram Kukene, 13312, 24th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis.

1917

13424Private Ticket Leteketoa, 5818, 15th Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Committed suicide, in France.

1917

15109Private Joseph Alexis Mardon, 4138, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received 12th October.

1917

15506Private Robert Charles Mathews, 11112, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

23182Corporal John Nelson Simpson, 7703, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

23615Cyclist Selkirk MacLachlan Smith, CM/173, South African Motor Cyclist Corps, aged 24. Died of chronic Bright's Disease.

1917

24193Corporal Walter Arthur Stewart, 2037, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds.

1917

24645Lance Corporal Albert Stretton Symes, 3149, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

1917

25453Private Cyril Moulton Tregarthen, 16658, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of pneumonia.

1918

650Private William Henry Arendse, 1746, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 23. Died of pneumonia and influenza, at Cape Town.

1918

1078Private Andries Barends, 6537, 2nd (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

1918

1229Driver Michael Barters, HT/6100, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

1918

1587Private Francis Edwin Bennett, 19971, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of acute lobar pneumonia and influenza.

1918

2202Private Pieter Van Heerden Botes, 18193, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Died of wounds.

1918

2840Private William James Brown, 8951, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles), aged 38. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

3363Driver Isaac Carels, HT/6087, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

1918

4323Private Edgar Comerford, 1957, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Died of pneumonia and influenza, at No.1 General Hospital, Wynberg. He had fallen ill in France and had been sent home.

1918

4326Gunner Henry John Commerford, A/6655, Cape Garrison Artillery, aged 32. Died of influenza.

1918

4978Private Fred Daniels, 3518, 1st (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

1918

34534Constable Izak Johannes Du Plessis, 5603(F), 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 27. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1918

6160Trooper Diederik Johannes Du Rand, 1076, 2nd (South African Military Constabulary), aged 24. Died of influenza.

1918

6683Private Johan Martin Enslin, 422, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action.

1918

7487Private Sydney Edmonds Fowler, 8880, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

7562Private Fortuin Franka, 6416, 2nd (Cape Corps), aged 22. Died of influenza.

1918

7568Rifleman Lawrence Frederick Frankim, 2024, 5th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 30. Died of influenza, at Klipdam.

1918

34714Constable Joshua Alexander Fraser, 4988(F), 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div (South African Police), aged 27. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1918

34722Constable Henry Fulford, 2935(F), 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 37. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1918

8099Driver Tommy Gibbons, HT/5000, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

1918

348842nd Class Detective Stephen Charles Hammerton, 4726(F), 1c Dist (C.I.Dept) CW Div (South African Police), aged 42. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1918

9237Private George Henry Harper, 1738, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Died of malaria, anemia, pneumonia and influenza.

1918

9260Gunner Clarence Harris, 2954, South African Heavy Artillery. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

9274Private Frederick William Harris, 1365, Cape Peninsula Garrison Regiment, aged 43. Committed suicide, drowned himself.

1918

9455Corporal Louis William Haupt, MT/334, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 25. Died of influenza.

1918

11214Private Jacobus Johannes, 7195, 2nd (Cape Corps), aged 28. Died of influenza.

1918

11655Private Leopold Theodore Julius, 5380, 1st (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

1918

13475Private Philip Levy, 39246, 7th Bn. (West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)), aged 20. Died on active service.

1918

13741Private Levi Walter Lockett, 14430, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Died of wounds, received in head and brain.

1918

41404Native Constable Jabavu Lwana, 3458, 1st Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 55. Died of Spanish Influenza, at Kingwilliamstown.

1918

15026Corporal Walter Leslie Mapham, PM/62, Garrison Military Police (South African Veteran Reserve). Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

35829Constable Lambertus Rudolf Maree, 4344(F), 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 30. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1918

15414Lieutenant John Norman Mason, 1st/1st (Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)), aged 32. Died of wounds, received at El Reinte, on 27th September.

1918

17427Private Charles Higham Morgan, 61, South African Medical Corps, aged 20. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

17503Private James Richardson Morris, 3519, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 39. Died of influenza.

1918

17712Private Diadore Motsei, 20891, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of influenza.

1918

17968Rifleman Antonie Benjamin Muller, 5734, 4th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 32. Died of influenza.

1918

17988Private Jasper Joseph Muller, 7391, 2nd (Cape Corps), aged 26. Died of influenza.

1918

18967Private Herbert Stanley North, 9479, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles). Died on active service.

1918

19735Labourer Franz Pata, 10996, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of influenza.

1918

20068Private Jacob Nicholas Andrew Petersen, 6423, 2nd (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

1918

21219Driver Martin Rector, HT/6147, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

1918

21330Private Petrus Johannes Rennison, A/9780, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles). Died of influenza.

1918

21799Private Johannes Martinus Roos, 15277, 7th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Died of pneumonia.

1918

23979Private William Robert Stanley, 522814, 5th Field Amb. (Canadian Army Medical Corps), aged 38. Died of wounds.

1918

24577Private Dirk Gysbert Sybersma Swart, 16683, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, abdomen.

1918

25227Native Constable Thulu, 6091, British South African Police. Died of influenza.

1918

26518Gunner Nicholas Johannes Van Blerk, A/7927, Cape Garrison Artillery, aged 25. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

26799Private Samuel Stephanus Van Eyssen, A/9772, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles), aged 20. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1918

27461Driver William Alexander Vogt, HT/6075, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport, aged 18. Died of influenza.

1918

27504Constable Hendrik Jacobus Vosloo, 1560, 2nd (South African Military Constabulary), aged 20. Died of influenza.

1918

27732Staff Nurse Ida Wardle, South African Military Nursing Service. Died at No. 2 General Hospital Maitland.

1918

29056Native Constable Johannes Zamisa, 5240, British South African Police, aged 35. Died of influenza.

1920

21183Private Joseph Rawer, 201, Returned Soldiers' Bn. (Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces), aged 51. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1922

33963Albert George Abraham, 622031-2, Natal Police, aged 63. Died of heart disease, after discharge.

1939

18778Cook Andrew Beattie Nicolson, 63827, H.M.S.A.S. Disa (South African Naval Forces), aged 58. Drowned.

1940

4115Lance Corporal Abraham Johannes Coetzee, 43480, South African Corps of Military Police, aged 45. Died on active service.

1940

4874Civilian Mahomed Essop Dadabhay, Civilian War Dead, aged 50. Died at 13 Maple Street.

1940

5517Air Mechanic John Josef Delkin, 47998, South African Air Force, aged 51. Died at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.

1940

6499Private William Thomas Edwards, D/715, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 63. Died on active service.

1941

1722Private Jacobus Beukes, M/17943, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of injuries, received in road accident.

1941

17309Pupil Pilot Terry C Monk, 205794, 6 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 19. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed and destroyed by fire at Potchefstroom, in De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth #2157.

1941

20061Private Isaac Petersen, M/14236, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 40. Died of injuries, received in road accident.

1941

20520Pupil Pilot Montague Reuben Porter, 205896, 6 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 21. Died in aircraft accident, crashed and destroyed by fire at Potchefstroom, in De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth #572.

1941

28232Sergeant Cyril John Leyland Whiteford, 777650, 41 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, Spitfire P7258, shot down over the English Channel, aerial combat.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 13 October

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1899 46511 — Burgher P.w. Erasmus, Boer Forces, aged 57. Killed in action, Harrismith.

- 1900 44588 — Burgher Izak Gerhardus Van Aswegen, Kliprivier Commando (Boer Forces), aged 38. Killed in action, Davidsvlei.

- 1901 47536 — Burgher John (Jack) Alexander Baxter, Ermelo Commando (Boer Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, Goewermentsvlei.

- 1902 47996 — Burgher Jan Abraham Du Plessis, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 20. Died of acute peritonitis while a prisoner of war, India, Shahjahanpur.

- 1915 8994 — Private Reginald Graham Haines, G/4281, 6th Bn. (The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)). Killed in action.

- 1915 23701 — Major Alfred Soames, 6th Bn. (The Buffs (East Kent Regiment)), aged 53. Killed in action.

- 1916 4918 — Private John Pearis Dalton, 2501, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Killed in action, at Butte de Warlencourt.

- 1916 6385 — Private Richard Earle, 8966, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

- 1916 12261 — Second Lieutenant Solomon King, 23rd (Tyneside Scottish) Bn. (Northumberland Fusiliers), aged 23. Killed in action.

- 1916 12769 — Corporal Alfred Gordon Kyle, 8553, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Killed in action, at Butte de Warlencourt.

- 1916 13529 — Private Douglas John Ley, 6772, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

- 1916 15833 — Sergeant Francis McCann, 3016, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27. Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

- 1916 17457 — Second Lieutenant John Sinclair Morison, 18th Reserve Sqdn. (Royal Flying Corps), aged 19. Died in Aircraft Accident, B.E.2c 4472, lost flying speed and nose dived, at Montrose.

- 1916 18633 — Private George Thomas Newton, 7257, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 42. Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

- 1916 21808 — Private Alfred Edward Roper, 6824, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received in front the Butte de Warlencourt. On the 12th October, the 2nd and 4th S.A.I. attacked Snag and Tail Trenches. The assault died away because of machine guns nests, placed well back in prepared positions, which caught the attacking waves at long range. The two battalions, which had suffered heavily, were relieved by the 3rd S.A.I. during the night of the 12th-13th October.

- 1916 22030 — Richard Ruiters, 7494, South African Native Labour Bureau. Schinyjanga.

- 1916 23193 — Private William Findlay Simpson, 9376, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Killed in action, at Butte de Warlencourt.

- 1916 23496 — Private Frederick Ernest Smith, 1339, 7th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 30. Died of asthma, at Morogoro.

- 1916 27854 — Private John Henry Watson, 10796, 5th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of nephritis.

- 1917 3764 — Private William Chisnall, 13892, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 5708 — Private Frans Dieltjens, 13264, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 6467 — Private Francis Cecil Edwards, 1091, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 7312 — Private Henry Arthur Foot, 12691, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 7897 — Private Henry Garstang, 10167, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 8981 — Second Lieutenant Benno Oscar Linsingen Hahn, Central Flying School (Royal Flying Corps), aged 17. Killed whilst flying.

- 1917 9116 — Private Claude Vernon Hancock, 14275, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 14023 — Private Luhana Klaas (Klass), 3370, 3rd Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis.

- 1917 12715 — Lance Corporal Abram Kukene, 13312, 24th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis.

- 1917 13424 — Private Ticket Leteketoa, 5818, 15th Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Committed suicide, in France.

- 1917 15109 — Private Joseph Alexis Mardon, 4138, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received 12th October.

- 1917 15506 — Private Robert Charles Mathews, 11112, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 23182 — Corporal John Nelson Simpson, 7703, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 23615 — Cyclist Selkirk MacLachlan Smith, CM/173, South African Motor Cyclist Corps, aged 24. Died of chronic Bright's Disease.

- 1917 24193 — Corporal Walter Arthur Stewart, 2037, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds.

- 1917 24645 — Lance Corporal Albert Stretton Symes, 3149, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Killed in action, during first battle of Passchendaele.

- 1917 25453 — Private Cyril Moulton Tregarthen, 16658, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of pneumonia.

- 1918 650 — Private William Henry Arendse, 1746, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 23. Died of pneumonia and influenza, at Cape Town.

- 1918 1078 — Private Andries Barends, 6537, 2nd (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

- 1918 1229 — Driver Michael Barters, HT/6100, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

- 1918 1587 — Private Francis Edwin Bennett, 19971, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of acute lobar pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 2202 — Private Pieter Van Heerden Botes, 18193, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Died of wounds.

- 1918 2840 — Private William James Brown, 8951, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles), aged 38. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 3363 — Driver Isaac Carels, HT/6087, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

- 1918 4323 — Private Edgar Comerford, 1957, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Died of pneumonia and influenza, at No.1 General Hospital, Wynberg. He had fallen ill in France and had been sent home.

- 1918 4326 — Gunner Henry John Commerford, A/6655, Cape Garrison Artillery, aged 32. Died of influenza.

- 1918 4978 — Private Fred Daniels, 3518, 1st (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

- 1918 34534 — Constable Izak Johannes Du Plessis, 5603(F), 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 27. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1918 6160 — Trooper Diederik Johannes Du Rand, 1076, 2nd (South African Military Constabulary), aged 24. Died of influenza.

- 1918 6683 — Private Johan Martin Enslin, 422, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action.

- 1918 7487 — Private Sydney Edmonds Fowler, 8880, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 32. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 7562 — Private Fortuin Franka, 6416, 2nd (Cape Corps), aged 22. Died of influenza.

- 1918 7568 — Rifleman Lawrence Frederick Frankim, 2024, 5th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 30. Died of influenza, at Klipdam.

- 1918 34714 — Constable Joshua Alexander Fraser, 4988(F), 1a Dist (Cape Town) CW Div (South African Police), aged 27. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1918 34722 — Constable Henry Fulford, 2935(F), 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 37. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1918 8099 — Driver Tommy Gibbons, HT/5000, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

- 1918 34884 — 2nd Class Detective Stephen Charles Hammerton, 4726(F), 1c Dist (C.I.Dept) CW Div (South African Police), aged 42. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1918 9237 — Private George Henry Harper, 1738, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Died of malaria, anemia, pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 9260 — Gunner Clarence Harris, 2954, South African Heavy Artillery. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 9274 — Private Frederick William Harris, 1365, Cape Peninsula Garrison Regiment, aged 43. Committed suicide, drowned himself.

- 1918 9455 — Corporal Louis William Haupt, MT/334, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 25. Died of influenza.

- 1918 11214 — Private Jacobus Johannes, 7195, 2nd (Cape Corps), aged 28. Died of influenza.

- 1918 11655 — Private Leopold Theodore Julius, 5380, 1st (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

- 1918 13475 — Private Philip Levy, 39246, 7th Bn. (West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)), aged 20. Died on active service.

- 1918 13741 — Private Levi Walter Lockett, 14430, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Died of wounds, received in head and brain.

- 1918 41404 — Native Constable Jabavu Lwana, 3458, 1st Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 55. Died of Spanish Influenza, at Kingwilliamstown.

- 1918 15026 — Corporal Walter Leslie Mapham, PM/62, Garrison Military Police (South African Veteran Reserve). Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 35829 — Constable Lambertus Rudolf Maree, 4344(F), 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 30. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1918 15414 — Lieutenant John Norman Mason, 1st/1st (Dorset Yeomanry (Queen's Own)), aged 32. Died of wounds, received at El Reinte, on 27th September.

- 1918 17427 — Private Charles Higham Morgan, 61, South African Medical Corps, aged 20. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 17503 — Private James Richardson Morris, 3519, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 39. Died of influenza.

- 1918 17712 — Private Diadore Motsei, 20891, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of influenza.

- 1918 17968 — Rifleman Antonie Benjamin Muller, 5734, 4th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 32. Died of influenza.

- 1918 17988 — Private Jasper Joseph Muller, 7391, 2nd (Cape Corps), aged 26. Died of influenza.

- 1918 18967 — Private Herbert Stanley North, 9479, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles). Died on active service.

- 1918 19735 — Labourer Franz Pata, 10996, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of influenza.

- 1918 20068 — Private Jacob Nicholas Andrew Petersen, 6423, 2nd (Cape Corps). Died of influenza.

- 1918 21219 — Driver Martin Rector, HT/6147, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport. Died of influenza.

- 1918 21330 — Private Petrus Johannes Rennison, A/9780, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles). Died of influenza.

- 1918 21799 — Private Johannes Martinus Roos, 15277, 7th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 24. Died of pneumonia.

- 1918 23979 — Private William Robert Stanley, 522814, 5th Field Amb. (Canadian Army Medical Corps), aged 38. Died of wounds.

- 1918 24577 — Private Dirk Gysbert Sybersma Swart, 16683, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, abdomen.

- 1918 25227 — Native Constable Thulu, 6091, British South African Police. Died of influenza.

- 1918 26518 — Gunner Nicholas Johannes Van Blerk, A/7927, Cape Garrison Artillery, aged 25. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 26799 — Private Samuel Stephanus Van Eyssen, A/9772, 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles), aged 20. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1918 27461 — Driver William Alexander Vogt, HT/6075, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport, aged 18. Died of influenza.

- 1918 27504 — Constable Hendrik Jacobus Vosloo, 1560, 2nd (South African Military Constabulary), aged 20. Died of influenza.

- 1918 27732 — Staff Nurse Ida Wardle, South African Military Nursing Service. Died at No. 2 General Hospital Maitland.

- 1918 29056 — Native Constable Johannes Zamisa, 5240, British South African Police, aged 35. Died of influenza.

- 1920 21183 — Private Joseph Rawer, 201, Returned Soldiers' Bn. (Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces), aged 51. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1922 33963 — Albert George Abraham, 622031-2, Natal Police, aged 63. Died of heart disease, after discharge.

- 1939 18778 — Cook Andrew Beattie Nicolson, 63827, H.M.S.A.S. Disa (South African Naval Forces), aged 58. Drowned.

- 1940 4115 — Lance Corporal Abraham Johannes Coetzee, 43480, South African Corps of Military Police, aged 45. Died on active service.

- 1940 4874 — Civilian Mahomed Essop Dadabhay, Civilian War Dead, aged 50. Died at 13 Maple Street.

- 1940 5517 — Air Mechanic John Josef Delkin, 47998, South African Air Force, aged 51. Died at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.

- 1940 6499 — Private William Thomas Edwards, D/715, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 63. Died on active service.

- 1941 1722 — Private Jacobus Beukes, M/17943, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of injuries, received in road accident.

- 1941 17309 — Pupil Pilot Terry C Monk, 205794, 6 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 19. Killed in aircraft accident, crashed and destroyed by fire at Potchefstroom, in De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth #2157.

- 1941 20061 — Private Isaac Petersen, M/14236, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 40. Died of injuries, received in road accident.

- 1941 20520 — Pupil Pilot Montague Reuben Porter, 205896, 6 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 21. Died in aircraft accident, crashed and destroyed by fire at Potchefstroom, in De Havilland DH82A Tiger Moth #572.

- 1941 28232 — Sergeant Cyril John Leyland Whiteford, 777650, 41 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, Spitfire P7258, shot down over the English Channel, aerial combat.

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