43674Burgher Swart, Boer Forces.Killed in action, Bloemfontein.
1902
47792Burgher Commandant Gideon George Cronje, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 53.Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.
1914
41439Native Constable Isaac Saki Roto, 380, 3rd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 28.Died of consumption.
1915
28480Corporal John George Williams, South African Ordnance Corps, aged 32.Died on active service.
1916
3680Sergeant Cheoko, 888, Northern Rhodesia Police.Died on active service.
1916
11562Driver Joseph, 6117, East African Transport Corps.Died at Handeni.
1916
12529Labourer Alex Kolela, 1175, South African Native Labour Bureau.Died of malaria, at Kondoa-Irangi.
1916
17488Private Charles Morris, 18034, 12th Bn. (Highland Light Infantry), aged 22.Killed in action.
1916
21529Staff Nurse Jessie Ritchie, Reserve (Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service).Died of illness.
1916
25089Private William Lange Thomas, 6053, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 44.Died of wounds, received at Delville Wood.
1916
29008Private Thomas Youd, 11555, 2nd Brigade Depot (South African Infantry).Died of heart failure, during administration of anaesthetic.
1917
6413Corporal Thomas Edward Eatwell, SAR/518, South African Railway Overseas Dominion Service.Killed in action.
1917
7858Company Sergeant Major Percy Rowland Victor Cross Garbutt, 13831, 2nd Infantry Brigade Depot (South African Infantry).Died of heart failure.
1917
11967Airman 2nd Class Cornelius Kelly, 87597, 55th Sqdn. (Royal Flying Corps).Killed in action, in De Havilland DH4 #A2157.
1917
12313Captain Percival Gordon Kirk, 55th Sqdn. (Royal Flying Corps), aged 24.Killed in action, pilot of DH4 #A7475. His observer was Lt G T Young-Fullelove. On 13/8/17, the Squadron had left it's base at 0642 to undertake a bombing mission on a rail junction at Deynze. On the return, they encountered enemy aircraft. The plane was seen to nose dive and that Young-Fullelove was seen to jump.
1917
20958Leader David Raghasimore, 5384, South African Native Labour Bureau.Died of malaria, at Morogoro.
1917
27085Private Abraham Johannes Van Wijk, 15222, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry).Died of enteric fever.
1918
11104Private Jacobs Jasnovsky, 12156, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry).Died of tuberculosis.
1918
15811Private Or Mgawana McAwana, M/1073, Rhodesia Native Regiment.Died of dysentery, at Mlanje, Nyasaland.
22396Private Peter Schmidt, 16444, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry).Died of wounds.
1921
41707Lieutenant Frank Norton Proctor Collier, P/7042, H.q. (British South Africa Police), aged 38.Died of pneumonia and influenza.
1926
38122Constable Onslow Jukes Van Zyl, 19188, Head Office (South African Police), aged 23.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1931
348262nd Class Detective Sergeant Coert De Villiers Grobbelaar, 2328, District 39 Johannesburg (Band) (South African Police), aged 40.Died from injuries received in a motor cycle accident near Senekal, Orange Free State, while on investigation duty.
1940
3742Private Mubwala Chinsewe, 10296, 2nd Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment).Died on active service.
1941
9216Private Kenneth Harley, 27102, 1st Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces), aged 20.Died on active service.
1941
12830Private Lesibane Japie Laka, N/29357, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of strangulated hernia.
1941
18978Sapper Nortje, 154500, South African Engineer Corps, aged 28.Died on active service.
1941
21863Air Sergeant Donald James Ross, 141491, South African Air Force, aged 55.Died of cardiac failure and coronary thrombosis, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.
1942
11620Second Lieutenant Richard Laughton Joyner, 1224, 21 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 31.Died in motor accident, returning from Kabrit.
1942
12422Private Jacobus Marthinus Klopper, 24182, Regiment President Steyn, S.A. Forces, aged 33.Died of septicemia.
1942
14331Trooper Allan Patrick MacLean, 225626, 4th Armoured Car Regt. (South African Tank Corps), aged 33.Died of injuries, accidentally sustained, fractured skull communuted fracture left tibia and fibula.
1942
15031Private Frans Maphetu, N/15414, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of ammunition explosion, whilst a POW.
1942
17709Private Solomon Motsanye, N/15120, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of accidental burns.
1942
20523Second Lieutenant Isaac Leo Posener, 206246, 6 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20.Died in aircraft accident, broke up in flight while busy with "Battle Climb" training and crashed 4 miles due west of Stanger, in Curtiss P75 Mohawk #2534.
1942
20664Captain Johannes Petrus Pretorius, 279450, South African Instructional Corps, aged 42.Died of wounds, accidentally sustained.
1942
28723Private Witbooi, C/305077, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces.Missing, Death Presumed.
1943
1485Air Mechanic Petrus Hendrik Bekker, 58115, South African Air Force, aged 33.Died of partial gastrectomy carcinoma of the stomach.
1943
6244Lieutenant Oswald Lennard Dugmore, 206642V, 40 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 21.Killed in action, lost, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC #JK254.
1943
12926Private Rufus Langa, N/40831, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of pneumonia.
1943
22921Private Musukwa Shem, NRA/16227, 7th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment).Died on active service.
1944
2495Corporal Andries Stephanus George Brandt, 152176V, South African Internment Corps, aged 47.Died in fall, from railway bridge, found dead in culvert, a mile and a half from Eerste Fabriek Station, Transvaal, Pretoria.
1944
3307Lieutenant Francis Russell Campbell, 581105V, 16 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 18.Killed in action, hit mast, attacking ship Parenzo, in Bristol Beaufighter #LZ246.
1944
4770Lieutenant Gordon Boyd Cruickshank, 205760V, 16 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22.Killed in action, hit mast, attacking ship Parenzo, in Bristol Beaufighter #LZ246.
1944
5123Private Davies, C/289182V, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 27.Died on active service.
1944
6986Flight Sergeant Marcus Harold Feldman, 314201V, 24 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24.Died of injuries, received in truck accident.
1944
7915Lieutenant Hugh James Gater, 329000V, 450 (R.A.A.F.) Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22.Killed in action, shot down, near Fano, Italy, during a bombing mission against German ack-ack. Gater probably tried to land with his plane shot. He had a wound on his head. Two days passed and finally the owner of that field (Mr. Castellani) buried Gater (Germans refused to do it).
1944
9954Air Corporal Phillip Louis Hirschowitz, 84051, South African Air Force, aged 31.Committed suicide, asphyxiated himself.
1944
13088Lieutenant Abraham Max Lazarus, 144057V, South African Artillery, aged 26.Died of wounds.
1944
14251Private Alfred MacHlobo, N/80701, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of ruptured aneurism of pulmonary artery.
1944
15523Corporal Timothy Mathopa, N/6837, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died whilst a POW.
1945
34Corporal Hendrik Jacobus Abraham, 39767, Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces.Died at Standerton.
1945
2207Sergeant Adam Johannes Botha, 234965V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 29.Died of accidental injuries, while serving with 55/57/58 "Q" Coy., at Mestre, near Venice, Italy.
1945
2637Sergeant Cecil Harold Britz, 224756V, General Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 32.Died of tuberculosis, at Springfield Hospital.
1945
7681Air Corporal Gabriel Friedman, 84572, South African Air Force, aged 35.Died of meningitis.
1945
14107Captain Claude Edward Wilson Lyttle, ST/84, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, aged 44.Died on active service.
1945
20550Private Johannes Lodewyk Potgieter, 119301V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 26.Died of injuries.
1945
21777Corporal Alan R Roney-Dougal, 228142V, South African Medical Corps, aged 28.Died on active service.
1945
25081Corporal Thomas, W/158978, Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces.Died on active service.
1946
27256Air Mechanic Patrick Hendrik Venter, 337909, South African Air Force, aged 43.Died of cardiac failure and valvular disease.
13329Private John Thomas Lenoury, 700317, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 65.Died on active service.
1947
25104Air Corporal Christina Mary Thomson, F/264823, Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.), aged 48.Died of a medical condition following surgery.
1949
43400Air Mechanic Lucien Harris, P/7915, 1 Air Depot (South African Air Force), aged 20.Died of injuries, head injuries, received in Motor Vehicle Accident, on Louis Botha Avenue, Johannesburg.
1960
30700Air Sergeant Petrus Jeremias Herbst, P/6996, AFB Ysterplaat (South African Air Force), aged 37.Died in Wynberg Hospital, Cape Province.
1967
40826Private Korani Kambante, R43593, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 21.Died of wounds, gunshot wounds in a contact near Inyantue, northern Matabeleland, JOC Wankie, Op Nickel. His unit engaged a gang of 21 Algerian - trained terrorists comprising elements of ZAPU and the SAANC from the Lobengula Group.
1967
39189Lance Corporal Davison Mukombo, R41628, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 30.Died of wounds, gunshot wounds in a contact near Inyantue, northern Matabeleland, JOC Wankie, Op Nickel. His unit engaged a gang of 21 Algerian - trained terrorists comprising elements of ZAPU and the SAANC from the Lobengula Group.
1970
38131Student Christiaan Mattys Venter, 56671, 14 Dist (Port Elizabeth) CE Div (South African Police), aged 24.Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1973
33845Captain Dietlof Ziegfried Weyers, 01506658E, 2 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 31.Died in Shooting Incident, at Walvis Bay. He was struck by a ricochet during a combat shooting exercise when he inadvertently moved into a danger area while the drill was in progress.
1975
32554Lance Corporal Michiel Casparus Eksteen Potgieter, 72354327N, 2nd Armoured Car Regt. (South African Armoured Corps), aged 18.Died in Shooting Incident, at Ruacana Airport. He was accidentally shot with a 7.62 MG while his convoy was parked and they were busy clearing and checking weapons.
1977
39703Private Patrick (Philip ?) Manunure, 646896, 2nd Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 30.Murdered, while on leave.
1978
38384Patrol Officer Christopher Edward Caroll, 9543, Duty Uniform Branch (British South Africa Police), aged 21.Died in Motor Vehicle Accident in the Macheke Farming District.
1978
39431Rifleman Michael George Preston Holley, 105059, 5th Battalion (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 31.Killed in action, in a contact.
1978
43398Private Anthony Douglas Frederick MacKay, 75563627BG, Air Force Gymnasium (South African Air Force), aged 19.Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Virginia, Orange Free State, while returning to his Unit after weekend pass.
1978
38618Auxiliary Constable John Mateko, 200909, Support Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 22.Died on active service.
1978
40956Auxiliary Constable John Mukomawasha, 20057, Keep Protection (British South Africa Police), aged 20.Died in an accident.
1979
38378Auxiliary Constable Peniyasi Bvunzanayi, 201340, Stick Leader (British South Africa Police), aged 23.Killed in action.
1979
38635Field Reservist John Hamill McGarrell, 383549A, Support Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 49.Killed in action, in a contact with insurgents.
1980
29682Rifleman Johan Calitz, 76509793BG, 3 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20.Died of wounds, received on patrol in the Okatopi region of Ovamboland in the latter half of 1980 his section were ambushed by approx 50 Swapo who were part of the annual mass incursion into the area from Angola during the wet season. Johan was fatally wounded in the encounter and unfortunately later died on the casevac chopper. Three others in the section were wounded in the fire fight. It was their third and final border duty during national service having previously served at Ruacana and Ombalantu. He lived in Bloemfontein and was known as Wingnut by his platoon mates due to his prominent ears.
1981
34027Detective Constable Gerhardus Stefanus Bande, S155421E, 17 Dist (Graaff Reinet) CE Div (South African Police), aged 24.Died of Spanish Influenza.
1981
30366Lieutenant Josef Johannes Fourie, 73578437KV, Gobabis Area Force Unit (South West African Territory Force), aged 41.Died in Private Aircraft Accident, near Gobabis. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff while returning to Sector 50 HQ.
1981
33252Colonel Jacobus Cornelius Theron, 08430522PR, Sector 50 Headquarters (South West African Territory Force), aged 63.Died in Private Aircraft Accident, near Gobabis. Aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff while returning to Sector 50 HQ.
1983
33736Rifleman Gavin Viljoen, 80481062BG, 7 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 19.Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Samil truck he was travelling in collided with civilian vehicle, near Phalaborwa.
1984
33627Rifleman Jannie Van Wyk, 84076124CK, 1 Sa Cape (South African Cape Corps), aged 18.Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Buffel Troop Carrier overturned on the Kamanjab to Kaokoveld Road.
1984
33868Rifleman Jan Johannes Jacobus Wildschutt, 83060095CK, 1 Sa Cape (South African Cape Corps), aged 20.Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Buffel Troop carrier overturned, at Eersterivier.
1988
30332Lance Corporal Arthur Mark Fletcher, 85598530BG, 5 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 18.Died in Shooting Incident, gunshot wound accidentally sustained due to an accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle while undergoing training at Henley Dam.
1988
30787Special Constable Andreas Ipinge, 81026478BG, South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) (South West African Police), aged 26.Killed in action, during a contact with PLAN insurgents, in Northern Owamboland.
1991
41756Rifleman Dereck Calvin Hignett, 77432300BT, Cape Flats Commando (South African Commandos), aged 29.Died, apparently choked in his sleep, at Table Mountain Base, Pietermaritzburg.
1992
34550Lance Sergeant Gerhard J Du Preez, 0419677-5, Humansdorp (South African Police), aged 26.Died on active service.
1994
43399Lance Corporal Llewellyn Deon Reid, 90099201PY, 83 Technical Stores Depot, Grahamstown (South African Technical Services Corps), aged 26.Died in Shooting Incident, shot by another soldier with a R4 rifle in the Duty Room at 83 TSD, after an argument.
1998
34247Detective Sergeant George Buswana, 481025-2, Head Office (South African Police), aged 53.Drowned on duty.
1998
36078Sergeant Mpinzi Mdungela, 910425-9, Mpumalanga (South African Police), aged 45.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1998
37300Sergeant M Phillemon Ramonyaluoa, 626021-7, Gauteng (South African Police), aged 33.Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
2002
31524Sergeant Nthatheni Makumbane, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (5 Special Forces Regiment), aged 34.Died fighting a veld fire at SAP training centre near Ellisras.
2002
32296Sergeant Bongani Andries Nkwanyana, 80897473PE, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (5 Special Forces Regiment), aged 35.Died fighting veld fire at SAP training centre near Ellisras.
2004
33813Captain Andrew Webb, 97282263PF, 1 Special Service Battalion (1st Special Service Battalion), aged 26.Murdered by persons unknown on a border farm at Fouriesburg, Free State.
2006
36984Constable Joseph Ntshangase, 1759409-0, Western Cape (South African Police Service), aged 44.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
2012
42838Warrant Officer Lepaaku, 486788-2, South African Police Service.Died as a result of their duties.
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