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ON THIS DAY

14 December

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South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

On This Day — 14 December

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1899
47610Burgher Carel David Appelgren, Boer Forces (Scandinavian Corps Commando), aged 49. Killed in action, Magersfontein.
1899
46275Burgher Hendrik Hagglof, Boer Forces (Scandinavian Corps Commando), aged 25. Killed in action, Oranjerivier Field Hosp.
1900
47486Burgher Frederik (Fred) Louis Berning, Boer Forces (Vryheid), aged 22. Killed in action, Scheepersnek.
1900
47111Burgher J.j. Burke, Boer Forces (Vryheid), aged 22. Killed in action, Scheepersnek.
1900
49294Corporal Comrie, 680, Natal Carbineers. Killed in Action.
1900
46483Burgher Cornelis Johannes Ferreira, Boer Forces (Vryheid), aged 41. Killed in action, Scheepersnek.
1900
45832Burgher Evert Johannes Ass Field Cornet Lategan, Boer Forces (Lichtenburg Commando), aged 24. Killed in action, Varkfontein/Bultfontein, Lichtenburg.
1900
49309Trooper McKellar, 420, Natal Carbineers. Killed in Action.
1900
47870Burgher Andries Jacobus Nel, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 27. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.
1900
43880Burgher Warneck, Boer Forces (Bethlehem Commando). Killed in action, Sprinkaannek.
1900
43579Burgher Wernich, Boer Forces, aged 18. Killed in action, Springhaasnek.
1901
48382Burgher Charles Kestell, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 17. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ladysmith (TINTOWN).
1901
45800Burgher Jan M. Lewis, Boer Forces (Waterberg Commando), aged 34. Killed in action, Buffelspoort, Waterberg.
1902
48398Burgher Jacobus Hendrik Louw, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 22. Died of unknown while a prisoner of war, Umbilo.
1916
304Sergeant Alexander, 10th South African Infantry. Died on active service.
1916
6929Private Walter Edward Farr, 662, 1st (South African Mounted Brigade Scouts). Died of blackwater fever, at Dar es Salaam.
1916
7322Labourer Johannes Forbes, 6874, Remounts (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)), aged 29. Died of dysentery, at Morogoro.
1916
13577Driver Caswell Lifi, 742, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of pneumonia, at Nairobi.
1916
15773Leader Johannes Mbini, 4907, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of dysentery, at No. 3 Hospital Durban.
1916
22619Ox Leader Walter Sechille, 15472, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Kilwa.
1916
23836Driver Christian Spearman, 12931, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Tanga.
1917
3849Driver Bless Cinibona, 18962, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died after discharge, at East London.
1917
7220Major Percy Nugent George Fitzpatrick, 71st Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 28. Killed in action.
1917
7912Mechanician William Hasalden Gate, MT/7117, M.t. (South African Service Corps (Corps)), aged 32. Died of accidental injuries, spine.
1917
14367Captain James MacQueen, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 59. Died of sickness.
1917
15711Private Albert Mayfield, 14183, 3rd South African Infantry. Died of wounds, received 12th December.
1917
20970Driver John Henry Rainier, MT/1435, M.t. (South African Service Corps (Corps)). Died as a result of a burning accident.
1917
27639Lieutenant Philip Dudley Waller, 71st Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 28. Killed in action.
1917
286242nd Corporal James Alexander Wilson, 11/1869, Divisional Signal Coy. (New Zealand Engineers). Died of wounds.
1918
6298Staff Nurse Gertrude Eliza Dunn, South African Military Nursing Service, aged 47. Died of influenza and heart failure, at Addington Hospital.
1918
34644Constable Johannes Antoine Esterhuyse, 3560(F), 39 Dist (Johannesburg) Tvl Div, aged 54. Died of Spanish Influenza.
1918
7024Private Fenyoni, M/1219, Rhodesia Native Regiment. Died of pneumonia, at Ntondwe, Nyasaland.
1918
9630Captain Christopher Woodall Henderson, Military Labour Corps (Corps). Died of influenza.
1918
9707Sergeant Robert Joseph Henneberry, D/379, South African Pioneers, aged 40. Died of influenza.
1918
13055Captain Henry Ruthven Lawrence, 1st Field Amb. (South African Medical Corps (Corps)). Died of pneumonia.
1918
14936Private Mangochi, 5293, Rhodesia Native Regiment. Died of pneumonia, at Ntondwe, Nyasaland.
1918
15797Lieutenant George Herbert McAllan, South African Medical Corps (Corps), aged 39. Died of chronic intestinal obstruction and syncope, at Roberts Heights Hospital.
1918
18146Sergeant Gerald Harry Musgrave, MR/40, Rhodesia Native Regiment, aged 37. Died of pneumonia.
1918
24935Private Tereka, 251, Northern Rhodesia Police. Died on active service.
1923
29457Lieutenant Arthur Winston Blake, "A" Troop (South African Air Force (Corps)), aged 24. Died in Aircraft Accident, DH9 #H5695, crashed at Dealesville.
1923
33225Air Corporal Edward John Te Brugge, South African Air Force (Corps), aged 27. Died in Aircraft Accident, DH9 #H5695, crashed at Dealesville.
1939
13511Pilot Officer Norman Leonard Lewis, 40399, 99 Squadron (RAF) (Royal Air Force). Killed in action, in Wellington N2870, struck by flak, whilst on mission to bomb the Leipzig and Nurnburg, believed to have crashed at sea.
1940
22716Sergeant Johannes Senekal, 40093, Northern Rhodesia Regiment. Died on active service.
1941
1277Private Johannes Albertus Basson, 196224, 2nd Bn., aged 27. Killed in action, by exploding shell near Bardia, North Africa.
1941
1755Private Francois Jacobus Bezuidenhout, 77042, 2nd (Regiment Botha), aged 26. Died of wounds.
1941
3901Private George R. Clark, 84568, 2nd Bn. (Royal Durban Light Infantry), aged 19. Died on active service.
1941
5394Sergeant Francis Foster De Smidt, 777609, 209 Squadron (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve). Died in Aircraft Accident, Catalina AH530, crashed in sea at Pembroke Dock.
1941
9882Private Alexander McN Hill, 7293, Royal Durban Light Infantry, aged 63. Died on active service.
1941
14384Private Edward Fredrick Anton Maddocks, 93164, 2nd Bn. (Royal Durban Light Infantry), aged 21. Died of wounds.
1941
36000Constable Baliwa Mbeje, 123108, Kwazulu Natal, aged 40. Stabbed in the back on 13/12/1941 while attempting to effect the arrest of a native for gambling.
1941
16325Private Daniel J D Meilhon, 93108, 2nd Bn. (Royal Durban Light Infantry). Died on active service.
1941
16853Private Mabiswa Mkontwana, N/8134, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of encephalitis.
1941
17388Staff Sergeant James Moorgas, M/10141, Indian and Malay Corps (Corps). Accidentally killed.
1941
23323Captain Arthur William Donat Slatter, AI/413, 15th Punjab Regiment. Killed in action, in the Far East.
1941
23932Warrant Officer Class II Charles Loraine Scott St. Leger, 7956, H.Q. 3rd Bde. (South African Infantry Corps (Corps)), aged 45. Died of dysentery.
1942
2830Gunner Vernon Elmo Brown, 214694, 2 Field Regiment (South African Artillery (Corps)), aged 21. Died of dysentery, at Caserta Military Hospital whilst a POW.
1942
3586Second Lieutenant Neville Anthony Chambers, 206724, 41 Air School, aged 19. Killed in aircraft accident, hit mountain at night at Amatola Rock near Alice, in Avro Anson #3250.
1942
3963Sub-Lieutenant (A) Anthony Richard Clayden, H.M.S. Grebe. (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve), aged 23. Died on active service.
1942
16453Air Mechanic Alexander B Methven, 326185, 41 Air School, aged 26. Killed in aircraft accident, hit mountain at night at Amatola Rock near Alice, in Avro Anson #3250.
1942
23429Air Corporal Alfred Milner Smith, 96728, 73 Air School, aged 40. Died of uraemia.
1942
23604Leading Aircraftman Robin Russell Smith, 710161, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 18. Died in Aircraft Accident.
1943
459Corporal Frederick J Anderson, 56869, South African Corps of Military Police (Corps). Died on active service.
1943
21180Pupil Pilot Jack J Raw, 542569V, 23 Air School, aged 23. Killed in aircraft accident, lost control during storm and and crashed near Olifantsfontein, in AT-6 Harvard #7260.
1943
25266Private Zimba Timoti, NR/12154, 4th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.
1944
3184Staff Sergeant Norman Buyskes, 238384V, 42 Geological Sec. (South African Engineer Corps (Corps)), aged 23. Died of wounds.
1944
3807Sergeant David Christie, 295715V, Q Service Corps (Corps), aged 35. Committed suicide, self inflicted gunshot wound.
1944
4099Sergeant Arthur Edward Woodward Cockerell, 38323V, South African Artillery (Corps), aged 26. Killed in action.
1944
5341Private Daniels De Koker, C/287005, Cape Corps. Died on active service.
1944
6865Signaller Kenneth Lowell Fagan, 576162V, South African Corps of Signals (Corps), aged 17. Died on active service.
1944
8295Private Phillip Goeda, M/22151, Indian and Malay Corps (Corps). Died after discharge.
1944
10670Sergeant Frederick Charles Ingles, 1720, Umvoti Mounted Rifles, aged 26. Died of fractured spine, playing rugby football, whilst a POW, in Germany.
1944
13686Sub-Lieutenant Arthur William Little, 69321, H.M.S. Aldenham (South African Navy (Corps)), aged 24. Mined and sunk in the northeastern Adriatic Sea about 30 nautical miles north west of Zara in approximate position 44 30'N, 14 45'E. Five officers and 121 ratings were killed. Five officers (including the CO) and 58 ratings were picked up by HMS Atherstone.
1944
14584Lieutenant Bruce Dixon Mair, 33255V, 1 Squadron. Killed in action, crashed on take off at Forli, 500 lb bomb detonated, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #BS309.
1944
17154Private Johannes Molai, N/9375, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of epileptic seizure.
1944
22340Lance Bombardier Samuel Montgomery Scanlen, 18808V, 1 Anti-Tank Regiment (South African Artillery (Corps)), aged 25. Died on active service.
1947
6579Major Edward Beresford Bourke Ellis, 86183, General Service Corps (Corps), aged 55. Died on active service.
1947
21572Air Sergeant Roberts, 185503, South African Air Force (Corps). Died on active service.
1952
39028Lieutenant Raymond Vivian James Carruthers, 3 Independent Company (Southern Rhodesia Air Force), aged 25. Died in Military Aircraft Accident, when Auster J5 # SR 53 struck a cable across the Hunyani river, south of Salisbury.
1953
39730Lieutenant Ray Maritz, SS25, 2nd Battalion (Southern Rhodesia Air Force), aged 21. Died in Military Aircraft Accident, Spitfire Mk 22 # SR 84, near Salisbury.
1974
37009Constable Nyaba, S149943E, Kwazulu Natal. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1975
36750Constable Mandlenkosi Phillip Ndlovu, S158207W, Inanda, aged 45. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1977
49718Warrant Officer Class II Frank William Cato, 05481445PE, 7 Base Ordnance Depot, aged 34. Died of chronic kidney failure, in Bloemfontein.
1977
37726Constable Stephen, S164198W, Riot Unit 6. KOAS - COIN duty in Ovamboland.
1978
49732Rifleman Marius Anthony Diergaard, 78951472, 41 Battalion, aged 20. Died in Vehicle Accident, about 3 km from Drimiopsis, while off duty. It is alleged that he unlawfully took a Landrover from the Drimiopsis Base and crashed after hitting a pedestrian. Diergaardt ... Killed in action, in the Operational area, in a contact with the enemy - SOURCE: The War In Angola Information Portal: Roll of Honour Member Dedications - [http://www.warinangola.com/default.aspx?tabid=1596&Parameter=3422].
1979
29260Rifleman Willie Jacobus Appelgryn, 76293679BG, 5 South African Infantry Battalion, aged 19. Died of wounds, near Nkongo Ovamboland. After passing a waterhole near a village his platoon was ambushed. Some soldiers were still drawing water. Appelgryn and Victor where hit. Recoilless rifles were used and vehicles, so this was no small enemy force. Three quarters of the platoon were wounded. Appelgryn was hit in the shoulder and the round hit his shoulderblade and went into his lungs. When his mate got to him he told him to leave him and to help the more badly wounded chaps. He died shortly after.
1979
38510Field Reservist Leonard William Jelley, 28964G, Special Branch (British South Africa Police), aged 38. Killed in action, died from gunshot wounds received in a landmine incident and resulting ambush on the Gwampa Road, Lupane District, Op Tangent.
1979
38766Field Reservist Better Saimwemba, A19825, Police Anti Terrorist Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 22. Killed in action, in an ambush in the Mangula area, Op Hurricane.
1979
33725Rifleman Clement Roy Victor, 76293676BG, 5 South African Infantry Battalion, aged 19. Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy, in Sector 10.
1981
29721Rifleman Johannes Chameia, 76902311SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion, aged 20. Killed in action, landmine explosion on the road between Ongiva and Chiede.
1981
29885Rifleman Jan Adriaan Crous, 79546321BG, 25 Field Squadron (Army) (South African Engineer Corps (Corps)), aged 20. Killed in action, in Sector 10, landmine.
1981
32306Signalman Abraham Johannes Nortje, 68343748LL, 2 Squadron (unknown Force) (Salnet), aged 29. Drowned, while crossing a river while on patrol near Oshakati.
1984
31603Rifleman Theodore Marais, 80495583BG, North West Command, aged 20. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, accidentally run over by a military vehicle while at Potchefstroom.
1989
49779Signaller Jacob Ferdinand Leonardus Kerkhoff, 86635539BG, 5 Signal Regiment, aged 19. Died in Private Vehicle Accident, on the Ben Schoeman Highway, between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Vehicle left the road, rolled and struck trees. 3 passengers were injured. He was off duty.
1989
37343Sergeant Rehan Rheeder, W71971H, 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div, aged 30. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1996
35508Sergeant Mabizela, 0172888-1, Mpumalanga. Accidentally killed, shot by a colleague during a raid.
1996
36296Sergeant Maisha Phanuel Mokaleng, 0497279-1, Gauteng, aged 23. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1996
37911Sergeant Tshepe, 0621177-1, Eastern Cape. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1997
30350Major Johannes Jacobus Fouche, 77381614, Zastron Commando (South African Infantry Corps (Corps)), aged 49. Died in Shooting Incident.
1997
31892Lance Corporal Seth Lebakeng Mhlongo, 94867603PE, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, aged 31. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Army Battle School. Ratel rolled in a sharp corner.
1998
35464Sergeant Luningo, 485457-8, Ermelo Municipal Police. Shot dead in police vehicle after crashing into a wall in Wesselton, Ermelo.

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