On This Day

On This Day — 15 March

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900

43466Burgher Du Toit, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Graspan/Klippiesdam.

1900

48333Burgher Hendrik Van Der Merwe, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 45. Died of wounds while a prisoner of war, Hospitals Woodstock, Wynberg and on board ships in harbour.

1901

47833Burgher Pieter Willem Prinsloo, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 28. Died of Empyema while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

1902

46071Burgher Louis Hosea Jordaan, Boer Forces, aged 16. Killed in action, N'Gotje near Vryheid.

1902

47933Burgher Johannes Stefanus Malan Malan, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 22. Died of measels while a prisoner of war, En route to India - at sea.

1902

47929Burgher Abel Hermanus Strydom, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 13. Died of measels while a prisoner of war, En route to India - at sea.

1902

43846Burgher Wessels, Vryheid (Boer Forces), aged 41. Killed in action, "N'Gotje" /Mooiklip" Vryheid dist.

1915

7970Private David Geekie, 20, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), aged 29. Killed in action, at St. Eloi.

1916

3723Private Robert Davis Chilcott, 1298, South African Medical Corps, aged 51. Died of cancer of liver and gall stones.

1916

4238Private William Frederick Coleman, 2293, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of peritonitis.

1916

23899Lance Corporal Robert James Spottiswoode, 3338, 7th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Died of wounds, received in Battle for Latema-Reata Nek.

1916

26585Gunner Oswald Edward Van Der Hoven, 450, 4th Bty. (South African Field Artillery), aged 21. Died of dysentery.

1917

3037Gunner John Alfred Burgess, 239, 2nd (South African Rifles). Died of blackwater fever.

1917

9353Private Alfred Hartley, 1827, 3rd (South African Horse). Died of blackwater fever, whilst a POW.

1917

11571Ox Driver Lesinya Josiah, 13166, Military Labour Corps. Died of pneumonia, at Kilwa.

1917

16097Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Eugene Gavey McKeown, M/18497(CH), H.M.S. "Foyle." (Royal Navy), aged 22. Mined in English Channel.

1917

17793Labourer William Mpela, 7992, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of pneumonia, at Dar Es Salaam.

1917

18470Private Nedzingabe Nevuba, 6520, 3rd Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps), aged 38. Died of pneumonia.

1917

21004Labourer Abiel Ramalie, 14463, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Bureau). Kilwa.

1917

21069Driver Sikiti Ramwana, 11938, South African Native Labour Bureau. Kilwa.

1917

22160Donkey Driver Charlie Salayedwa, 16593, South African Native Labour Bureau. Kilwa.

1918

984Gunner Frederick Ball, 1414, 73rd Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 41. Died of wounds, received 14th March.

1918

2044Rifleman John James Bolton, 495, 2nd (South African Rifles). Died of abscess on liver.

1918

3083Private Thomas Burns, 6, South African Road Corps, aged 47. Died of malaria, at Morogoro.

1918

21546Second Lieutenant David Blackie Robb, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action.

1918

28687Lieutenant Esme John Richard Wingfield-Stratford, H.M. Submarine D.3. (Royal Navy), aged 21. Died at sea, mistakenly bombed and sunk by a French airship AT-0 off Fecamp in the English Channel and lost with all hands. AT-0 was patrolling when at 1420 a vessel was spotted to her north east. The airship drew close for recognition purposes and according to her commander, Lieutenant (RCN) William McKinstry Heriot-Maitland-Dougall the submarine fired rockets at her. Four 52-kg bombs were dropped by the airship. The submarine disappeared but several minutes later men were seen in the water. Attempts were made by the airship to rescue the men but it proved too difficult. The airship withdrew to seek help but all the men had drowned by the time it arrived. It is clear that D3 was the victim of a serious identification error on the part of the French airship, with identification rockets being mistaken for aggressive gunfire.

1919

23735Driver Gideon Solomon, HT/3566, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport, aged 40. Died of pleurisy, at sea, en route U.K. to South Africa, on "Carisbrook Castle".

1920

12829Corporal William Laithwaite, 12061, Native Carrier Corps (Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces), aged 41. Died of valvular heart disease.

1921

14315Sergeant Lauchlan MacKinnon, 8, South African Railway Services. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1934

29948Air Corporal Christiaan Samuel De Beer, 76927276SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South African Air Force), aged 35. Died of coronary thrombosis.

1941

1925Pilot Officer Robert Henry Pettiplace Blandy, 83740, 3 Group (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 33. Killed in action, in Wellington W5644, delivery flight to Malta, shot down by Oblt Muncheberg of 7/JG26 NW of Gozo. He saw the crew getting into a dinghy but they were never found, and were presumed drowned.

1941

3368Private Jack Gregory Carey, 53065, 1 Ltc (South African Tank Corps), aged 33. Died in accident, at Buli Berti.

1941

3397Sapper Thomas Carmichael, 123785, South African Engineer Corps, aged 39. Died of heart failure.

1941

6701Private Erasmus, 1447, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 45. Died on active service.

1941

9402Captain Noel Courtney Harvey, 102642, 3 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in aircraft accident, shot down by ground fire, in Hawker Hurricane Mk I #294.

1941

28439Private Hans Williams, C/168617, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 30. Died on active service.

1942

6564Fireman Nigel Noel Elliott, S.S. Manaqui (London) (Merchant Navy), aged 33. On February 19, 1942 she sailed from Cardiff with a general cargo, bound for Kingston, Jamaica with an anticipated arrival date of March 20th. The voyage led to Belfast Lough to join convoy OS.20, which then left the UK on February 23rd. The SS Manaqui never got to Kingston, and is understood to have been sunk by a submarine on or about the 15th March, near Barbuda. All on board - Master, 34 crew members and 6 gunners were lost.

1942

13408Air Mechanic Andries Lessing, 212792, South African Air Force. Died on active service.

1942

14285Pilot Officer Angus Stewart Robertson MacKenzie, 80210, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 27. Died in air crash, in Spitfire VB #BL241, crashed due to bad weather and fuel starvation, at Lower Thorn Farm near St. Neot, Cornwall.

1942

36647Native Constable Enoch Musu, 122034, Heilbron (South African Police), aged 28. Died of injuries, fractured skull, received after being struck on the head on 14 March, while attempting to arrest a native in Newclare, Johannesburg.

1943

1709Private Donati Betram, NRA/16937, Northern Rhodesia Regiment. Died on active service.

1943

2269Private Philippus Jeremias Botha, 701544, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 56. Died of perforated gastric ulcer.

1943

19898Second Lieutenant Donald Pedlar, 328905V, 72 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in Aircraft Accident, Bristol Bleinheim Mk IV #Z7698.

1943

22104Flight Sergeant Edward Ruziecki, 205825V, 72 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 24. Died in Aircraft Accident, Bristol Bleinheim Mk IV #Z7698.

1944

1650Flying Officer John Raynor Berrington, 160000, 44 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve). Killed in action, Lancaster KD 576, target Stuttgart, missing after air operations.

1944

4383Warrant Officer Class II Armando Ralph Conte, 99218, South African Air Force. Committed suicide, gunshot wound to head.

1944

15441Private Masuku, N/19833, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1944

15569Private Caswell Matsabise, N/73151, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of perforated appendix.

1944

41013Flight Lieutenant James Cecil Spencer Ponsford, 80801, 21 South African Infantry Battalion (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 43. Died of wounds, received in the crash of 357 Squadron Hudson AM949 "A" at approximately 0300 on the 15th of March at position 23 degrees 44 min N, 98 deg 48 min E (near Kokang on the Burma/Siam Border). F/Lt Ponsford, died on the ground from wounds at 1000 on the 15th. The sixth and final crewman, F/O Prosser was found comatose with a fractured skull, lacerations of forehead and face, and multiple fractures of the right ankle.

1944

21150Lieutenant Harold Dungey Ratcliff, 223441V, 41 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, crashed SE of LG121, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #MA264.

1944

23994Lance Corporal Hendrik Jacob Hermanus Stapelberg, 6684, Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces, aged 31. Died on active service.

1945

3152Trooper John Arthur Agard Butler, 3733, British South African Police, aged 29. Died of pneumonia and meningitis.

1946

3756Private Chirambo, N/705098, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 56. Died on active service.

1947

2815Lieutenant Pearl Kathleen Brown, W/56059, Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces, aged 36. Died of neoplasm, following amputation of right breast.

1955

41650Barend Jacobus Steyn, 05210935E, 1 Air Depot (South African Army), aged 51. Died of coronary thrombosis, in Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.

1965

30914Corporal Ockert Jacobus Jordaan, P/50925, SAS President Steyn (Administrative Services Corps), aged 21. Died in Private Motor Vehicle Accident, vehicle left the road and struck a pole on the Pretoria-Germiston Road, near Fountains, Pretoria.

1965

32590Corporal Daniel Jacobus Prinsloo, P51538, 16 Maintenance Unit (South African Air Force), aged 20. Died in a civilian motor vehicle accident. Vehicle left the road and struck a pole on the Pretoria-Germiston Rd, near Fountains, Pretoria.

1972

29218Rifleman Werner Albrecht, 685178861N, 1 VD Ambulance Unit (South African Technical Services Corps), aged 19. Died in Freak Accident, steamcooker exploded, at Elandsfontein.

1974

40516Trooper Johannes Jacobus Van Staden, 6353, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, gunshot wound, in the North East border region.

1977

40757Private Edward John Jeffries, 128786, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Army), aged 22. Died in Shooting Incident, accidental shooting.

1977

39759Temporary Sergeant Clive Mason, 726873, Protected Village Protection Group (Selous Scouts), aged 33. Killed in action, while as sniper, he killed 6 enemy but was himself killed in an exchange of fire with FRELIMO at Malvernia.

1978

31602Private Sarel Francois Marais, 70264544R, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died on active service.

1978

33892Corporal Shai Wittert, 70388129PE, Infantry (Israeli Defence Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, in the defence of Israel.

1980

40619Private Nkosi Zikali, 664032, 3 Maintenance Unit (Rhodesian Army Service Corps), aged 22. Killed in action, gunshot wounds.

1982

30852Rifleman Johannes Jasva, 80834982, 7 Sqdn. (Norther), aged 21. Died in Military Vehicle Accident.

1986

43404Special Constable Hashidvali, South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) (South West African Police). Killed in action, Koevoet (wall of remembrance).

1986

30721Special Constable Ernesto Hishidivali, 84830363SCH, South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) (South West African Police), aged 20. Killed in action, Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet.

1987

41145Recruit Marius Jacobus Hanekom, 78329802, School of Infantry (South African Infantry Corps), aged 25. Died in private vehicle accident, approx. 3 km from Prince Albert.

1989

31043Warrant Officer Class I Andre Keyter, 05565460, Dhq (South African Personnel Services Corps), aged 41. Committed Suicide, at Umhlanga Rocks. Gassed himself in his car.

1998

32112Rifleman David Gordon Munyai, 94846052, Hq (SA Army), aged 18. Shot by his friend, while off duty.

2002

35725Inspector Johannes Maluleke, 515862-1, Germiston (South African Police Service), aged 44. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

2015

43010Sergeant Lentsoane, 7073229-9, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

2015

43011Sergeant Sekele, 7019225-1, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

2020

43191Warrant Officer Mudau, 0487102-2, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 15 March

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1900 43466 — Burgher Du Toit, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Graspan/Klippiesdam.

- 1900 48333 — Burgher Hendrik Van Der Merwe, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 45. Died of wounds while a prisoner of war, Hospitals Woodstock, Wynberg and on board ships in harbour.

- 1901 47833 — Burgher Pieter Willem Prinsloo, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 28. Died of Empyema while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

- 1902 46071 — Burgher Louis Hosea Jordaan, Boer Forces, aged 16. Killed in action, N'Gotje near Vryheid.

- 1902 47933 — Burgher Johannes Stefanus Malan Malan, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 22. Died of measels while a prisoner of war, En route to India - at sea.

- 1902 47929 — Burgher Abel Hermanus Strydom, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 13. Died of measels while a prisoner of war, En route to India - at sea.

- 1902 43846 — Burgher Wessels, Vryheid (Boer Forces), aged 41. Killed in action, "N'Gotje" /Mooiklip" Vryheid dist.

- 1915 7970 — Private David Geekie, 20, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment), aged 29. Killed in action, at St. Eloi.

- 1916 3723 — Private Robert Davis Chilcott, 1298, South African Medical Corps, aged 51. Died of cancer of liver and gall stones.

- 1916 4238 — Private William Frederick Coleman, 2293, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of peritonitis.

- 1916 23899 — Lance Corporal Robert James Spottiswoode, 3338, 7th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 34. Died of wounds, received in Battle for Latema-Reata Nek.

- 1916 26585 — Gunner Oswald Edward Van Der Hoven, 450, 4th Bty. (South African Field Artillery), aged 21. Died of dysentery.

- 1917 3037 — Gunner John Alfred Burgess, 239, 2nd (South African Rifles). Died of blackwater fever.

- 1917 9353 — Private Alfred Hartley, 1827, 3rd (South African Horse). Died of blackwater fever, whilst a POW.

- 1917 11571 — Ox Driver Lesinya Josiah, 13166, Military Labour Corps. Died of pneumonia, at Kilwa.

- 1917 16097 — Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Eugene Gavey McKeown, M/18497(CH), H.M.S. "Foyle." (Royal Navy), aged 22. Mined in English Channel.

- 1917 17793 — Labourer William Mpela, 7992, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of pneumonia, at Dar Es Salaam.

- 1917 18470 — Private Nedzingabe Nevuba, 6520, 3rd Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps), aged 38. Died of pneumonia.

- 1917 21004 — Labourer Abiel Ramalie, 14463, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Bureau). Kilwa.

- 1917 21069 — Driver Sikiti Ramwana, 11938, South African Native Labour Bureau. Kilwa.

- 1917 22160 — Donkey Driver Charlie Salayedwa, 16593, South African Native Labour Bureau. Kilwa.

- 1918 984 — Gunner Frederick Ball, 1414, 73rd Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 41. Died of wounds, received 14th March.

- 1918 2044 — Rifleman John James Bolton, 495, 2nd (South African Rifles). Died of abscess on liver.

- 1918 3083 — Private Thomas Burns, 6, South African Road Corps, aged 47. Died of malaria, at Morogoro.

- 1918 21546 — Second Lieutenant David Blackie Robb, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action.

- 1918 28687 — Lieutenant Esme John Richard Wingfield-Stratford, H.M. Submarine D.3. (Royal Navy), aged 21. Died at sea, mistakenly bombed and sunk by a French airship AT-0 off Fecamp in the English Channel and lost with all hands. AT-0 was patrolling when at 1420 a vessel was spotted to her north east. The airship drew close for recognition purposes and according to her commander, Lieutenant (RCN) William McKinstry Heriot-Maitland-Dougall the submarine fired rockets at her. Four 52-kg bombs were dropped by the airship. The submarine disappeared but several minutes later men were seen in the water. Attempts were made by the airship to rescue the men but it proved too difficult. The airship withdrew to seek help but all the men had drowned by the time it arrived. It is clear that D3 was the victim of a serious identification error on the part of the French airship, with identification rockets being mistaken for aggressive gunfire.

- 1919 23735 — Driver Gideon Solomon, HT/3566, Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport, aged 40. Died of pleurisy, at sea, en route U.K. to South Africa, on "Carisbrook Castle".

- 1920 12829 — Corporal William Laithwaite, 12061, Native Carrier Corps (Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces), aged 41. Died of valvular heart disease.

- 1921 14315 — Sergeant Lauchlan MacKinnon, 8, South African Railway Services. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1934 29948 — Air Corporal Christiaan Samuel De Beer, 76927276SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South African Air Force), aged 35. Died of coronary thrombosis.

- 1941 1925 — Pilot Officer Robert Henry Pettiplace Blandy, 83740, 3 Group (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 33. Killed in action, in Wellington W5644, delivery flight to Malta, shot down by Oblt Muncheberg of 7/JG26 NW of Gozo. He saw the crew getting into a dinghy but they were never found, and were presumed drowned.

- 1941 3368 — Private Jack Gregory Carey, 53065, 1 Ltc (South African Tank Corps), aged 33. Died in accident, at Buli Berti.

- 1941 3397 — Sapper Thomas Carmichael, 123785, South African Engineer Corps, aged 39. Died of heart failure.

- 1941 6701 — Private Erasmus, 1447, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 45. Died on active service.

- 1941 9402 — Captain Noel Courtney Harvey, 102642, 3 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in aircraft accident, shot down by ground fire, in Hawker Hurricane Mk I #294.

- 1941 28439 — Private Hans Williams, C/168617, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 30. Died on active service.

- 1942 6564 — Fireman Nigel Noel Elliott, S.S. Manaqui (London) (Merchant Navy), aged 33. On February 19, 1942 she sailed from Cardiff with a general cargo, bound for Kingston, Jamaica with an anticipated arrival date of March 20th. The voyage led to Belfast Lough to join convoy OS.20, which then left the UK on February 23rd. The SS Manaqui never got to Kingston, and is understood to have been sunk by a submarine on or about the 15th March, near Barbuda. All on board - Master, 34 crew members and 6 gunners were lost.

- 1942 13408 — Air Mechanic Andries Lessing, 212792, South African Air Force. Died on active service.

- 1942 14285 — Pilot Officer Angus Stewart Robertson MacKenzie, 80210, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 27. Died in air crash, in Spitfire VB #BL241, crashed due to bad weather and fuel starvation, at Lower Thorn Farm near St. Neot, Cornwall.

- 1942 36647 — Native Constable Enoch Musu, 122034, Heilbron (South African Police), aged 28. Died of injuries, fractured skull, received after being struck on the head on 14 March, while attempting to arrest a native in Newclare, Johannesburg.

- 1943 1709 — Private Donati Betram, NRA/16937, Northern Rhodesia Regiment. Died on active service.

- 1943 2269 — Private Philippus Jeremias Botha, 701544, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 56. Died of perforated gastric ulcer.

- 1943 19898 — Second Lieutenant Donald Pedlar, 328905V, 72 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in Aircraft Accident, Bristol Bleinheim Mk IV #Z7698.

- 1943 22104 — Flight Sergeant Edward Ruziecki, 205825V, 72 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 24. Died in Aircraft Accident, Bristol Bleinheim Mk IV #Z7698.

- 1944 1650 — Flying Officer John Raynor Berrington, 160000, 44 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve). Killed in action, Lancaster KD 576, target Stuttgart, missing after air operations.

- 1944 4383 — Warrant Officer Class II Armando Ralph Conte, 99218, South African Air Force. Committed suicide, gunshot wound to head.

- 1944 15441 — Private Masuku, N/19833, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1944 15569 — Private Caswell Matsabise, N/73151, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of perforated appendix.

- 1944 41013 — Flight Lieutenant James Cecil Spencer Ponsford, 80801, 21 South African Infantry Battalion (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 43. Died of wounds, received in the crash of 357 Squadron Hudson AM949 "A" at approximately 0300 on the 15th of March at position 23 degrees 44 min N, 98 deg 48 min E (near Kokang on the Burma/Siam Border). F/Lt Ponsford, died on the ground from wounds at 1000 on the 15th. The sixth and final crewman, F/O Prosser was found comatose with a fractured skull, lacerations of forehead and face, and multiple fractures of the right ankle.

- 1944 21150 — Lieutenant Harold Dungey Ratcliff, 223441V, 41 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, crashed SE of LG121, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #MA264.

- 1944 23994 — Lance Corporal Hendrik Jacob Hermanus Stapelberg, 6684, Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces, aged 31. Died on active service.

- 1945 3152 — Trooper John Arthur Agard Butler, 3733, British South African Police, aged 29. Died of pneumonia and meningitis.

- 1946 3756 — Private Chirambo, N/705098, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 56. Died on active service.

- 1947 2815 — Lieutenant Pearl Kathleen Brown, W/56059, Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces, aged 36. Died of neoplasm, following amputation of right breast.

- 1955 41650 — Barend Jacobus Steyn, 05210935E, 1 Air Depot (South African Army), aged 51. Died of coronary thrombosis, in Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.

- 1965 30914 — Corporal Ockert Jacobus Jordaan, P/50925, SAS President Steyn (Administrative Services Corps), aged 21. Died in Private Motor Vehicle Accident, vehicle left the road and struck a pole on the Pretoria-Germiston Road, near Fountains, Pretoria.

- 1965 32590 — Corporal Daniel Jacobus Prinsloo, P51538, 16 Maintenance Unit (South African Air Force), aged 20. Died in a civilian motor vehicle accident. Vehicle left the road and struck a pole on the Pretoria-Germiston Rd, near Fountains, Pretoria.

- 1972 29218 — Rifleman Werner Albrecht, 685178861N, 1 VD Ambulance Unit (South African Technical Services Corps), aged 19. Died in Freak Accident, steamcooker exploded, at Elandsfontein.

- 1974 40516 — Trooper Johannes Jacobus Van Staden, 6353, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 21. Killed in action, gunshot wound, in the North East border region.

- 1977 40757 — Private Edward John Jeffries, 128786, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Army), aged 22. Died in Shooting Incident, accidental shooting.

- 1977 39759 — Temporary Sergeant Clive Mason, 726873, Protected Village Protection Group (Selous Scouts), aged 33. Killed in action, while as sniper, he killed 6 enemy but was himself killed in an exchange of fire with FRELIMO at Malvernia.

- 1978 31602 — Private Sarel Francois Marais, 70264544R, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died on active service.

- 1978 33892 — Corporal Shai Wittert, 70388129PE, Infantry (Israeli Defence Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, in the defence of Israel.

- 1980 40619 — Private Nkosi Zikali, 664032, 3 Maintenance Unit (Rhodesian Army Service Corps), aged 22. Killed in action, gunshot wounds.

- 1982 30852 — Rifleman Johannes Jasva, 80834982, 7 Sqdn. (Norther), aged 21. Died in Military Vehicle Accident.

- 1986 43404 — Special Constable Hashidvali, South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) (South West African Police). Killed in action, Koevoet (wall of remembrance).

- 1986 30721 — Special Constable Ernesto Hishidivali, 84830363SCH, South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) (South West African Police), aged 20. Killed in action, Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet.

- 1987 41145 — Recruit Marius Jacobus Hanekom, 78329802, School of Infantry (South African Infantry Corps), aged 25. Died in private vehicle accident, approx. 3 km from Prince Albert.

- 1989 31043 — Warrant Officer Class I Andre Keyter, 05565460, Dhq (South African Personnel Services Corps), aged 41. Committed Suicide, at Umhlanga Rocks. Gassed himself in his car.

- 1998 32112 — Rifleman David Gordon Munyai, 94846052, Hq (SA Army), aged 18. Shot by his friend, while off duty.

- 2002 35725 — Inspector Johannes Maluleke, 515862-1, Germiston (South African Police Service), aged 44. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

- 2015 43010 — Sergeant Lentsoane, 7073229-9, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

- 2015 43011 — Sergeant Sekele, 7019225-1, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

- 2020 43191 — Warrant Officer Mudau, 0487102-2, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

We will remember them.

ON THIS DAY

15 March

On This Day — 15 March

Deaths on 15 March by Year