ON THIS DAY

16 January

74

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
47 Abrahams Henry Labourer Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces 1917-01-16
263 Aitchison Edward Leriche Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-01-16
350 Allan George Awburn Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 1916-01-16
536 Andrews Montague Alexander Harding Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 1918-01-16
1092 Bark Joseph Gunner South African Artillery 1946-01-16
2010 Bock Johny Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-01-16
29477 Bodill Trevor Donald Trooper 2nd Special Service Battalion 1976-01-16
2564 Brett James Russell Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-01-16
4567 Coverly Kenneth Wesley Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-01-16
4646 Crankshaw Arthur Herbert Air Corporal South African Air Force 1946-01-16
29951 De Beer Gerhard Erasmus Smith Corporal South African Air Force 1998-01-16
30260 Erasmus Jacobus Francois Erasmus Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1969-01-16
7573 Franklin Roger Nicholas Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-01-16
7722 Froud Edward Henry Driver South African Service Corps 1918-01-16
8806 Grix John Derrick Lennox Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1942-01-16
34829 Grobbelaar Jimmy Johannes Sergeant South African Police 1998-01-16
9187 Hardwick Joseph George Frederick Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-01-16
34968 Hobyane Sipakanyiswa Sergeant South African Police 1999-01-16
10851 Jacobs Douglas Thompson Stanley Leading Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-01-16
10941 Jaffe Isaac Steward Merchant Navy 1941-01-16
39465 Jameson Charles District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 1978-01-16
11665 Jumat Goliath Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-01-16
11684 Jwayijwayi Or Jwazi Jwazi Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-01-16
11860 Kaulungombe Warrant Officer Class II Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1942-01-16
12254 King Johannes Private Cape Corps 1918-01-16
31104 Knight Jonathan Peter Lance Corporal South African Air Force 1998-01-16
12470 Knox William Crawford Private South African Horse 1918-01-16
12555 Koning Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-01-16
13124 Le Roux Gert Petrus Staff Sergeant South African Army Postal Corps 1942-01-16
39607 Lotshwa Zefaniya District Assistant Internal Affairs 1978-01-16
14030 Lumley William R Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-01-16
35663 Makume Eric B Sergeant South African Police 2002-01-16
41346 Mangimizeni Bugudu Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1917-01-16
15143 Marinus Joseph W Staff Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police 1945-01-16
18277 Maruti Joseph Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-16
36080 Meerholz Mpinzi Constable South African Police 1979-01-16
16338 Meiring Christian Gabriel Private South African Infantry 1917-01-16
16651 Miller Harry Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1941-01-16
16683 Miller Tom Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-01-16
36285 Mohlamme Maisha Phanuel Sergeant South African Police 1997-01-16
17093 Mokgele Samuel Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-01-16
17434 Morgan John James Sapper Australian Engineers 1917-01-16
32042 Motshoane Mmakwena Levy Private South African Corps of Military Police 1996-01-16
36731 Ndhlovu Joseph Constable South African Police 1971-01-16
18824 Nisbet Alexander Lance Corporal Royal Engineers 1944-01-16
40148 Nzumana Thomas District Assistant Internal Affairs 1978-01-16
37049 Odendaal Ockert Johannes Sergeant South African Police 1996-01-16
37160 Pieterse Roy Malcolm Constable South African Police 1977-01-16
20442 Pocock Austin Alfred Major South African Horse 1917-01-16
32541 Poorter Brian John Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1968-01-16

Deaths on 16 January by Year