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ON THIS DAY

16 October

164

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
29180 Abiram (Abramowitz) Eli Corporal (Rank raised to Sgt posthomously) Israeli Defence Forces 1973-10-16
37 Abrahams Andrew Fireman and Trimmer S.S. Aloe 1940-10-16
93 Ackerman William Hendrick Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-16
289 Alder Arthur Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-16
352 Allan James Bertram Private 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-16
451 Anderson Cecil Harold Corporal 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-16
527 Andrews Desmond Lionel Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-16
904 Bailey Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-10-16
891 Bailey Jacob Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-16
1081 Barends Lawrence Private Cape Corps 1918-10-16
1452 Beets William Jacobus Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-16
29442 Biet Sean Rene Gunner 4 Artillery Regiment 1987-10-16
1941 Bleki Charlie Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-10-16
2222 Botha Christian Mauritz Lieutenant 26 Squadron 1944-10-16
2218 Botha Christoffel Johannes Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-16
29532 Botha Henry Andre Second Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1963-10-16
2252 Botha Jan Wilhelmus Corporal General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-10-16
2731 Broughton-Adderley Peter Handcock Captain Scots Guards 1918-10-16
2796 Brown James F Private Youth Training Brigade 1946-10-16
3029 Burgers Adam Private Cape Corps 1918-10-16
3259 Calvert Albert Private Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) 1916-10-16
3559 Chadwick Reginald Martin Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 1916-10-16
3621 Chapman Albert Edwin Warrant Officer Class II General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-10-16
34306 Chauke Sergeant 1999-10-16
34311 Chidi Arthur Hugh Bromley Inspector 2001-10-16
29727 Childs Roy Martin Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1976-10-16
3940 Clarke Mansfield Lieutenant 5th South African Infantry 1917-10-16
41742 Cloete Christiaan Johannes Captain South African Commandos 1986-10-16
34327 Cloete Hendrik Petrus 1969-10-16
42774 Coetzee Warrant Officer 2011-10-16
4154 Coetzee Kauffmann Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-16
34369 Cornelissen Ivor 2002-10-16
4790 Cullingworth Dennis Osborne Lieutenant 34 Squadron 1944-10-16
4798 Cummings Arthur Sergeant 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-16
42923 Damse Sergeant 2013-10-16
5149 Davis Leo Trooper South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-10-16
5228 De Beer John Andries Benjamin Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1918-10-16
42986 Dlamini Sergeant 2014-10-16
34516 Dorfling Andries Sergeant 1982-10-16
5981 Doyle John Henry Private Rhodesia Regiment 1917-10-16
5986 Draai Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1947-10-16
6049 Du Plessis Andries Petrus Johannes Captain General Service Corps (Corps) 1941-10-16
46644 Du Preez Louis Jacobus Burgher Zoutpansberg Commando 1900-10-16
43247 Esterhuysen Warrant Officer 2021-10-16
6422 Eddles Richard Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-10-16
6465 Edwards Charles Henry Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-10-16
6486 Edwards Louis Private Cape Corps 1941-10-16
6528 Elgar Charles Frederick Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-16
6603 Els Johannes Marthinus Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-16
6764 Esterhuizen Andrew Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-16

Deaths on 16 October by Year