ON THIS DAY

16 April

137

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
21 Abela Chavinda Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-04-16
76 Abrams Michael Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1918-04-16
99 Acutt Derrick Mcminn Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
434 Amsterdam Adam Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-16
652 Aris Thomas Arthur Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 1917-04-16
798 Austin Walter Private South African Infantry 1916-04-16
886 Bailey Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-04-16
1132 Barnard Robert Hugh Captain Gordon Highlanders 1943-04-16
1187 Barr William Pinkerton Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-04-16
1240 Bartlett Richard Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
1256 Baruki Simon Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-16
1663 Berry Peter G Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
1760 Bezuidenhout Harry Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
2084 Bootey Suliman Ismail Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-04-16
2397 Boyce Andries Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1919-04-16
2445 Bradfield Allan Malcolm Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
2512 Bray Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-04-16
2601 Bright Richard Sergeant East African Supply Corps 1919-04-16
2686 Broodryk Willem Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
2936 Buck William Cummings Private South African Infantry 1916-04-16
41125 Cilliers Jacobus Albertus Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1981-04-16
3965 Claydon-fink Royston Arthur Apprentice Merchant Navy 1945-04-16
4025 Cloete Henry Cecil Sergeant South African Artillery 1944-04-16
4119 Coetzee Cronje Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
4451 Cooper Major Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1946-04-16
4894 Dale Thomas Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
5054 Davids John Private Cape Corps 1917-04-16
5393 De Senan Edgar Albert Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
5417 De Villiers Guillaume Francois Marais Sergeant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
5635 Dhlamini Mlangeni Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-04-16
5820 Doak Chris Charles Dresser South African Veterinary Corps 1916-04-16
5912 Dorfan Manuel Solomon (aka Mannie Saul) Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
6101 Du Plessis Roy Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
6154 Du Preez Ronald Louis Benjamin Corporal First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
30169 Du Toit Jan Daniels Gerhardus Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1982-04-16
6191 Du Toit Jublia Jacobus Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
6255 Dukmbana Kasipile Ox Driver Military Labour Corps 1917-04-16
39275 Dumezwe Leroy William Guard Guard Force 1977-04-16
6276 Duncan Angus Stewart Lieutenant Colonel First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
6583 Ellis Johannes Lodewyk Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
34623 Engelbrecht Jacobus F P South African Police 1992-04-16
6688 Ephraim Cape Boy South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-16
7117 Filby Gordon Lewis Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
30349 Fouche Johannes Jacobus Warrant Officer Class I SA Army 1990-04-16
7589 Frara Maurice Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1945-04-16
7705 Fromage Pierre Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-16
38471 Furber Brian Trevor Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1979-04-16
7956 Geater Howard Albert Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-04-16
8123 Gibson Peter Rawstorne Johnstone Lieutenant Royal Navy 1943-04-16
8317 Goldie Alexander Wilson Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1917-04-16

Deaths on 16 April by Year