On This Day

On This Day — 16 August

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900

46896Burgher Jan Frederik Edward De Beer, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Dubbelkraal.

1900

48250Burgher Gert Cornelis Lindeque, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 65. Died of debility and atrophy while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

1900

47718Burgher Cornelis Johannes McCallum, Boer Forces, aged 24. Killed in action, Warmbad, Carolina.

1900

44826Burgher Gert P.c. Snyman, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 30. Killed in action, Buffelshoek, Marico.

1900

44310Burgher Jan Johannes Frans, Field Cornet Van Niekerk, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 30. Killed in action, Buffelshoek, Marico.

1900

44221Burgher Cornelis Jacobus Van Rooyen, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 35. Killed in action, Buffelshoek (Witkop), Marico.

1901

47814Burgher Conrad Brasche, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 42. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

1901

47186Burgher Jacob Coenrad Breytenbach, Ermelo Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Leliefontein,Carolina?

1901

45384Burgher William Hedding O' Reilly, Wolmaransstad Commando (Boer Forces), aged 56. Killed in action, Rietfontein.

1901

48206Burgher Jacobus Johannes Smit, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 39. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

1901

44546Burgher Petrus Paulus Van Den Berg, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 39. Killed in action, Buffelshoek, Marico.

1901

44429Burgher Hendrik Cornelius Van Der Watt, Bethlehem Commando (Boer Forces), aged 26. Killed in action, Sprinkaansnek.

1902

48330Burgher Christoffel Petrus Stephanus Badenhorst, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 32. Died of jaundice while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

1913

41329Rifleman Robert Moles, 1066, 1st Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 39. Died of abscess on liver, in Pretoria Hospital.

1915

13443Private Samuel Lettin, 13545, 2nd Bn. (Royal Dublin Fusiliers), aged 44. Killed in action, one of the first British casualties in the Somme area.

1915

41396Native Constable Piet Selekana, 2186, 4th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 35. Committed suicide, shot himself with a revolver after murdering his wife.

1916

943Trooper Eric Victor Baker, 6368, 7th (South African Horse), aged 19. Died of measles.

1916

10030Lieutenant Albert Chalmers Hockly, Animal Transport (South African Service Corps), aged 29. Died of enteric fever.

1916

12820Lance Corporal Alexander Laing, S/5, Bailey's Sharpshooters (South African Sharpshooters), aged 32. Killed in action.

1917

937Second Lieutenant Arnold Rennie Baker, 27th Sqdn. (Royal Flying Corps), aged 23. Killed in action.

1917

983Lieutenant Arthur Shirley Ball, 186th Bde. (Royal Field Artillery), aged 26. Killed in action, near Ypres.

1917

2068Private Hiram Emanuel Boocock, 46270, 49th Coy. (Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)), aged 20. Killed in action.

1917

2558Driver William Rudolph Bressick, MT/4021, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 18. Died of cerebral malaria.

1917

3403Lieutenant Theodore Arthur Carnegie, 12th Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps), aged 21. Killed in action, gallantly leading his company when hit by a machine gun bullet.

1917

4312Private Harry Comaroff, A/288, British South African Police, aged 20. Died of blackwater fever.

1917

7623Captain Douglas Villiers Frazer, Royal Field Artillery, aged 27. Killed in action.

1917

8596Flight Sub-Lieutenant Alan Theodore Gray, 1 (Naval) Sqdn. (Royal Naval Air Service), aged 18. Killed in action, flying in Sopwith Triplane, shot down by Lt GW Gross, Ja11, between Hollebeke and Zillebeke (Belgium).

1917

10363Second Lieutenant Wallace Howarth, 49th Bn. (Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)), aged 26. Killed in action.

1917

10406Captain Harold Edward Howse, 3rd Bn. (Royal Berkshire Regiment), aged 23. Killed in action.

1917

13058Second Lieutenant Lawrence Arthur Lawrence, 83rd Bty. (Royal Field Artillery). Killed in action.

1917

14389Private Mrogoyi Tshikwase Madhlala, 7163, South African Native Labour Corps, aged 50. Died of Bright's disease, at Bristol.

1917

18371Pack Leader Moss Ncede, 2887, Military Labour Corps, aged 45. Died of pneumonia and malaria, at Steytlerville.

1918

8657Corporal Bernard Green, 204, 2nd (South African Rifles). Died of tuberculosis.

1918

16904Driver Charlie M'Nukwa, 19556, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Jacobs Camp Durban, on return to South Africa.

1918

18992Driver Manie Norton, 19571, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Pietermaritzburg Hospital, on return to South Africa.

1918

21637Private John Matthew Charles Robertson, 2810, 46th Bn. (Australian Infantry, A.I.F.), aged 21. Died of wounds.

1919

27240Private Cecil John Venter, 18517, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Drowned, going to the rescue of 13 year old Edward Baskerville.

1926

29361Private Robert Barrow, 1235, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of tuberculosis, at Roberts Heights Hospital.

1937

34338Detective Constable Gerhardus J R Coetzee, 10771, Poortjie Police Station (South African Police), aged 33. Died of injuries, received in an accident on August 10th.

1938

31340Pupil Pilot Cedric Anders William Lindberg, P1/8871/4, AFS Swartkop (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in motorcycle accident, on Main Reef Road, near Benoni.

1940

8110Private Donald McGregor Gibson, 76037, 1st Bn. (Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces), aged 33. Died of haemochromatosis.

1940

10553Greaser Frank John Hunter, M.V. Empire Merchant (London) (Merchant Navy), aged 29. Whilst operating with Convoy OA-198 was torpedoed and sunk by U-100. En route Avonmouth for Kingston, Jamaica.

1940

13779Private Antonie Christoffel Lombard, 65510, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 58. Died of carcinoma ventriculi.

1940

22193Private Tompwe Sampa, NRA/411, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1940

22819Private Chanda Shabati, NRA/5168, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1940

22966Lance Corporal Kalombwe Shikasako, NRA/249, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1940

22967Lance Corporal Kambangu Shikaundu, NRA/308, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1940

22977Sergeant Mwenga Shimunza, NRA/300, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1940

27699Private Kape Wapamesa, NRA/977, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1941

976Sergeant Sydney Douglas Baldachin, 778405, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Died in Aircraft Accident, Hampden X2959 took off from RAF Balderton for night circuits and landing training exercise. The aircraft was slighly off course and while trying to find the airfield at 0025 hours hit some tress and then plunged down into houses in London Road, New Balderton. Shortly after impact the aircraft burst into flames with three houses being totally destroyed. Two of the crew were killed and the third was slighly injured.

1941

5514Private Delgada, M/20128, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1942

16363Sergeant Edgar James Mellings, 120644, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 49. Died on active service.

1942

17875Private Lourens Mooikyk Mtjali, N/14573, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Died of severe burns, whilst a POW.

1942

18087Able Seaman Joseph Murphy, CN/72256, H.M.S.A.S. Natalia (South African Naval Forces), aged 25. Drowned.

1942

18414Gunner Christopher Ndhlovu, N/3543, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 18. Killed in faction fight.

1942

27194Private Douglas Haig Varkevisser, 242043, Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces, aged 23. Died of wounds, gunshot wound in abdomen.

1943

821Private Henry Baard, 117913V, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 56. Died of hanging.

1943

6919Lance Corporal Abraham Faro, C/272572, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1943

9729Private Banda Henry, NRA/30217, 2nd Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1943

12878Private Lamont, C/17651, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1943

14060Private Qata Lutuli, N/237, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of dysentery.

1943

16519Fireman and Trimmer Joseph Meyers, S.S. Empire Kestrel (London) (Merchant Navy), aged 22. Torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft.

1944

4334Lieutenant Denis James Williams Compton, 103765V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

1944

5291Warrant Officer Class II Frans Johannes De Jonge, 542873V, 27 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

1944

5299Lieutenant Barend Jacobus De Klerk, 103971V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

1944

8822Private Jacobus Paulus Grobler, 65698, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 55. Died on active service.

1944

15529Private Lucas Matime, N/9961, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 45. Died whilst a POW.

1944

23414Second Officer Alexander Anderson Smith, S.S. Empire Lancer (Greenock) (Merchant Navy), aged 30. Presumed drowned, through loss of ship.

1944

27584Warrant Officer Class II Walker, 580098V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

1944

27953Warrant Officer Class I Webster, 579987V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

1944

27957Lieutenant Edgar James Paterson Webster, Royal Naval Reserve, aged 69. Died on active service.

1944

27994Lieutenant Norman Alfred Weinrich, 542942V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

1944

29037Greaser Han Shing Yue, S.S. Empire Lancer (Greenock) (Merchant Navy), aged 24. On 16 Aug, 1944, the unescorted Empire Lancer was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 in the Mozambique Channel. The master, 36 crew members and five gunners were lost. 34 crew members and three gunners landed 60 miles south of Lumbo, Portuguese East Africa ten days later.

1945

4740Private Willie Crotz, C/285602, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died after discharge.

1945

11604Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Simond Joubert, 129204, 271 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 48. Died of injuries, seriously injured in lighting a firework to celebrate VJ day, died the following day with a verdict of misadventure.

1945

18445Private Ndlawana, N/71721, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1945

23309Warrant Officer Class II William James Francis Slabbert, 25685, General Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 50. Died on active service.

1945

25523Sergeant Isak Johannes Truter, 700973, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 57. Died on active service.

1946

156Private Klaas Adams, M/19756, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 34. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, after discharge.

1946

6643Gunner Adriaan Stephanus Engelbrecht, 228871, 22 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 43. Died on active service.

1946

19525Private Overmeyer, M/23962, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1946

23147Private Phillip Simon, C/321458, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1947

21908Private Rossouw, M/13747, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died after discharge.

1952

34919Police Officer Emmanuel Josef Hefer, 5172(F), 32 Dist (Bethlehem) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 48. Died in Motorcycle Accident.

1969

34971Constable Sipakanyiswa Hoeseb, 152219, Head Office (South African Police), aged 41. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

1969

38498Patrol Officer Neil Roland Hooper, 7973, Police Anti Terrorist Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 21. Died of injuries, ruptured aorta due to multiple injuries, at Glen Cova Drive, Highlands, Salisbury. Collided with street light standard while on motorcycle.

1977

40494Trooper Graham Turkington, 727613, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 18. Died of wounds, neck and chest wounds, received from an enemy rifle grenade and died during casevac. Action occurred near Birchenough Bridge in the Nyanyadzi/Hot Springs area, Op Repulse.

1978

40856Corporal James MacPherson, 117760, 10th Battalion (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 23. Died in Vehicle Accident.

1978

39778District Security Assistant Davidson Stanford Matidiri, 645552, Keep Protection (Internal Affairs), aged 19. Murdered, by insurgents, in his kraal at Sipolilo, Op Hurricane.

1978

40214Lieutenant John Stephen Pritchard, V3964, 10th Battalion (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 34. Killed in action.

1978

40576Private Buckley William Williams, 121206, 2nd Battalion (Rhodesia Defence Regiment), aged 28. Died of injuries, received after falling off a moving vehicle.

1979

33266Rifleman Adrian Murray Thomas, 76900075SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 19. Suicide, apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at Buffalo Base.

1979

33680Rifleman Erasmus Albertus Venter, 76201920BG, 4 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20. Died when a 30mm HE shell from an Impala was picked up by a fellow soldier, the shell was unexploded and one of the two of them took it apart with a Swiss army knife. The shell exploded killing him.

1980

33430Lance Corporal Hendrik Jacobus Van Der Walt, 77473015BG, 16 Maintenance Unit (South African Ordnance Services Corps), aged 18. Died in Military Vehicle Accident at Luhebu, SWA. Military vehicle overturned.

1981

30800Rifleman Christiaan Jacob, 101 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 26. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Oshikuku.

1982

30635Naqeeb (Capt) Robert Michael Hunter Harrison, Northern Frontier Regt., aged 27. Died in a hand grenade explosion while in the Service of HM The Sultan.

1982

33531Rifleman William Edwin Van Heerden, 79281168BG, 201 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 19. Killed in action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents near the Cut-Line.

1986

30254Lance Corporal Andre Hercoll Erasmus, 83066340BW, Cape Regiment (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20. Killed in action after suffering shrapnel wounds during a SWAPO/PLAN mortar stand-off attack on Ruacana.

1986

33031Second Lieutenant David Lanian James Snaddon, 66400839KV, 101 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 35. Died in Aircraft Accident, struck powerlines while on a military training flight, near Hoedspruit.

1986

33035Candidate Officer Christopher Hugh Snyman, 83102160KV, 101 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 37. Died in Aircraft Accident, struck powerlines while on a military training flight, near Hoedspruit.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 16 August

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1900 46896 — Burgher Jan Frederik Edward De Beer, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Dubbelkraal.

- 1900 48250 — Burgher Gert Cornelis Lindeque, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 65. Died of debility and atrophy while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

- 1900 47718 — Burgher Cornelis Johannes McCallum, Boer Forces, aged 24. Killed in action, Warmbad, Carolina.

- 1900 44826 — Burgher Gert P.c. Snyman, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 30. Killed in action, Buffelshoek, Marico.

- 1900 44310 — Burgher Jan Johannes Frans, Field Cornet Van Niekerk, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 30. Killed in action, Buffelshoek, Marico.

- 1900 44221 — Burgher Cornelis Jacobus Van Rooyen, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 35. Killed in action, Buffelshoek (Witkop), Marico.

- 1901 47814 — Burgher Conrad Brasche, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 42. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

- 1901 47186 — Burgher Jacob Coenrad Breytenbach, Ermelo Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Leliefontein,Carolina?

- 1901 45384 — Burgher William Hedding O' Reilly, Wolmaransstad Commando (Boer Forces), aged 56. Killed in action, Rietfontein.

- 1901 48206 — Burgher Jacobus Johannes Smit, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 39. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

- 1901 44546 — Burgher Petrus Paulus Van Den Berg, Marico Commando (Boer Forces), aged 39. Killed in action, Buffelshoek, Marico.

- 1901 44429 — Burgher Hendrik Cornelius Van Der Watt, Bethlehem Commando (Boer Forces), aged 26. Killed in action, Sprinkaansnek.

- 1902 48330 — Burgher Christoffel Petrus Stephanus Badenhorst, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 32. Died of jaundice while a prisoner of war, St Helena.

- 1913 41329 — Rifleman Robert Moles, 1066, 1st Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 39. Died of abscess on liver, in Pretoria Hospital.

- 1915 13443 — Private Samuel Lettin, 13545, 2nd Bn. (Royal Dublin Fusiliers), aged 44. Killed in action, one of the first British casualties in the Somme area.

- 1915 41396 — Native Constable Piet Selekana, 2186, 4th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 35. Committed suicide, shot himself with a revolver after murdering his wife.

- 1916 943 — Trooper Eric Victor Baker, 6368, 7th (South African Horse), aged 19. Died of measles.

- 1916 10030 — Lieutenant Albert Chalmers Hockly, Animal Transport (South African Service Corps), aged 29. Died of enteric fever.

- 1916 12820 — Lance Corporal Alexander Laing, S/5, Bailey's Sharpshooters (South African Sharpshooters), aged 32. Killed in action.

- 1917 937 — Second Lieutenant Arnold Rennie Baker, 27th Sqdn. (Royal Flying Corps), aged 23. Killed in action.

- 1917 983 — Lieutenant Arthur Shirley Ball, 186th Bde. (Royal Field Artillery), aged 26. Killed in action, near Ypres.

- 1917 2068 — Private Hiram Emanuel Boocock, 46270, 49th Coy. (Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)), aged 20. Killed in action.

- 1917 2558 — Driver William Rudolph Bressick, MT/4021, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 18. Died of cerebral malaria.

- 1917 3403 — Lieutenant Theodore Arthur Carnegie, 12th Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps), aged 21. Killed in action, gallantly leading his company when hit by a machine gun bullet.

- 1917 4312 — Private Harry Comaroff, A/288, British South African Police, aged 20. Died of blackwater fever.

- 1917 7623 — Captain Douglas Villiers Frazer, Royal Field Artillery, aged 27. Killed in action.

- 1917 8596 — Flight Sub-Lieutenant Alan Theodore Gray, 1 (Naval) Sqdn. (Royal Naval Air Service), aged 18. Killed in action, flying in Sopwith Triplane, shot down by Lt GW Gross, Ja11, between Hollebeke and Zillebeke (Belgium).

- 1917 10363 — Second Lieutenant Wallace Howarth, 49th Bn. (Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)), aged 26. Killed in action.

- 1917 10406 — Captain Harold Edward Howse, 3rd Bn. (Royal Berkshire Regiment), aged 23. Killed in action.

- 1917 13058 — Second Lieutenant Lawrence Arthur Lawrence, 83rd Bty. (Royal Field Artillery). Killed in action.

- 1917 14389 — Private Mrogoyi Tshikwase Madhlala, 7163, South African Native Labour Corps, aged 50. Died of Bright's disease, at Bristol.

- 1917 18371 — Pack Leader Moss Ncede, 2887, Military Labour Corps, aged 45. Died of pneumonia and malaria, at Steytlerville.

- 1918 8657 — Corporal Bernard Green, 204, 2nd (South African Rifles). Died of tuberculosis.

- 1918 16904 — Driver Charlie M'Nukwa, 19556, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Jacobs Camp Durban, on return to South Africa.

- 1918 18992 — Driver Manie Norton, 19571, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Pietermaritzburg Hospital, on return to South Africa.

- 1918 21637 — Private John Matthew Charles Robertson, 2810, 46th Bn. (Australian Infantry, A.I.F.), aged 21. Died of wounds.

- 1919 27240 — Private Cecil John Venter, 18517, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Drowned, going to the rescue of 13 year old Edward Baskerville.

- 1926 29361 — Private Robert Barrow, 1235, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of tuberculosis, at Roberts Heights Hospital.

- 1937 34338 — Detective Constable Gerhardus J R Coetzee, 10771, Poortjie Police Station (South African Police), aged 33. Died of injuries, received in an accident on August 10th.

- 1938 31340 — Pupil Pilot Cedric Anders William Lindberg, P1/8871/4, AFS Swartkop (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in motorcycle accident, on Main Reef Road, near Benoni.

- 1940 8110 — Private Donald McGregor Gibson, 76037, 1st Bn. (Pretoria Highlanders, S.A. Forces), aged 33. Died of haemochromatosis.

- 1940 10553 — Greaser Frank John Hunter, M.V. Empire Merchant (London) (Merchant Navy), aged 29. Whilst operating with Convoy OA-198 was torpedoed and sunk by U-100. En route Avonmouth for Kingston, Jamaica.

- 1940 13779 — Private Antonie Christoffel Lombard, 65510, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 58. Died of carcinoma ventriculi.

- 1940 22193 — Private Tompwe Sampa, NRA/411, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1940 22819 — Private Chanda Shabati, NRA/5168, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1940 22966 — Lance Corporal Kalombwe Shikasako, NRA/249, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1940 22967 — Lance Corporal Kambangu Shikaundu, NRA/308, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1940 22977 — Sergeant Mwenga Shimunza, NRA/300, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1940 27699 — Private Kape Wapamesa, NRA/977, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1941 976 — Sergeant Sydney Douglas Baldachin, 778405, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 20. Died in Aircraft Accident, Hampden X2959 took off from RAF Balderton for night circuits and landing training exercise. The aircraft was slighly off course and while trying to find the airfield at 0025 hours hit some tress and then plunged down into houses in London Road, New Balderton. Shortly after impact the aircraft burst into flames with three houses being totally destroyed. Two of the crew were killed and the third was slighly injured.

- 1941 5514 — Private Delgada, M/20128, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1942 16363 — Sergeant Edgar James Mellings, 120644, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 49. Died on active service.

- 1942 17875 — Private Lourens Mooikyk Mtjali, N/14573, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Died of severe burns, whilst a POW.

- 1942 18087 — Able Seaman Joseph Murphy, CN/72256, H.M.S.A.S. Natalia (South African Naval Forces), aged 25. Drowned.

- 1942 18414 — Gunner Christopher Ndhlovu, N/3543, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 18. Killed in faction fight.

- 1942 27194 — Private Douglas Haig Varkevisser, 242043, Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces, aged 23. Died of wounds, gunshot wound in abdomen.

- 1943 821 — Private Henry Baard, 117913V, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 56. Died of hanging.

- 1943 6919 — Lance Corporal Abraham Faro, C/272572, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1943 9729 — Private Banda Henry, NRA/30217, 2nd Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1943 12878 — Private Lamont, C/17651, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1943 14060 — Private Qata Lutuli, N/237, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of dysentery.

- 1943 16519 — Fireman and Trimmer Joseph Meyers, S.S. Empire Kestrel (London) (Merchant Navy), aged 22. Torpedoed and sunk by German aircraft.

- 1944 4334 — Lieutenant Denis James Williams Compton, 103765V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

- 1944 5291 — Warrant Officer Class II Frans Johannes De Jonge, 542873V, 27 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

- 1944 5299 — Lieutenant Barend Jacobus De Klerk, 103971V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

- 1944 8822 — Private Jacobus Paulus Grobler, 65698, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 55. Died on active service.

- 1944 15529 — Private Lucas Matime, N/9961, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 45. Died whilst a POW.

- 1944 23414 — Second Officer Alexander Anderson Smith, S.S. Empire Lancer (Greenock) (Merchant Navy), aged 30. Presumed drowned, through loss of ship.

- 1944 27584 — Warrant Officer Class II Walker, 580098V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

- 1944 27953 — Warrant Officer Class I Webster, 579987V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

- 1944 27957 — Lieutenant Edgar James Paterson Webster, Royal Naval Reserve, aged 69. Died on active service.

- 1944 27994 — Lieutenant Norman Alfred Weinrich, 542942V, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19. Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452.

- 1944 29037 — Greaser Han Shing Yue, S.S. Empire Lancer (Greenock) (Merchant Navy), aged 24. On 16 Aug, 1944, the unescorted Empire Lancer was torpedoed and sunk by U-862 in the Mozambique Channel. The master, 36 crew members and five gunners were lost. 34 crew members and three gunners landed 60 miles south of Lumbo, Portuguese East Africa ten days later.

- 1945 4740 — Private Willie Crotz, C/285602, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died after discharge.

- 1945 11604 — Lieutenant Colonel Pierre Simond Joubert, 129204, 271 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 48. Died of injuries, seriously injured in lighting a firework to celebrate VJ day, died the following day with a verdict of misadventure.

- 1945 18445 — Private Ndlawana, N/71721, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1945 23309 — Warrant Officer Class II William James Francis Slabbert, 25685, General Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 50. Died on active service.

- 1945 25523 — Sergeant Isak Johannes Truter, 700973, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 57. Died on active service.

- 1946 156 — Private Klaas Adams, M/19756, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 34. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, after discharge.

- 1946 6643 — Gunner Adriaan Stephanus Engelbrecht, 228871, 22 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 43. Died on active service.

- 1946 19525 — Private Overmeyer, M/23962, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1946 23147 — Private Phillip Simon, C/321458, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1947 21908 — Private Rossouw, M/13747, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces. Died after discharge.

- 1952 34919 — Police Officer Emmanuel Josef Hefer, 5172(F), 32 Dist (Bethlehem) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 48. Died in Motorcycle Accident.

- 1969 34971 — Constable Sipakanyiswa Hoeseb, 152219, Head Office (South African Police), aged 41. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

- 1969 38498 — Patrol Officer Neil Roland Hooper, 7973, Police Anti Terrorist Unit (British South Africa Police), aged 21. Died of injuries, ruptured aorta due to multiple injuries, at Glen Cova Drive, Highlands, Salisbury. Collided with street light standard while on motorcycle.

- 1977 40494 — Trooper Graham Turkington, 727613, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 18. Died of wounds, neck and chest wounds, received from an enemy rifle grenade and died during casevac. Action occurred near Birchenough Bridge in the Nyanyadzi/Hot Springs area, Op Repulse.

- 1978 40856 — Corporal James MacPherson, 117760, 10th Battalion (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 23. Died in Vehicle Accident.

- 1978 39778 — District Security Assistant Davidson Stanford Matidiri, 645552, Keep Protection (Internal Affairs), aged 19. Murdered, by insurgents, in his kraal at Sipolilo, Op Hurricane.

- 1978 40214 — Lieutenant John Stephen Pritchard, V3964, 10th Battalion (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 34. Killed in action.

- 1978 40576 — Private Buckley William Williams, 121206, 2nd Battalion (Rhodesia Defence Regiment), aged 28. Died of injuries, received after falling off a moving vehicle.

- 1979 33266 — Rifleman Adrian Murray Thomas, 76900075SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 19. Suicide, apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at Buffalo Base.

- 1979 33680 — Rifleman Erasmus Albertus Venter, 76201920BG, 4 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20. Died when a 30mm HE shell from an Impala was picked up by a fellow soldier, the shell was unexploded and one of the two of them took it apart with a Swiss army knife. The shell exploded killing him.

- 1980 33430 — Lance Corporal Hendrik Jacobus Van Der Walt, 77473015BG, 16 Maintenance Unit (South African Ordnance Services Corps), aged 18. Died in Military Vehicle Accident at Luhebu, SWA. Military vehicle overturned.

- 1981 30800 — Rifleman Christiaan Jacob, 101 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 26. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Oshikuku.

- 1982 30635 — Naqeeb (Capt) Robert Michael Hunter Harrison, Northern Frontier Regt., aged 27. Died in a hand grenade explosion while in the Service of HM The Sultan.

- 1982 33531 — Rifleman William Edwin Van Heerden, 79281168BG, 201 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 19. Killed in action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents near the Cut-Line.

- 1986 30254 — Lance Corporal Andre Hercoll Erasmus, 83066340BW, Cape Regiment (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20. Killed in action after suffering shrapnel wounds during a SWAPO/PLAN mortar stand-off attack on Ruacana.

- 1986 33031 — Second Lieutenant David Lanian James Snaddon, 66400839KV, 101 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 35. Died in Aircraft Accident, struck powerlines while on a military training flight, near Hoedspruit.

- 1986 33035 — Candidate Officer Christopher Hugh Snyman, 83102160KV, 101 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 37. Died in Aircraft Accident, struck powerlines while on a military training flight, near Hoedspruit.

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