ON THIS DAY

17 January

113

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
133 Adams Henry Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1943-01-17
34020 Baloyi John Robert Constable South African Police 1987-01-17
1180 Baroane John Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-01-17
1579 Benn Redvers Buller Private South African Infantry 1918-01-17
1907 Blakeley John William Private Royal Army Medical Corps 1918-01-17
2102 Booysen Billy Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-01-17
29535 Botha Johannes Jesajus Rifleman South African Commandos 1977-01-17
2350 Bowen James Sergeant Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-01-17
2997 Bungani Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-01-17
3107 Burt Mark Bryant Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 1943-01-17
29662 Bush Johan Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1990-01-17
3612 Chaplin Arthur Russel Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-01-17
4443 Cooper Boyd Mccowan Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1942-01-17
34366 Cooper Daniel Constable South African Police 1969-01-17
4558 Cousins Cecil Lawrence Captain South African Air Force 1943-01-17
34383 Cronje Pieter Christian Warrant Officer South African Police 1973-01-17
4838 Currie Walter Herbert Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-01-17
39185 Darley John Philip Rifleman Rhodesian Artillery 1975-01-17
5034 David Henry Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-01-17
34404 David Lionel South African Police 1995-01-17
5152 Davis Raymond Armistice Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-01-17
29939 Davison Nigel Chalmers Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1948-01-17
5337 De Kock William Frederick Sergeant South African Infantry 1917-01-17
5426 De Villiers John Tobias Private South African Infantry 1920-01-17
5581 Derby Edgar Phillip Driver South African Service Corps 1917-01-17
5597 Devenish Donald Henry Lieutenant Welsh Regiment 1916-01-17
5791 Dixon Arthur Samuel Private South African Infantry 1917-01-17
5852 Dolf John Frederick Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-01-17
34551 Du Preez Ignatius Cornelius Constable South African Police 1969-01-17
6258 Dulaze George Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-01-17
6309 Dunstan Jack Spargo Private South African Infantry 1919-01-17
6560 Elliott Joseph Alexander Second Officer Merchant Navy 1941-01-17
34631 Erasmus Daniel Wilhelmus Constable South African Police 1975-01-17
6906 Faragher Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-01-17
7282 Flotman John Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-01-17
30392 Fraser John Lamb Signaller South African Navy 1949-01-17
39227 Garden Peter John Flight Sergeant Rhodesian Air Force 1972-01-17
8030 George Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-01-17
34783 Godlimpi Robert Emmanuel Lance Sergeant South African Police 1996-01-17
8743 Grestock Harold Able Seaman Merchant Navy 1941-01-17
8796 Griffiths William Oswald Marine Royal Marines 1942-01-17
9443 Hattingh Du Plessis Wilhelmus Private South African Infantry 1917-01-17
30649 Hatutale Shopeke Special Constable South West African Police 1985-01-17
34917 Hechter Diederick Marinus Sergeant South African Police 2004-01-17
9833 Hiatt Thomas Corbett Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-01-17
35067 Jikaza Paul Sergeant South African Police 1992-01-17
11222 John Andala Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1942-01-17
11531 Jordan John James A Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-01-17
11899 Kearns Lionel Hilary Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1942-01-17
38531 Keith Alan Macdonald Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1979-01-17

Deaths on 17 January by Year