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ON THIS DAY

17 December

123

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
23 Abelo Lombe Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1940-12-17
29231 Anderson Danie Trooper 1 Special Service Battalion 1975-12-17
29267 Arnolds Jacobus Abraham Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1965-12-17
38899 Ball Brian Lindsay Corporal Rhodesian Light Infantry 1966-12-17
1074 Barclay John McRae Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-12-17
38929 Belstead Christopher John Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1979-12-17
1573 Benjamin Paul Gunner South African Artillery 1942-12-17
29515 Boshoff Adriaan Wynand Warrent Officer II South African Air Force 1980-12-17
34185 Bouwer Johannes Jacobus Francois Chief Constable South African Police 1935-12-17
2370 Bowie John Low Private General Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-12-17
29569 Braaf Frikkie Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1965-12-17
2789 Brown John Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-12-17
2804 Brown Kenneth Gavin Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1941-12-17
39025 Carr Anthony John Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 1976-12-17
3707 Chidell Lawrence Francis Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-12-17
3737 Chindoka Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-17
29730 Chindumba Dolole Skutter South West African Territory Force 1983-12-17
4134 Coetzee Goliath Private Cape Corps 1917-12-17
39193 Cook Richard Albert Sergeant South African Service Corps 1918-12-17
4575 Coward Albert Victor Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1941-12-17
38440 Crouch Paul Elliott Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1976-12-17
41447 Dem Ben Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1913-12-17
34528 Du Plessis Cornelius Johannes Constable South African Police 1918-12-17
6169 Du Toit Dunie Driver South African Service Corps 1918-12-17
6237 Duffus Lionel MacYver Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1943-12-17
34581 Duma McEdisi Hammilton Sergeant South African Police 1999-12-17
6680 Enslin Conrad A Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces 1914-12-17
41752 Erasmus David Jacobus Sergeant South African Corps of Engineers 1991-12-17
30287 Farmer Jacobus Gideon Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1965-12-17
7081 Ferriman Edward Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1941-12-17
7827 Gallagher Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces 1940-12-17
7947 Gaza Bendezi Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-12-17
8326 Goldsmith Norman Edward Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-12-17
8370 Goodfellow Hugh Douglas Captain Royal Field Artillery 1915-12-17
9031 Hall Kenneth Esler Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-17
9232 Harnoster Lucas Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1916-12-17
30633 Harris Harry Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1965-12-17
9334 Harry James Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-17
9693 Hendry Eben Alec Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 1942-12-17
9955 Hirschowitz William Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1941-12-17
10102 Hojem Graham Clayton Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-12-17
10640 Ibertson Harry Barnard Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1941-12-17
30937 Joubert Mattheus Willem Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1965-12-17
30949 July Lenas Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1984-12-17
11705 Kadewa Julius Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-17
11837 Kaschula Therald Lionel Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-17
11897 Kearns Brian Richard David Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-12-17
11926 Keeping Howard George Corporal Active Citizen Force Artillery 1914-12-17
12468 Knox Joseph Lance Corporal South African Service Corps 1917-12-17
12746 Kurakura Or Kurukuru Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-17

Deaths on 17 December by Year