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ON THIS DAY

17 July

197

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
46 Abrahams Hassien Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1941-07-17
112 Adams Cecil John Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-07-17
225 Affleck James Douglas Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
496 Anderson Victor Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
660 Armstrong Alfred Ernest Benjamin Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
935 Baisley Sydney Norman Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
1439 Beeching William Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1917-07-17
1446 Beetar Joseph Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
1522 Bell William James Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-07-17
1561 Bengisa Ncauwe Or Ngauwe Cape Boy South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-07-17
1656 Berry Ian Joseph Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-07-17
29453 Blaauw Andries Johannes Rifleman 116 South African Infantry Battalion 1976-07-17
1932 Blatherwick Reginald Alfred William Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-07-17
2224 Botha David Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
2383 Bowley Sidney William Charles Air Sergeant South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-07-17
2586 Bridson Walter Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
2602 Brighton Edwin Kenneth Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers 1944-07-17
2939 Buckingham Joshua Isaac Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
47113 Burke Thomas Henry Burgher Pretoria Commando 1901-07-17
48389 Burke Thomas Henry Burgher Prisoner of War 1901-07-17
3138 Butcher Cyril Ross Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1940-07-17
3154 Butler Sam Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
3308 Campbell Hugh Lance Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1942-07-17
3347 Capper Wilfred Franklin Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
3516 Castle Harold Birks Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
34315 Chuene Sergeant 2000-07-17
34317 Cilliers Diedre Constable (female) 1993-07-17
3995 Clews William Edward Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4002 Clift Prior Hudson Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4155 Coetzee Mathiam Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade 1945-07-17
4188 Cohen Alfred Edward Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
41563 Collins Henry De Villiers Trainee South African Air Force (Corps) 1962-07-17
4296 Colly Harold David Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4316 Combrinck Pierce Ryan Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4384 Conway Thomas Perry Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4426 Coombe Augustus Victor Lance Corporal 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
34367 Cooper Daniel Constable 1992-07-17
4867 Cyster Japie Private Cape Corps 1942-07-17
5027 Davey George Henry Sergeant 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
5159 Davis Thomas Oliver Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
34413 De Coning Detective Sergeant 1992-07-17
34420 De Jongh Nicolaas Maghiel Captain 1996-07-17
5358 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles 1944-07-17
5444 De Vos John Lance Corporal 2nd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
5735 Dillon Joseph Benjamin Private 1st South African Infantry 1916-07-17
6030 Drummond James Private 4th South African Infantry 1916-07-17
46629 Du Toit D.m. Burgher Ermelo Commando 1900-07-17
6303 Dunn James Selwyn Air Sergeant 12 Squadron 1941-07-17
6302 Dunn Joseph Albert Private 3rd South African Infantry 1916-07-17
6511 Egnal Alec Human Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1945-07-17

Deaths on 17 July by Year