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ON THIS DAY

17 August

153

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

On This Day — 17 August

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1901
43765Burgher Bosch, Bloemhof Commando (Boer Forces), aged 17. Killed in action, Sophoek/Doornberg, Winburg.
1901
47343Burgher Gert Bosch, Lindley Commando (Boer Forces), aged 18. Killed in action, Sophoek, Doornberg.
1901
47288Burgher Abraham (Ampie) W. Botha, Boer Forces, aged 19. Killed in action, Doornberg (Sophoek), Winburg.
1901
46628Burgher David Johannes Du Toit, Boer Forces, aged 45. Killed in action, Fauresmith-area.
1901
43439Burgher Greyling, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Winburg.
1901
46048Burgher J.j. Joubert, Vredefort Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, near Vredefort.
1901
45597Burgher M.f. Mulder, Fouriesburg Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Dewetsdorp.
1901
45261Burgher Philippus Potgieter, Winburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 29. Killed in action, Sophoek/Doornberg, Winburg.
1901
44191Burgher Ampie L Van Schalkwyk, Boer Forces, aged 16. Killed in action, Doornberg(Sophoek)Winburg.
1913
41327Sergeant John St. George Marshall, 81, 1st Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 43. Found dead 3 September 1913.
1915
41003Labourer Lesebana Libelo, 30281, Railway and Harbour Base Workshops (South African Native Labour Corps), aged 23. Died of cardiac failure.
1915
15424Sergeant Henry Herbert Massey, 801, 2nd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 43. Died of pneumonia.
1915
22777Labourer Sesubane, 30281, South African Engineer Corps, aged 48. Died of lobar pneumonia and heart failure.
1916
326Private Victor Charles Alexander, 662, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment). Killed in action, at Wami River.
1916
1621Captain William Manstead Benton, 12th Bn. (Manchester Regiment), aged 43. Died of wounds.
1916
2664Captain Douglas Edward Brodie, 3rd Bn. (Cameron Highlanders), aged 42. Killed in action. In line at Bazentin-le-Petit since the 15th August, the battalion moved back to the old German line at the southern edge of Bazentin-le-Petit Wood on the 17th August.
1916
2962Driver Frank Budulu, 4815, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of malaria, at Turiani.
1916
3487Lieutenant Stanley Cartwright, 8th Bn. (Northamptonshire Regiment), aged 35. Killed in action, at Wami River.
1916
4610Corporal Vincent Mitchinson Cox, 816, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment). Killed in action, at Wami River.
1916
5977Chaplain 4th Class Denis Doyle, Army Chaplains' Department. Died of wounds.
1916
10417Pack Leader Jan Hoyi, 1504, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of ruptured bladder, at Handeni.
1916
11301Second Lieutenant Newton Tarrington Johnson, 15th Bn. attd. 26th Bn. (Royal Fusiliers). Killed in action.
1916
13603Lieutenant Ian St. Clair Limerick, 10th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 38. Died of wounds.
1916
15186Lance Corporal James Marnock, S/3, Bailey's Sharpshooters (South African Sharpshooters), aged 30. Died of wounds. The Bailey's Sharpshooters was attached to the 2nd Brigade (1st Division) which was in action in High Wood sector.
1916
16265Captain Charles Norman McWilliam, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 30. Killed in action.
1916
18681Pack Leader Jonas Ngoaku, 3448, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of malaria, at Nairobi.
1916
19706Staff Sergeant Sydney Davey Parsons, 1026, 4th Field Ambulance (South African Medical Corps), aged 39. Died of tuberculosis, at Dodoma.
1916
21052Sergeant Adam Ramsay, 957, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 28. Died at Turiani.
1916
22802Private Richard Ambrose Seward, 1281, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 29. Killed in action, at Wami River.
1916
24637Second Lieutenant Edward Tristram Smyth Syfret, 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. (Northamptonshire Regiment), aged 23. Died of wounds, received the previous day.
1916
27175Private Theunis Lodewyk Van Zyl, 4986, 6th (South African Horse), aged 23. Killed in action, at Darawa.
1916
27205Lance Corporal Lionel Francis Vaughan, S/1, South African Sharpshooters, aged 26. Died of wounds. The Bailey's Sharpshooters was attached to the 2nd Brigade (1st Division) which was in action in High Wood sector.
1916
28204Private Granville Marcus White, 421, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 29. Killed in action, at Wami River.
1917
1605Flight Sub-Lieutenant Eric Augustine Bennetts, 8th Sqdn. (Royal Naval Air Service), aged 22. Killed in action, collided with Johnston, Philip A, both flying Sopwith Camel F1 biplane scouts, collided in combat over Lens, France.
1917
2343Sapper Harry Bowden, 1337, South African Div. Signal Coy. (South African Signal Service). Died of dysentery.
1917
10546Private Arthur Hunter, 701, 1st (Cape Corps). Died of cerebral spinal meningitis, at Dodoma.
1917
18611Second Lieutenant Clark Charles Upham Newcombe, 5th Bn. (Worcestershire Regiment), aged 22. Killed in action.
1917
19000Pack Leader John Notshulwane, 3077, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died of phthisis, at No. 3 Hospital Durban.
1917
20955Labourer James Rafiela, 3737, Sanitary Section (South African Native Labour Bureau). Died of pneumonia, at No. 3 Hospital Durban.
1917
21767Private Johannes Jacobus Rohlandt, 15338, 8th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Died of malaria.
1917
22798Private Seventeen Tuse, 9063, 14th Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis of the lungs, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.
1917
28199Lieutenant Eric Edward White, Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment), aged 29. Died of wounds, whilst a POW.
1917
28604Major Edmund Fitzgerald Bannatyne Wilson, 1st S.A. Gen. Hosp. (South African Medical Corps), aged 57. Died of accidental injuries, fractured skull.
1918
7781Sergeant Edwn William Furniss, 3972, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds, received 24th March, at Messieres Wood.
1918
18450Lance Corporal Ndowa, M/1936, Rhodesia Native Regiment. Died of diarrhoea, in East Africa.
1918
26486Cadet Jack Vallentine, 184984, Base Depot (Royal Air Force), aged 21. Died of pneumonia.
1940
7558Pupil Pilot John Alexander Frank, 103145, No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Baragwanath (South African Air Force), aged 22. Died in motor car accident.
1940
20984Sapper Edward MacHell Raley, 58711, South African Engineer Corps. Died on active service.
1940
24959Lance Corporal Basil Jack Thal, 2763791, 2nd Bn. (Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)), aged 23. Three Rhodesians in the intelligence section, cut off by the Italian advance, set out to rejoin their comrades through a storm of rifle and machine-gun fire. One, Private B. J. Thal, was killed as he attempted to cross a rise between two wadis.
1940
25044Private Alexander Morgan Thomas, 2763790, 2nd Bn. (Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)), aged 26. Three Rhodesians in the intelligence section, cut off by the Italian advance, set out to rejoin their comrades through a storm of rifle and machine-gun fire. Private A. M. Thomas, not satisfied with the field of fire for his Bren gun, very gallantly left the cover of his weapon-pit and, exposing himself without fear, took heavy toll of the enemy before he was killed.
1941
9534Leading Air Mechanic James Emanuel Hayter, 95241, 60 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 38. Died of pyaemia.
1941
17035Private Harry Mohale, N/14939, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of heat exhaustion.
1941
22556Colonel Thomas Scott, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 63. Died on active service.
1941
23734Corporal Emmanuel Solomon, 34382, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 30. Died on active service.
1942
872Private Andries S Badiroang, N/13320, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 35. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.
1942
1431Lance Bombardier Kenneth Walter Beckman, 105542, 1 Field Regt. (South African Artillery). Died at sea, returning from the Middle East.
1942
7408Private John Gilbert Foster, M/23472, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 31. Died on active service.
1942
7718Able Seaman Mark Leonard Frost, CN/71804, H.M.S.A.S. Receiffe (South African Naval Forces), aged 22. Died as a result of an accident.
1942
13043Private Alfred Robert Lawrence, 2678, 2nd Bn. (Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 24. Missing at sea, when Nino Bixio was torpedoed in Mediterranean Sea.
1942
22599Corporal Reginald Clifford St. Leger Seaton, 10441, Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces, aged 39. Killed in action, whilst a POW, torpedoing of enemy transport.
1942
22721Lance Corporal Harold Thurtell Senfftleben, 186121, South African Medical Corps, aged 26. Missing, Death Presumed.
1942
25464Lieutenant Clifford Trenchard, 205455, 5 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 21. Died of injuries, as a POW, from accident 16th August.
1942
27393Lieutenant Wilfred Jeffrey Vine, 102482, 268 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 27. Killed in action, Tomahawk 350, escort duty, killed by enemy aircraft.
1942
27534Bombardier Llewellyn Felix Wade, 90582, South African Artillery, aged 29. Died at sea, whilst a POW.
1943
1896Flight Sergeant Ian Ferguson Blair, 206645V, 75 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 21. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Baltimore III #FA248.
1943
4313Sergeant James Combe, 251212V, South African Pay Corps. Died of uraemia.
1943
16560Private Wilson Mgweni, N/18049V, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Accidentally killed.
1943
17933Private Piet Mukondeleli, N/23929, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of pleural effusion.
1943
19808Private Thys Paulus, N/9920, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Accidentally killed.
1943
20140Sergeant Bryan Patrick Phelan, 542281V, 75 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 21. Killed in aircraft accident, in Baltimore III #FA248.
1943
21680Second Lieutenant John Robinson, P/7001V, 75 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 20. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Baltimore III #FA248.
1943
22785Private Adams Setlatole, N/69404, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Committed suicide, hanging.
1943
28981Lieutenant John Bailey Yeats, 190128V, 75 Operational Training Unit RAF (South African Air Force), aged 26. Killed in aircraft accident, in Baltimore III #FA248.
1944
374Captain Leonard Charles Allen, 203161V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 27. Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down on return flight after successful supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV941.
1944
2493Warrant Officer Class I Douwe Brandsma Brandsma, 206784V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down on return flight after successful supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV941.
1944
2775Warrant Officer Class II Herbert James Brown, 328832V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19. Died of wounds, 7 crew (all others POW), shot down over Warsaw, Poland, on first supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW105.
1944
4231Lieutenant Oliver Coleman, 328600V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF & 2 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter over Lysagora, southern Poland while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW161.
1944
6714Warrant Officer Class I Jacobus Barend Erasmus, 328250V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248.
1944
7824Lieutenant William Allan Gale, 328490, 245 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Missing, Death Presumed.
1944
9421Lieutenant Arthur James Hastings, 99671V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248.
1944
10655Lieutenant Eric Ben Horton Impey, 41252V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down on return flight after successful supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV941.
1944
12415Lieutenant Walter Klokow, 109210V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down on return flight after successful supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV941.
1944
13062Captain Gordon Lawrie, 102792V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF & 2 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter over Lysagora, southern Poland while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW161.
1944
13503Lieutenant Herbert Henry Lewis, 136470V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 25. Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF & 2 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter over Lysagora, southern Poland while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW161.
1944
13941Flight Sergeant Wilfred Royce Love, 710122, 266 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 22. Killed in action, Typhoon Mk.Ib MN680, airborne on 17 Aug 1944 from ALG Sommervieu (B.8) on ground support mission to close Falaise Gap near Livarot. Aircraft shot down by enemy aircraft (Fw190 of JG 2) and crashed at Ste-Marguerite-des-Loges, 9 km N of Vimoutiers.
1944
13974Lieutenant Bernard Thomas Loxton, 329109V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248.
1944
16029Lieutenant Allan John McInnes, 157105V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 22. Killed in action, 7 crew (1 RAF & 2 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter over Lysagora, southern Poland while en route to drop supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW161.
1944
18042Lieutenant Anthony James Munro, 7011V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down on return flight after successful supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV941.
1944
19248Major Izak Johannes Meyer Odendaal, 202918V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 29. Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248.
1944
19597Warrant Officer Class I Douglas John Palmer, 329040V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF & 1 RAFVR), shot down on return flight after successful supply drop to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EV941.
1944
22894Private Meyer Shear, 839, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 50. Died on active service.
1944
24024Warrant Officer Class II John Atholl Campbell Steel, 543216V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248.
1944
27865Lieutenant Thomas Tennant Watson, 205946V, 31 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 21. Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), exploded in mid-air over Warsaw, Poland while dropping supplies to Polish Home Army Partisans, in Warsaw, Poland, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW248.
1945
1134Private Wilhelm Hendrik Barnard, 138270, 8th Bn. (1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces), aged 49. Died on active service.
1945
1717Private Barend Beukes, C/322060, Base Depot Coy. (Durban) (Cape Corps, S.A. Forces). Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.
1945
4614Sergeant John W Coxford, 117775, 6th Bn. (1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces), aged 61. Died of myocardial degeneration due to hypertension.
1945
6393Staff Sergeant Thomas Anthony Easterbrook, 115929, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 35. Died of lobar pneumonia.
1945
11599Private Jan Petrus Joubert, 590773VE, Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces, aged 29. Died of acute alcoholism, at Helmeigh, Cairo.
1945
15315Corporal John Marumo, N/12160, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 29. Died of corrosive poison.
1945
15775Private Cornelius Mbiza, N/69146, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 39. Died of aneurysm in neck.

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