ON THIS DAY

17 September

97

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
72 Abrams David Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
29186 Ackerman Adriaan Christoffel Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1980-09-17
89 Ackerman Jacobus Mostert Private South African Medical Corps 1944-09-17
324 Alexander Theodore Dufton Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-09-17
1379 Beart Vere Leopold Dunstan Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry 1916-09-17
1651 Berry Carel Johannes Private Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1944-09-17
1767 Bezuidenhout Jeremiah Sergeant South African Infantry 1916-09-17
2088 Booth Fred Private Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment) 1916-09-17
29541 Botha Luther Johannes Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1982-09-17
2400 Boyce Joseph Bandsman South African Air Force 1943-09-17
34197 Breytenbach Johannes Petrus Warrant Officer South African Police 1974-09-17
34245 Burton George Head Constable South African Police 1926-09-17
3458 Carswell James Cook Corporal South African Rifles 1916-09-17
39054 Charingira Edmore Guard Guard Force 1978-09-17
3953 Classe John Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
4086 Cock John Hornbrook Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-09-17
4120 Coetzee Carl Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-09-17
5442 De Vos Gideon Jacobus Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-09-17
5547 Denecker Friederick Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces 1917-09-17
30090 Dlamini Sipho Thokozani Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1999-09-17
6935 Farrell Dunstan Patric Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-09-17
30290 Feldtmann Renier Salomon Phillippus Airman South African Air Force 1984-09-17
7237 Flara Wida Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-09-17
34693 Fourie Andre Johan Captain South African Police 1993-09-17
7496 Fox Charles Lawrence Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-09-17
8319 Golding William George Corporal Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-09-17
39363 Granlund Allen John Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1978-09-17
8752 Grey Reginald Driver South African Service Corps 1916-09-17
34822 Greyling Johannes Jacobus Petrus Sergeant South African Police 1968-09-17
8892 Guiney Norman Fitzgerald Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-09-17
9494 Hawtrey John James Alexander Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1917-09-17
9509 Hayes Harold Edward Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1944-09-17
9612 Helcke Denis Arnold Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1940-09-17
30707 Heunis Jacobus Johannes Squier Warrant Officer Class I South African Technical Services Corps 1962-09-17
9971 Hjulman Gustav Adolph Private Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1944-09-17
10459 Hughes Mildred Anne Aircraftwoman 2nd Class Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service 1944-09-17
10558 Hunter Neil Anderson Sergeant Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces 1944-09-17
10568 Huntley Frederick Hope Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-09-17
11362 Johnstone George Hugh Cameron Lance Corporal South African Horse 1916-09-17
39485 Jojo Hofisi Keep Sergeant Guard Force 1978-09-17
11546 Joseph Cecil Johnnie Corporal Cape Corps 1916-09-17
30934 Joubert Gerhard Private SA Army 1970-09-17
11606 Joubert Stephanus Johannes Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1943-09-17
30985 Kanyane Thaloki John Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1998-09-17
11810 Kapitoa Jack Labourer South African Labour Corps 1915-09-17
11851 Katz Alex Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1944-09-17
12115 Keyser Jacob Charles Private South African Rifles 1916-09-17
12122 Kgaje Stephen Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-09-17
35197 Khumalo Mhlathuze Isaac Detective Sergeant South African Police 2001-09-17
35215 Kilpert Werner Ludwig Inspector South African Police 1997-09-17

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