On This Day

On This Day — 19 December

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1899

46883Burgher Albertus (Abraham) Johannes De Bruyn, Potchefstroom (Boer Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, Jacobsdal.

1900

47864Burgher Johannes Hermanus Fourie, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 17. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

1900

47866Burgher David J.j. Lamprecht, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 21. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

1900

44933Burgher Jacobus Schutte, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 24. Killed in action, Nooitgedacht.

1900

44930Burgher Jochemus Johannes Schutte, Berede Police Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 31. Killed in action, Nooitgedacht.

1900

44553Burgher Gert Andries Van Den Berg, Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, Hekpoort, distr. Pta.

1901

47361Burgher Gerrit Boldingh, Boer Forces, aged 30. Killed in action, Naauwpoort Cape Colony.

1901

47057Burgher D.j. Coetzee, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Ouhoutbossie,Dullstroom.

1901

47008Burgher M J Coetzer, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 43. Killed in action, Beetjeskraal, Middelburg.

1901

46825Burgher D De Koker, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Klerksdorp Hosp.

1901

47981Burgher Nicolaas Marthinus Janse Van Rensburg, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 68. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, India, Sialkot.

1901

45932Burgher Jacob Johannes (Field Cornet) Krige, Boer Forces, aged 45. Killed in action, Ouhoutbossie Dullstroom.

1901

47702Burgher Sarel Francois Malan, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, Kleinsuikerboschkop.

1901

45299Burgher Cornelis Dirk Potgieter, Boer Forces, aged 25. Killed in action, Suikerboschkop, Lydenburg.

1901

44659Burgher Francois Christiaan Symington, Ermelo Commando (Boer Forces), aged 35. Killed in action, Lake Banagher, Ermelo.

1901

44065Burgher F W Van Zyl, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Kleinsuikerboskop/Ouhoutbossie.

1914

13491Rifleman Arthur Llewellyn Lewis, S/4969, 1st Bn. (Rifle Brigade). Killed in action.

1914

24006Rifleman Thomas Stapleton, S/4959, 1st Bn. (Rifle Brigade). Killed in action.

1915

5553Private Arthur Dennett, 13517, 5th Bn. (Dorsetshire Regiment). Died of pneumonia.

1916

960Private Thomas Edwin Baker, 12256, 11th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Died of dysentery and malaria, at Kilossa.

1916

2817Private Robert Brown, 10841, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of dysentery.

1916

9111Lieutenant Charles Ferdinand Reiss Hanbury-Williams, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, aged 26. Died on active service.

1916

11361Second Lieutenant George Dreyer Johnstone, 7th Bn. (London Regiment), aged 22. Killed in action.

1917

3635Private Victor Henry Chapman, 16052, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action.

1917

5847Private Reginald Frank Henrie Dolan, 15308, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Died of wounds.

1917

6130Sapper Dirk Johannes Du Preez, ME/178, South African Mounted Engineers. Died of blackwater fever.

1917

6232Sapper Cecil Henry Duffield, ME/222, South African Mounted Engineers, aged 21. Died of blackwater fever.

1917

7195Sapper William Hilton Fisk, 649, South African Div. Signal Coy. (South African Signal Service), aged 29. Died of haematuria and debility.

1917

9770Sapper James Heron, 160610, 300th Electrical and Mechanical Coy. (Royal Engineers), aged 31. Died of pneumonia.

1917

14342Lieutenant Colonel David MacLeod, 8th Bn. (Gordon Highlanders), aged 47. Died of pneumonia, brought on by shell gas.

1917

11381Private Jonas Makabani, 7659, 12th Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis of the lungs, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.

1917

40795Native Constable John Mankani, 610, 2nd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 40. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, at Jacobs Native Hospital.

1917

23598Private Richard James Smith, 15867, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action.

1917

28778Corporal John William Wood, 1674, 4th Field Ambulance (South African Medical Corps), aged 20. Died of enteric fever.

1918

247Private Robert Daniel Aillud, 6364, 5th (South African Horse), aged 44. Died of tuberculosis and heart failure.

1918

8658Sergeant Ben William Green, S/3859, Nyasaland (South African Service Corps), aged 36. Died of cardiac failure following pneumonia.

1918

23510Sergeant George Edward Smith, ME/21, South African Mounted Engineers. Died of lobar pneumonia and malaria.

1918

23693Sapper Joseph Marcus Snyman, D/683, South African Pioneers, aged 20. Died of influenza.

1918

26609Private Casper Van Der Merwe, 20946, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of broncho pneumonia.

1918

28654Gunner Willie Wilson, 2087, South African Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia.

1940

572Fireman and Trimmer Charles Anthony, S.S. Amicus (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 32. Presumed drowned, through loss of ship, whilst operating with Convoy SC15d sunk by Italian submarine Bagnolini.

1940

5794Fireman and Trimmer Ernest Dixon, S.S. Amicus (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 30. Whilst operating with Convoy SC15d sunk by Italian submarine Bagnolini.

1940

6658Fireman and Trimmer Richard Daniel Engelbrecht, S.S. Amicus (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 22. Whilst operating with Convoy SC15d sunk by Italian submarine Bagnolini.

1940

9047Private John Halsall, 176835, South African Medical Corps, aged 45. Died on active service.

1941

177Able Seaman Thomas Albert Adams, 67953, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 25. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

224Ordinary Seaman William Isaac Adsetts, D/JX 162206, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 18. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

2986Lieutenant Denis James Bullimore, 66427, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 25. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

3079Stoker 1st Class Ellick Thomas Eustace Burns, D/KX 77198, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 38. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

3234Able Seaman Frank Thomas Calder, 67971, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 38. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

3323Able Seaman Roy Martin Campbell, 67318, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

4812Petty Officer Stoker Thomas Cunningham, D/KX 81955, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 39. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

5024Stoker 1st Class Raymond Gill Daulton, D/KX 90830, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

5371Second Lieutenant Paul Coetzee De Meillon, 94433, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 34. Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630.

1941

5809Able Seaman Serfas Dixon, 67743, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

6320Boy Victor George Reynold Durham, D/JX 193606, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 17. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

6777Stoker 1st Class Adriaan Johannes Esterhuyse, D/KX 96384, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

7094Able Seaman Jim Few, 67744, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

7842Air Sergeant Stephen Ronald Galloway, 102470, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 28. Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630.

1941

8177Stoker 1st Class Frank Gavin Gill, D/KX 95897, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

8441Petty Officer Stoker James Alfred Gore, D/KX 79725, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

8668Petty Officer Stoker Frank Bishop Green, D/KX 81357, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 33. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

8993Able Seaman Eric George Haines, 67697, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 29. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

10216Able Seaman Aubrey Claude Hook, 67862, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

10349Signalman Harold Deighton Howard, 6/289, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

10421Able Seaman Wallace Stanley Hubbar, 67960, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

11271Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Herbert Johnson, D/MX 52563, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 26. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

11710Air Sergeant Abraham Kahn, 102524, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 26. Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630.

1941

11993Signalman Brian Nelson Kemack, 67883, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

12444Able Seaman John Knight, D/JX 136209, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 26. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

12677Private Johannes Lodewikus Kruger, 106510, 1st (Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Died of accidental burns, to his legs.

1941

13070Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Donald Leslie Lawson, D/MX 55497, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 33. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

15294Private Rupert George Martin, 31279, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 29. Died of wounds, shrapnel wound to his back (loin) received on the 18th Dec during shelling of the Brigade area, in the vicinity of Menastir. He was a member of the A/A Platoon.

1941

41878Boy 1st Class Patrick John McGlead, D/JX 162204, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 18. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

16421Able Seaman John Merryweather, 67952, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 27. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

16525Signalman Walter Meyrick, 68155, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces). Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

17506Signalman Rodney H Morris, 68596, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

19202Sergeant Patrick Gerard O'Brien, PLY/X 1527, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Marines), aged 26. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

19393Stoker 1st Class Leslie Oosterberg, D/KX 96383, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 25. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

19398Lance Corporal Christian Frederick Oosthuizen, 278816, South African Medical Corps. Died on active service.

1941

19967Stoker 1st Class Cecil Albert Pereira, D/KX 96386, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

21099Signalman Cecil Raymond Rankin, 67879, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

21241Petty Officer Denis Reed, D/JX 144187, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy). Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

22068Petty Officer Stoker Edward John Russell, D/KX 80655, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 34. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

22098Petty Officer Supply James Daniel Rutherford, D/MX 50572, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

22876Able Seaman Douglas Shaw, D/JX 144645, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

25210Signalman Edward Charles Thorp, 67852, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 30. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

25211Able Seaman Francis Desmond Thorp, 67462, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

26948Petty Officer Johannes Frederick Van Rensburg, D/JX 131196, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 30. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

41471Able Seaman Henry Warren Vivian, D/SSX 33002, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1941

27647Private Cyril John Walmsley, 92993, 1st Bn. (Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 28. Died of wounds.

1941

28308Able Seaman Ernest Arthur Wild, 67929, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

1942

933Captain Peter Henry Bairnsfather Cloete, 14214, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 25. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

1942

1506Major John William Arthur Bell, 240363, South African Intelligence Corps, aged 39. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

1942

2402Private Petrus Boyce, N/49431, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

1942

3529Captain Charles Sylvester Caughey, 117600, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 40. Died of asphyxia due to electrical shock.

1942

7285Air Sergeant Cecil Victor Flusk, 98409, 61 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 25. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

1942

7731Lieutenant Colonel Eric Vickers Frykberg, 117176, 1st S.A. Div. Sigs. (South African Corps of Signals), aged 30. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

1942

8544Private James Gray Graham, 15016, Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Died of ameobiasis, whilst a POW. He was captured on 24 October 1942 in North Africa and then moved to Italy.

1942

12806Air Corporal Louis B Lafayette, P/7040, 61 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

1942

13717Lieutenant Willem Bartholomeus Lloyd, 205568, 61 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 19 December

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1899 46883 — Burgher Albertus (Abraham) Johannes De Bruyn, Potchefstroom (Boer Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, Jacobsdal.

- 1900 47864 — Burgher Johannes Hermanus Fourie, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 17. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

- 1900 47866 — Burgher David J.j. Lamprecht, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 21. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

- 1900 44933 — Burgher Jacobus Schutte, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 24. Killed in action, Nooitgedacht.

- 1900 44930 — Burgher Jochemus Johannes Schutte, Berede Police Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 31. Killed in action, Nooitgedacht.

- 1900 44553 — Burgher Gert Andries Van Den Berg, Pretoria Commando (Boer Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, Hekpoort, distr. Pta.

- 1901 47361 — Burgher Gerrit Boldingh, Boer Forces, aged 30. Killed in action, Naauwpoort Cape Colony.

- 1901 47057 — Burgher D.j. Coetzee, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Ouhoutbossie,Dullstroom.

- 1901 47008 — Burgher M J Coetzer, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 43. Killed in action, Beetjeskraal, Middelburg.

- 1901 46825 — Burgher D De Koker, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Klerksdorp Hosp.

- 1901 47981 — Burgher Nicolaas Marthinus Janse Van Rensburg, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 68. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, India, Sialkot.

- 1901 45932 — Burgher Jacob Johannes (Field Cornet) Krige, Boer Forces, aged 45. Killed in action, Ouhoutbossie Dullstroom.

- 1901 47702 — Burgher Sarel Francois Malan, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, Kleinsuikerboschkop.

- 1901 45299 — Burgher Cornelis Dirk Potgieter, Boer Forces, aged 25. Killed in action, Suikerboschkop, Lydenburg.

- 1901 44659 — Burgher Francois Christiaan Symington, Ermelo Commando (Boer Forces), aged 35. Killed in action, Lake Banagher, Ermelo.

- 1901 44065 — Burgher F W Van Zyl, Middelburg Commando (Boer Forces). Killed in action, Kleinsuikerboskop/Ouhoutbossie.

- 1914 13491 — Rifleman Arthur Llewellyn Lewis, S/4969, 1st Bn. (Rifle Brigade). Killed in action.

- 1914 24006 — Rifleman Thomas Stapleton, S/4959, 1st Bn. (Rifle Brigade). Killed in action.

- 1915 5553 — Private Arthur Dennett, 13517, 5th Bn. (Dorsetshire Regiment). Died of pneumonia.

- 1916 960 — Private Thomas Edwin Baker, 12256, 11th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 23. Died of dysentery and malaria, at Kilossa.

- 1916 2817 — Private Robert Brown, 10841, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of dysentery.

- 1916 9111 — Lieutenant Charles Ferdinand Reiss Hanbury-Williams, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, aged 26. Died on active service.

- 1916 11361 — Second Lieutenant George Dreyer Johnstone, 7th Bn. (London Regiment), aged 22. Killed in action.

- 1917 3635 — Private Victor Henry Chapman, 16052, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action.

- 1917 5847 — Private Reginald Frank Henrie Dolan, 15308, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 17. Died of wounds.

- 1917 6130 — Sapper Dirk Johannes Du Preez, ME/178, South African Mounted Engineers. Died of blackwater fever.

- 1917 6232 — Sapper Cecil Henry Duffield, ME/222, South African Mounted Engineers, aged 21. Died of blackwater fever.

- 1917 7195 — Sapper William Hilton Fisk, 649, South African Div. Signal Coy. (South African Signal Service), aged 29. Died of haematuria and debility.

- 1917 9770 — Sapper James Heron, 160610, 300th Electrical and Mechanical Coy. (Royal Engineers), aged 31. Died of pneumonia.

- 1917 14342 — Lieutenant Colonel David MacLeod, 8th Bn. (Gordon Highlanders), aged 47. Died of pneumonia, brought on by shell gas.

- 1917 11381 — Private Jonas Makabani, 7659, 12th Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis of the lungs, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.

- 1917 40795 — Native Constable John Mankani, 610, 2nd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 40. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis, at Jacobs Native Hospital.

- 1917 23598 — Private Richard James Smith, 15867, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 19. Killed in action.

- 1917 28778 — Corporal John William Wood, 1674, 4th Field Ambulance (South African Medical Corps), aged 20. Died of enteric fever.

- 1918 247 — Private Robert Daniel Aillud, 6364, 5th (South African Horse), aged 44. Died of tuberculosis and heart failure.

- 1918 8658 — Sergeant Ben William Green, S/3859, Nyasaland (South African Service Corps), aged 36. Died of cardiac failure following pneumonia.

- 1918 23510 — Sergeant George Edward Smith, ME/21, South African Mounted Engineers. Died of lobar pneumonia and malaria.

- 1918 23693 — Sapper Joseph Marcus Snyman, D/683, South African Pioneers, aged 20. Died of influenza.

- 1918 26609 — Private Casper Van Der Merwe, 20946, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of broncho pneumonia.

- 1918 28654 — Gunner Willie Wilson, 2087, South African Field Artillery. Died of pneumonia.

- 1940 572 — Fireman and Trimmer Charles Anthony, S.S. Amicus (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 32. Presumed drowned, through loss of ship, whilst operating with Convoy SC15d sunk by Italian submarine Bagnolini.

- 1940 5794 — Fireman and Trimmer Ernest Dixon, S.S. Amicus (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 30. Whilst operating with Convoy SC15d sunk by Italian submarine Bagnolini.

- 1940 6658 — Fireman and Trimmer Richard Daniel Engelbrecht, S.S. Amicus (Cardiff) (Merchant Navy), aged 22. Whilst operating with Convoy SC15d sunk by Italian submarine Bagnolini.

- 1940 9047 — Private John Halsall, 176835, South African Medical Corps, aged 45. Died on active service.

- 1941 177 — Able Seaman Thomas Albert Adams, 67953, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 25. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 224 — Ordinary Seaman William Isaac Adsetts, D/JX 162206, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 18. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 2986 — Lieutenant Denis James Bullimore, 66427, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 25. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 3079 — Stoker 1st Class Ellick Thomas Eustace Burns, D/KX 77198, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 38. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 3234 — Able Seaman Frank Thomas Calder, 67971, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 38. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 3323 — Able Seaman Roy Martin Campbell, 67318, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 4812 — Petty Officer Stoker Thomas Cunningham, D/KX 81955, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 39. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 5024 — Stoker 1st Class Raymond Gill Daulton, D/KX 90830, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 5371 — Second Lieutenant Paul Coetzee De Meillon, 94433, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 34. Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630.

- 1941 5809 — Able Seaman Serfas Dixon, 67743, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 6320 — Boy Victor George Reynold Durham, D/JX 193606, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 17. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 6777 — Stoker 1st Class Adriaan Johannes Esterhuyse, D/KX 96384, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 7094 — Able Seaman Jim Few, 67744, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 7842 — Air Sergeant Stephen Ronald Galloway, 102470, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 28. Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630.

- 1941 8177 — Stoker 1st Class Frank Gavin Gill, D/KX 95897, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 8441 — Petty Officer Stoker James Alfred Gore, D/KX 79725, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 8668 — Petty Officer Stoker Frank Bishop Green, D/KX 81357, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 33. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 8993 — Able Seaman Eric George Haines, 67697, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 29. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 10216 — Able Seaman Aubrey Claude Hook, 67862, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 10349 — Signalman Harold Deighton Howard, 6/289, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 10421 — Able Seaman Wallace Stanley Hubbar, 67960, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 11271 — Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Herbert Johnson, D/MX 52563, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 26. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 11710 — Air Sergeant Abraham Kahn, 102524, 12 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 26. Killed in action, 4 crew (1 made POW) shot down and crashed 16 miles South of Benina, in Martin Maryland #1630.

- 1941 11993 — Signalman Brian Nelson Kemack, 67883, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 12444 — Able Seaman John Knight, D/JX 136209, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 26. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 12677 — Private Johannes Lodewikus Kruger, 106510, 1st (Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Died of accidental burns, to his legs.

- 1941 13070 — Engine Room Artificer 3rd Class Donald Leslie Lawson, D/MX 55497, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 33. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 15294 — Private Rupert George Martin, 31279, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 29. Died of wounds, shrapnel wound to his back (loin) received on the 18th Dec during shelling of the Brigade area, in the vicinity of Menastir. He was a member of the A/A Platoon.

- 1941 41878 — Boy 1st Class Patrick John McGlead, D/JX 162204, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 18. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 16421 — Able Seaman John Merryweather, 67952, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 27. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 16525 — Signalman Walter Meyrick, 68155, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces). Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 17506 — Signalman Rodney H Morris, 68596, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 19202 — Sergeant Patrick Gerard O'Brien, PLY/X 1527, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Marines), aged 26. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 19393 — Stoker 1st Class Leslie Oosterberg, D/KX 96383, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 25. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 19398 — Lance Corporal Christian Frederick Oosthuizen, 278816, South African Medical Corps. Died on active service.

- 1941 19967 — Stoker 1st Class Cecil Albert Pereira, D/KX 96386, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 21. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 21099 — Signalman Cecil Raymond Rankin, 67879, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 21241 — Petty Officer Denis Reed, D/JX 144187, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy). Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 22068 — Petty Officer Stoker Edward John Russell, D/KX 80655, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 34. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 22098 — Petty Officer Supply James Daniel Rutherford, D/MX 50572, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 22876 — Able Seaman Douglas Shaw, D/JX 144645, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 25210 — Signalman Edward Charles Thorp, 67852, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 30. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 25211 — Able Seaman Francis Desmond Thorp, 67462, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 23. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 26948 — Petty Officer Johannes Frederick Van Rensburg, D/JX 131196, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 30. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 41471 — Able Seaman Henry Warren Vivian, D/SSX 33002, H.M.S. Neptune (Royal Navy), aged 20. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1941 27647 — Private Cyril John Walmsley, 92993, 1st Bn. (Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 28. Died of wounds.

- 1941 28308 — Able Seaman Ernest Arthur Wild, 67929, H.M.S. Neptune (South African Naval Forces), aged 31. Ran into an uncharted minefield in the Mediterranean off Tripoli, and sank with the loss of 764 officers and men.

- 1942 933 — Captain Peter Henry Bairnsfather Cloete, 14214, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 25. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

- 1942 1506 — Major John William Arthur Bell, 240363, South African Intelligence Corps, aged 39. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

- 1942 2402 — Private Petrus Boyce, N/49431, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

- 1942 3529 — Captain Charles Sylvester Caughey, 117600, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 40. Died of asphyxia due to electrical shock.

- 1942 7285 — Air Sergeant Cecil Victor Flusk, 98409, 61 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 25. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

- 1942 7731 — Lieutenant Colonel Eric Vickers Frykberg, 117176, 1st S.A. Div. Sigs. (South African Corps of Signals), aged 30. Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

- 1942 8544 — Private James Gray Graham, 15016, Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Died of ameobiasis, whilst a POW. He was captured on 24 October 1942 in North Africa and then moved to Italy.

- 1942 12806 — Air Corporal Louis B Lafayette, P/7040, 61 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

- 1942 13717 — Lieutenant Willem Bartholomeus Lloyd, 205568, 61 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Died in Aircraft Accident, in Lockheed Lodestar 18-08 #248. Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Kisumu Airport (KIS). The airplane came down in Kavirondo Gulf, Lake Victoria. It appeared that the undercarriage could not be raised after takeoff because of an electrical failure in the under-carriage safety lock circuit. The Lodestar was returning to South Africa from Cairo, Egypt.

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