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ON THIS DAY

02 September

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South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

On This Day — 2 September

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900
45075Burgher C Roodt, Boer Forces (Ladybrand Commando). Killed in action, Ladybrand.
1900
49576Driver J Smith, 169, Natal Field Artillery. Died of disease.
1901
47038Burgher Jasper Lodevicus Coetzee, Boer Forces (Kroonstad), aged 60. Killed in action, Ladysmith.
1901
48387Burgher Jasper Lodewicus Coetzee, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 59. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, Ladysmith (TINTOWN).
1901
44773Burgher Daniel Hermanus Johannes Steyn, Boer Forces (Middelburg Commando), aged 66. Killed in action, Rietspruit, RoosSenekal.
1914
7828Private Andrew Gallangher, 7401, 4th Infantry (1st Eastern Rifles). Accidental death, diving in bathing pool, at East London.
1915
12042Private John William Kennett, 3225, South African Railway Services, aged 20. Accidentally shot at Kilometre 230, South West Africa, destruction of skull.
1915
12138Labourer Piet Kghazi, 18138, Transport and Remounts (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)). Died at Kunis, South West Africa.
1916
7961Sergeant George Geddes, 2696, "D" Coy. (2nd South African Infantry), aged 20. Died of wounds.
1916
11335Major Arthur Thomas Johnston, 102nd Bn. (Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment)), aged 37. Killed in action, at St. Eloi.
1916
11471Second Lieutenant Sydney Douglas Selborne Jones, 26th Bde. (Royal Field Artillery), aged 29. Killed in action.
1916
13441Donkey Driver Phutiane Charlie Letsoalo, 11572, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps), aged 40. Died of malaria, at Handeni.
1916
18836Pack Leader Solomon Njalo, 1161, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of heart failure, at Tanga.
1916
20836Private Edwin Albert Pye, 5543, 2nd South African Infantry. Died of wounds.
1916
23223Private Albert Robert Sinnott, 9497, 2nd South African Infantry, aged 29. Killed in action.
1916
27750Corporal Frederick Charles Warneke, 3862, 3rd South African Infantry, aged 30. Died of spinal fever.
1916
28122Private Percy Gordon Westwood, 8264, 2nd South African Infantry. Died of wounds, received 30th August.
1917
40438Lieutenant Albert Isaacs, 5th Bn. (Middlesex Regiment), aged 37. Committed suicide, during temporary insanity.
1917
11736Private Abraham Kalitz, D/470, South African Pioneers. Committed suicide, while temporarily insane.
1917
12980Private Herbert Lashbrooke, 5927, "B" Coy. (3rd South African Infantry), aged 43. Died of inflammation of the lungs, whilst a POW.
1917
22031Donkey Driver Stoffel Ruiters, 17323, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died at Durban Hospital, on return to South Africa.
1918
4355Private John Joseph Connock, 24930, 13th Bn. (Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)), aged 27. Killed in action.
1918
5372Corporal Stephen Louis De Meillon, 57312, "A" Bty. (Royal Horse Artillery), aged 29. Died of wounds.
1918
5814Lance Corporal Walter Noble Dixon, 1057195, 87th Bn. (Canadian Infantry (Quebec Regiment)), aged 23. Died of wounds.
1918
12315Second Lieutenant Ronald Leslie Kirk, 7th Bn. (London Regiment), aged 24. Killed in action.
1918
14540Private Johannes Mahimuletene, 17070, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of tuberculosis.
1918
17234Second Lieutenant Joseph Geale Molloy, 1st Bn. (Norfolk Regiment), aged 24. Killed in action, while trying to capture German machine gun, near Bapaume.
1918
21522Sergeant Ernest Ritchie, 112012, 11th Bn. (Tank Corps), aged 40. Died of wounds, received at Arras.
1918
21647Second Lieutenant Neil Wallace Robertson, 1st Bn. (Royal Scots Fusiliers), aged 20. Killed in action, during the attack on Lagnicourt-Noreuil.
1918
27337Private Arthur Vigers, 295357, 12th (West Somerset Yeomanry) Bn. (Somerset Light Infantry), aged 28. Died on active service.
1920
3157Flying Officer John Michael Butow, Royal Air Force. Died of meningitis.
1940
37245Constable Qotoyi, 121416, 25 Dist (Bloemfontein) OFS Div. Stabbed to death while attempting to handcuff two arrested natives.
1941
9603Private Jonas Hefka, N/21318, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of assault, stab wound.
1942
972Sergeant Jumat Balaskas, M/11122, Indian and Malay Corps (Corps), aged 38. Died on active service.
1942
4657Flying Officer Charles William Mark Craxton, 1346, Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps), aged 60. Died on active service.
1942
11855Signaller Johan George Edmeades Katzke, 235262, South African Corps of Signals (Corps), aged 20. Died on active service.
1942
14430Private Makea Madume, N/19684, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of cardiac failure.
1942
15066Private Henry John Marais, 242073, Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, aged 21. Died of pneumonia, at Altamura Military Hospital, whilst a POW.
1942
17972Private Muller, C/168130, Cape Corps. Died on active service.
1942
23473Major Eric Smith, 103361, 4 Squadron, aged 22. Killed in aircraft accident, hit by P-40 of 66th FS 57FG USAAF from behind while taxying LG97, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #ET903.
1942
25255Bombardier Maurice Louis Tillim, 114193, 1 Field Regiment (South African Artillery (Corps)). Died on active service.
1943
3682Lieutenant Richard Layton Cherrington, 207034V, 1 Squadron, aged 20. Killed in action, shot down by Bf109s, crashed in sea NE Cape Vatinco, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk VC #JK671.
1943
9423Captain James Russell Hastings, 102438, 47 (R.A.F.) Squadron, aged 35. Killed in action, in Beaufighter, crashed attacking enemy sea borne vessels. Was seen to successfully parachute into sea, but when vessels nearby came to rescue him, he was nowhere to be found.
1943
18043Signaller Archibald Stuart Munro, 317755, South African Corps of Signals (Corps), aged 45. Died on active service.
1943
22858Second Lieutenant Robert Molyneux Sharp, 267800, 96 Anti-Tank Regiment (Royal Artillery), aged 21. Died on active service.
1944
3266Lieutenant Donald Maxwell Cameron, 542986V, 55 (R.A.F.) Squadron, aged 20. Killed in action, Baltimore V FW481, left 0304 on armed recce of Forli-Rimini area.
1944
6718Private Jacobus Lodewikus Erasmus, 283487V, Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, aged 18. Died of wounds, shrapnel wounds, compound fracture of both legs, received in the vicinity of Vallecchio, Italy.
1944
8767Lieutenant Stephanus Petrus Griessel, 328960V, 7 Squadron, aged 22. Killed in action, shot down by flak near Pontepetri, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #MH563.
1944
9026Private John Gabriel Hall, 94580V, Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, aged 24. Died of wounds, received on 27 August 1944 in the vicinity of Villa Cotone, Italy. He suffered a compound fracture of his leg during a bombing attack.
1944
10241Private Norman Hopewell, 8753V, First City/Cape Town Highlanders, aged 32. Died of wounds, shrapnel wounds to his chest, abdomen, thigh and leg, received in a mine explosion at the Gothic Line, Italy, on 1 September.
1944
10656Lieutenant Ian Hart Impey, 543034V, 60 Squadron, aged 20. Killed in action, 2 crew, engine cut on PR mission, flew into ground on approach 2 miles SW of Gioia, in De Havilland DH98 Mosquito #NS532.
1944
10920Private William Daniel Jacobs, 37647V, Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, aged 35. Died of wounds, received on 2 September 1944 in the vicinity of Vallecchio, Italy. He suffered a shrapnel wound to the head.
1944
14750Private July Malatje, N/71154, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of cardiac failure.
1944
15763Private Jack Mbengeni, N/39049, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of thrombosis.
1944
18835Private Johnnie Njaka, N/16039V, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps), aged 20. Died in motor accident.
1944
22305Lieutenant Stephen Charles Robert Saunders, 103552V, 60 Squadron, aged 32. Killed in action, 2 crew, engine cut on PR mission, flew into ground on approach 2 miles SW of Gioia, in De Havilland DH98 Mosquito #NS532.
1944
23564Lieutenant Leonard Abbott Smith, 308577, Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), aged 21. Died on active service.
1944
23950Fireman and Trimmer Edward A Stamp, S.S. Alden Gifford (London), aged 26. Presumed drowned, through loss of ship.
1945
10512Labourer Humgwa, 2264, Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps). Died on active service.
1945
18436Private Bhekinduna Samuel Ndimande, N/73841, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.
1945
27996Flight Sergeant Alexander Black Weir, 95291V, South African Air Force (Corps), aged 49. Died of lung abscess with generalized pyaemia.
1950
49641Air Mechanic Alexander Stennas Thomson, MPO85101, South African Air Force, aged 38. Died of tuberculosis, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital (Boarded as medically unfit as a result of ailments contracted during his service).
1955
30747Flight Lieutenant Albert Jan Hoogland, 501336, RAF Chivenor (Royal Air Force), aged 26. Killed whilst flying, in Hunter F.1, collided with WT689 half a mile west of Chivenor.
1957
41697Constable Christian Hendrik Petzer, H.q., aged 31. Committed suicide, bullet wound to the head, at Pretoria.
1961
34545Detective Constable Cornelis Johannes Frederik Du Plooy, 23077, Umtata, aged 22. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1961
35943Constable Matloga, 144378, Northern Cape. Murdered by natives.
1962
34262Constable Buyambo, 135742, District 39 Johannesburg. Murdered by natives.
1963
41590Sergeant Philip Lodewyk Vogel, AFB Waterkloof, aged 54. Died of coronary thrombosis, at Pretoria.
1964
49642Pioneer Phillippus Rudolph Calitz, Auxiliary Services (South African European Auxiliary Services), aged 68. Died of cardiac failure, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital.
1964
41479Air Mechanic Michael Patrick Duffy, 6308978, Air Force Gymnasium (South African Air Force (Corps)), aged 18. Died in accidental shooting, whilst on guard duty at the Bapsfontein Repeater Station, outside Pretoria.
1969
40026Private Chotubai Manilal Naik, aged 22. Died of injuries, following a motor vehicle accident, in Princess Margaret Hospital.
1975
39995Instructor Finnbar Evans Cunningham, Rhodesian Air Force (New Sarum AFB), aged 27. Died of injuries, sustained in a motorcycle accident, in Andrew Fleming Hospital.
1975
40397Corporal Kelvin John Storie, XR4441, "C" Squadron (Special Air Service), aged 25. Killed in action, by a gunshot wound, in a contact on the Luia River, Mocambique. His death notice gives the place of death at Rushinga.
1976
49087Section Officer Henry John Detective Jeffery, 8660, Special Branch (Rhodesia) (British South Africa Police). Killed in action, in a terrorist incident in Luveve.
1976
38509Detective Section Officer Henry John Jeffrey, 8660, Special Branch (British South Africa Police), aged 29. Killed in action, in a shooting incident at Luveve Township, Bulawayo, Op Tangent.
1976
38703Constable Walker Ncube, 21065, Luveve (British South Africa Police), aged 23. Killed in action, in a shooting incident at Luveve Township, Bulawayo, Op Tangent.
1976
40391Flight Lieutenant Henry William Harlord Stevens, 4256, Rhodesian Air Force (4 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force), aged 25. Killed in action, air ops in Lynx #R3413 near the NE Mozambique border, in the Ruenya River area, just across the border from Inyanga North, Op Thrasher. Aircraft brought down by heavy ground fire.
1977
49125Section Officer P. Allen, WO.
1977
49123Private J. Benyu, Rhodesian Light Infantry. Killed in action, August 1977.
1977
39255Air Lieutenant Andre Denis Leon Du Plessis, 4329, Rhodesian Air Force (4 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force), aged 24. Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Lynx F337 #R3042 which flew into the ground 20 miles South of Umtali as a result of target fixation by the pilot.
1977
30688Rifleman Matthys Christiaan (Martin) Henn, 75281998BA, 4 South African Infantry Battalion, aged 18. Died of injuries, at 1 Mil Hospital, received in Military Vehicle Accident between Middelburg and Greefswald on the 31 August.
1977
40500Tech / Sergeant John Stephen Underwood, 6110, Rhodesian Air Force (4 Squadron, Rhodesian Air Force), aged 26. Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Lynx F337 #R3042 which flew into the ground 20 miles south of Umtali during a cross border raid, as a result of target fixation by the pilot.
1977
41792Lieutenant Schalk Van Der Sandt, 05540018PC, Far North Command (Cape Corps), aged 31. Died of bullet wound to the head (suspected suicide), at his home in the SACC Married Quarters, Eersterivier.
1978
39012Guard Lazarus Buru, Internal Affairs (Guard Force), aged 22. Killed in action.
1978
39084Rifleman Chilemba, 77121838, "D" Squadron (Special Air Service). Killed in action.
1978
39312Lance Corporal Peter Hendrik J Fairbanks, 110590, 5 Independent Company (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 44. Killed in action, in the Chipinga district, Op Thrasher.
1978
39925Junior Corporal Trynos Mujero, Protected Village Protection Group (Guard Force), aged 30. Killed in action.
1978
39941Guard Ringson Munemo, Protected Village Protection Group (Guard Force), aged 22. Killed in action.
1978
32922Rifleman Arau Shilemba, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment, aged 33. Killed in action, in Angola.
1979
39451Lance Corporal Barry James Idensohn, 121522, First (Rhodesian Armoured Car Regiment), aged 27. Died of septicaemia, on active service.
1979
39590Sergeant Frank Rodney Lawrence, 727831, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 23. Died in Shooting Incident, accidental shooting.
1980
29756Corporal Ronald Norden Claassen, 78012051, Infantry School Oudtshoorn (South African Air Force (Corps)), aged 44. Died of Natural Causes at his home.
1982
29883Private Gary Gordon Crossland, 80536584BG, 5 Maintenance Unit (South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps)), aged 18. Died of injuries, at 1 Military Hospital, of burn wounds received on 30 August 1982 at Ondangwa.
1982
30559Private Hendrik Lambertus Groenewald, 78464716BG, 5 Maintenance Unit (South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps)), aged 20. Died of injuries, at 1 Military Hospital, of burn wounds received on 30 August 1982 at Ondangwa.
1984
29690Able Seaman Crispin John Canner, 76586106BT, 2 Signals Regiment, aged 24. Died in Shooting Incident. While standing guard duty at the Slangkop Radio Station, he was shot by another soldier.
1984
30646Private Peet Hattingh, Northern Transvaal Command Provost Unit (South African Corps of Military Police (Corps)), aged 20. Died in HF Verwoerd Hospital.
1987
36792Special Constable Newemba, S912476H, Meadowlands. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1989
29387Lance Corporal Hendrik Jacobus Bekker, 87440152, Eastern Transvaal Provost Unit (South African Corps of Military Police (Corps)), aged 18. Died in Freak Accident, hit by a train at Nelspruit, while on leave.
1990
35925Constable Matjeka, S627282N, Gauteng. Municipal Police.
1992
37145Constable Phungwayo, 0172777-0, Mpumalanga. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

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