ON THIS DAY

20 October

167

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
251 Ainslie Adam Johannes Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1944-10-20
614 April Martin Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-20
635 Arends Pieter Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-10-20
757 Attree Ernest Max Private South African Service Corps 1918-10-20
29282 Augusto Joao Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1983-10-20
1197 Barrett George William Charles Private South African Infantry 1918-10-20
1343 Bayi James Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1916-10-20
1383 Beaton Colin Mclean Private South African Infantry 1917-10-20
1402 Becher Frank Frederick Sullivan Leycester Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1915-10-20
34080 Beukes Hendrik R Detective Sergeant South African Police 1992-10-20
1731 Beukes Samuel Wilhelm Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1944-10-20
29431 Bezuidenhout Don Captain South African Air Force 1977-10-20
1822 Bird Charles Luard Sergeant British South African Police 1918-10-20
1928 Blatchly Charles Douglas Carrington Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 1919-10-20
2041 Bolton Alfred Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1917-10-20
29529 Botha Deon Rifleman 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1979-10-20
2568 Breytenbach Coenraad Johannes Lodewyk Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1945-10-20
29644 Burger Dawid Petrus Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1977-10-20
3090 Burr Eric Haig Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-10-20
3092 Burrell George Henry Civilian Civilian War Dead 1940-10-20
3160 Butt Thomas Vallack Major Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 1943-10-20
3358 Carder Charles Alfred Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-10-20
3626 Chapman Harold Private The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 1943-10-20
29722 Chapman Peter Andrew Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1981-10-20
39074 Chihambakwe Rameck Private 2 Brigade 1975-10-20
3730 Chimai Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1917-10-20
3736 Chinanti Native Scout Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1916-10-20
38413 Chipara Isaac Constable British South Africa Police 1976-10-20
4100 Cockin Vernon Frost Private South African Infantry 1916-10-20
4234 Coleman Stanley Victor Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-10-20
4487 Corbett Samuel R Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-20
4503 Cornelissen Stephen Johannes Farrier Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1918-10-20
4846 Curtis Ralph Beardwood Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1944-10-20
5519 Dell Ivan Ross Lance Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1918-10-20
5641 Dhlomo John Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-10-20
5846 Dolan Peter Private South African Infantry 1917-10-20
5970 Dowse Edward George Sapper South African Signal Service 1918-10-20
6097 Du Plessis Peter Ernest Kruger Constable South African Military Constabulary 1918-10-20
6156 Du Preez Stephanus Johannes Driver South African Service Corps 1918-10-20
6205 Du Toit Sarel Petrus Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-20
39277 Duri Denford District Assistant Internal Affairs 1977-10-20
34601 Eales Cornelius Frederick James Constable South African Police 1918-10-20
40781 Esau Carel Phillipus Driver South African Service Corps 1918-10-20
6767 Esterhuizen Frank Albert Private South African Infantry 1918-10-20
6812 Evans Percy Edward Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-20
7022 Fenton John Woollerton Staff Sergeant Union Defence Forces 1918-10-20
7036 Ferguson James Private Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-10-20
34670 Fihlela Daniel Michael Frederick Sergeant South African Police 2006-10-20
7184 Fisher Henry Melville Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-10-20
34692 Fourie Andre Johan Sergeant South African Police 1979-10-20

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