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ON THIS DAY

20 October

249

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 1944-10-20
614 April Martin Private Cape Corps 1942-10-20
635 Arends Pieter Private Cape Corps 1941-10-20
757 Attree Ernest Max Private South African Service Corps (Corps) 1918-10-20
29282 Augusto Joao Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1983-10-20
43578 Badenhorst Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-20
47602 Badenhorst G Burgher Middelburg Commando 1899-10-20
47586 Badenhorst Lourens Petrus Burgher Wakkerstroom Commando 1899-10-20
1197 Barrett George William Charles Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-20
1343 Bayi James Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-10-20
1383 Beaton Colin McLean Private 4th South African Infantry 1917-10-20
1402 Becher Frank Frederick Sullivan Leycester Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1915-10-20
34080 Beukes Detective Sergeant 1992-10-20
1731 Beukes Samuel Wilhelm Lieutenant Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-20
29431 Bezuidenhout Don Captain 15 Squadron 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 1st South African Infantry 1917-10-20
47322 Boshoff Jacobus Nicolaas Burgher Utrecht Commando 1899-10-20
47327 Boshoff Jacobus Nicolaas Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-20
29529 Botha Deon Rifleman Defence Headquarters Personnel Unit 1979-10-20
47257 Botha J P Burgher Wakkerstroom Commando 1899-10-20
47253 Botha Jacobus Petrus Burgher Boer Forces 1899-10-20
2568 Breytenbach Coenraad Johannes Lodewyk Corporal South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1945-10-20
47168 Brits Christiaan Pieter Burgher Bethal Commando 1899-10-20
29644 Burger Dawid Petrus Second Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1977-10-20
3090 Burr Eric Haig Second Lieutenant 113 (R.A.F.) Squadron 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
43758 Cameron Burgher Utrecht Commando 1899-10-20
3358 Carder Charles Alfred Lance Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1918-10-20
3626 Chapman Harold Private The Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire) 1943-10-20
29722 Chapman Peter Andrew Corporal 8 South African Infantry Battalion 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
47083 Claasen Barend.j.l. Burgher Utrecht Commando 1899-10-20
4100 Cockin Vernon Frost Private 2nd South African Infantry 1916-10-20
47009 Coetzer Johannes Jacobus Izaak Stephanus Burgher Middelburg Commando 1899-10-20
47007 Coetzer P Burgher Middelburg Commando 1899-10-20
47014 Coetzer P Burgher Middelburg Commando 1899-10-20
4234 Coleman Stanley Victor Lieutenant 5 Squadron 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 1944-10-20
46810 De Lange Lodevicus Jacobus Burgher Vryheid 1899-10-20
46800 De Smidt Charlie George Burgher Wakkerstroom Commando 1899-10-20
49774 Debbes Jan Warrant Officer Class I Sector 10, South African Army 1981-10-20
5519 Dell Ivan Ross Lance Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-10-20

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