ON THIS DAY

20 February

80

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
35 Abraham Joseph Labourer Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces 1917-02-20
382 Allen Thomas Benjamin Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) 1915-02-20
552 Angell Benjamin Eyre Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1917-02-20
796 Austin Michael Francis Wentworth Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-02-20
923 Baines John Private South African Infantry 1919-02-20
1301 Bates Robert Stephen Master Mercantile Marine 1918-02-20
1626 Bergh Hans Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1946-02-20
1707 Bethell Christopher Captain King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1916-02-20
2114 Booysen Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1947-02-20
2111 Booysen Garth William Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-02-20
2520 Bredecamp John Lance Corporal Cape Corps 1917-02-20
2708 Brooks Francis Gilbert Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-02-20
41386 Brown Charles George Air Mechanic 2nd Class Royal Flying Corps 1918-02-20
3001 Bunn Maurice Lin Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1946-02-20
3167 Butulezi Matuso Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-02-20
3232 Caldecutt William Henry Chief Steward Mercantile Marine 1915-02-20
3373 Carl Charles Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1945-02-20
4226 Coleman Edward Private South African Infantry 1917-02-20
30103 Dos Santos Jan Dirksie Lawrence Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1977-02-20
6168 Du Toit Christopher Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-02-20
6182 Du Toit Johannes Bekker Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-02-20
6316 Durant Gerald John Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 1945-02-20
6577 Ellis Private Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1947-02-20
30280 Every Edward Richard Major South African Air Force 1988-02-20
34725 Futshane Henry Captain South African Police 1997-02-20
8019 George David Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-02-20
30547 Grobler Johan Hendrik Corporal South African Air Force 1971-02-20
9904 Hill William Edward Private South African Road Corps 1919-02-20
11062 Jansen John George Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-02-20
30927 Joseph Johannes Special Constable South West African Police 1983-02-20
11670 Jurens Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-02-20
11996 Kemery Sidney Percy Leading Writer South African Naval Forces 1946-02-20
13576 Lifatsa Or Sifatsa Daniel Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-02-20
13002 Laurens John Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-02-20
13034 Lawless Harold Nixey Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-02-20
13766 Logan Kenneth Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-02-20
41035 Masagwini Or Masingevini James Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-02-20
14956 Mankgatling Jan Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-02-20
15081 Marais Stephanus Abraham Adriaan Private South African Infantry 1917-02-20
15140 Marinus Henry Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1917-02-20
35891 Mataga Sibusiso Andreas Constable South African Police 2006-02-20
15459 Matanjana Mani Ox Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-02-20
15764 Mbengwa Johannes Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-02-20
15885 Mccormick William Hugo Flight Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-02-20
16236 Mcneill Patrick Brougham Warrant Officer Class I South African Air Force 1944-02-20
16661 Miller James Barton Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-02-20
16804 Mitchley Gilbert Owen Private South African Infantry 1917-02-20
36163 Mkhantjwa Cornelius Ephraim Constable South African Police 1978-02-20
17087 Mokeswe Klopas Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-02-20
36400 Mongwe Christiaan Petrus Constable South African Police 2008-02-20

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