ON THIS DAY

20 August

77

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
373 Allen John Henry Trooper South African Horse 1916-08-20
390 Alli Yussef Private South African Divisional Headquarters 1942-08-20
470 Anderson Herbert George Signaller South African Engineers 1917-08-20
29367 Barton John David Lieutenant Royal Navy 1952-08-20
1590 Bennett George Whittle Engine Room Artificer 4th Class Royal Navy 1917-08-20
29414 Bessinger Leon William Trooper Prince Alfred's Guard, S.A.Forces 1975-08-20
2050 Bonane Daniel Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-20
29549 Bothma Jacobus Johannes Etienne Private Defence HQ Personnel Unit 1978-08-20
29597 Brink Willem Hermanus Air Apprentice South African Air Force 1938-08-20
34225 Brummer J Gerhard Constable South African Police 1995-08-20
3121 Burton William Westbrooke Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-08-20
3395 Carmichael John Wilfred Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces 1943-08-20
3438 Carroll John Alan Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1942-08-20
34297 Chacho Malefetsane Louis Detective Sergeant South African Police 1997-08-20
4019 Cloete Cornelis Willem Private 20th Mounted Rifles 1921-08-20
31161 Cromhout Coenraad Cornelius Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1924-08-20
5265 De Greef Gideon Johannes Lieutenant South African Air Force 1940-08-20
6090 Du Plessis Mornie Andre Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1940-08-20
6699 Erasmus Corporal South African Air Force 1945-08-20
6988 Felix Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1946-08-20
7525 Francis Charlie Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-08-20
9042 Halliday Douglas Haig Lance Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-08-20
10362 Howarth Ralph Hubert Francis Major South African Air Force 1944-08-20
30760 Hoy Brian Albert Lance Corporal 1st Northern Transvaal Regiment 1988-08-20
10532 Hunt Aubrey Vere Sergeant South African Air Force 1941-08-20
11254 Johnson Dorothia Elizabeth Air Corporal Women's Auxiliary Air Force (S.A.A.F.) 1945-08-20
11343 Johnston Fairbanks Koen Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-08-20
11980 Kelly Kevin Aloysius Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-20
35174 Kheswa Paul Sergeant South African Police 1997-08-20
12416 Klompje Jan H G Captain South African Air Force 1944-08-20
40830 Kulara Joseph Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1978-08-20
12788 Labuschagne Adam Adriaan Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-08-20
13338 Leo Arthur John Owen Warrant Officer Royal Air Force 1944-08-20
13401 Leslie Leslie Francis Ellington Lieutenant King's African Rifles 1917-08-20
13631 Lindsay Ernest Sergeant South African Rifles 1917-08-20
13659 Linton Richard Henry Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-08-20
35525 Mabusela Qephe Soloman Sergeant South African Police 1998-08-20
39760 Masuku Petrus Nathaniel District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 1979-08-20
16044 Mcintyre Malcolm John Colin Captain South African Air Force 1944-08-20
31855 Mekge Pieter Johannes Jacobus Lance Corporal SA Army 1998-08-20
16928 Mockford Peter Julian Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-20
36300 Mokgethi Maisha Phanuel Inspector South African Police 2006-08-20
17171 Molefe Basie Koos Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-08-20
17371 Moore George Augustus Sergeant South African Service Corps 1920-08-20
32026 Mostert Rudolf Petrus Stefanus (rudi) Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1983-08-20
17648 Motebe Francis Pack Leader South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-08-20
38853 Moyo Petros District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 1979-08-20
40032 Ncube Ambrose Fanyana District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 1979-08-20
19418 Oosthuizen Thomas Phillipus Corporal South African Horse 1916-08-20
32422 Pantshwa Sarhumzi Reginald Corporal South African Corps of Engineers 1998-08-20

Deaths on 20 August by Year