PDF

ON THIS DAY

23 December

111

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
38352 Ali Mafiyo Gibson Detective Constable British South Africa Police 1976-12-23
725 Ashworth William George Private 4th South African Infantry 1915-12-23
41314 Badier George Emile Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1913-12-23
934 Baisley Ivan Rifleman Kaffrarian Rifles 1943-12-23
969 Bakokwe Picanini Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-12-23
1109 Barlow Brian Brereton Corporal Rand Light Infantry 1941-12-23
47857 Barry Jacob Jan Willem Burgher Prisoner of War 1900-12-23
1460 Begley David William Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-23
1475 Beit Gert Private Cape Corps 1917-12-23
1691 Bester Johannes Hendrik Private South African Horse 1916-12-23
2272 Botha Petrus Theodorus Sergeant South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) 1941-12-23
3099 Burrowes John Private South African Horse 1916-12-23
3900 Clark George James Able Seaman Royal Navy 1917-12-23
3909 Clark John Wallace Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-12-23
4687 Croft Ernest John Sergeant 1st South African Infantry 1919-12-23
46961 Cronje A Burgher Krugersdorp 1899-12-23
4702 Cronje Christiaan Andries Johannes Private Field Force Battalion 1941-12-23
4949 Danda Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1941-12-23
5448 De Vries Albert Sergeant Cape Corps 1915-12-23
34477 Dippenaar Jan Paulus Warrant Officer 1974-12-23
34543 Du Plessis William Alexander Sergeant 1974-12-23
30176 Du Toit Simon Petrus Jurgens Private Kimberley Regiment 1983-12-23
30221 Ellis Samuel Athol Lance Corporal Regiment Bloemspruit 1989-12-23
34635 Erasmus Lourens Daniel Constable 1974-12-23
46488 Esterhuizen Sarel Johannes Burgher Frankfort Commando 1902-12-23
47861 Fourie Petrus Joseph Burgher Prisoner of War 1900-12-23
7544 Francis William Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1914-12-23
34710 Franken Louis W G Constable 1974-12-23
34736 Gafoor Constable 1991-12-23
8083 Gezane-Jabalada Samuel Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1942-12-23
9115 Hancock Arthur Robert Lieutenant General Service Corps (Corps) 1943-12-23
10150 Holloway John Edward Sergeant Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps) 1943-12-23
10246 Hopkins Reginald John Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-23
48662 James Trooper 202 Battalion 1986-12-23
11115 Jefferies Charles Second Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-12-23
39480 Johnson Norman Dennis Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1968-12-23
46083 Jooste Martin Burgher Philipstown Commando 1901-12-23
11662 July Jim Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-23
41436 Kotkin Max Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1945-12-23
39577 Lamb John Bourchier Captain Headquarters 1975-12-23
45844 Language William Burgher Lydenburg Commando 1901-12-23
13630 Lindsay Arthur Nevison Private South African Horse 1916-12-23
13872 Lotz Hendrik Cornelius Lieutenant 12 Squadron 1941-12-23
47741 Louw Marthinus J. Burgher Bloemhof Commando 1899-12-23
48247 Lubbe Gerhardus Francois Burgher Prisoner of War 1901-12-23
47733 Lubbe W.f. Burgher Rustenburg Commando 1900-12-23
35535 MacHate Stuart Constable 1991-12-23
38560 MacHingauta Peter Constable British South Africa Police 1979-12-23
14737 Malan Gert Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1942-12-23
38586 Mandaza Mutasa Constable British South Africa Police 1974-12-23

Deaths on 23 December by Year