ON THIS DAY

23 April

127

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
1217 Barry Hamilton Brownlee Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1941-04-23
1492 Belitasali Chimwansyeni Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1944-04-23
1529 Bell-bathurst Basil Woodd Bambridge Major Royal Horse Artillery 1917-04-23
1606 Bennewith Harry Randall Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy 1918-04-23
1923 Bland Joseph Arthur Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-04-23
2110 Booysen George B Stoker South African Naval Forces 1944-04-23
2144 Borland Noel Vincent Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1945-04-23
38971 Botha Gilbert Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1976-04-23
2237 Botha Hermanus Bernardus Jacobus Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-23
2396 Boyasane Stephen Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-23
2459 Brady Harry M Staff Sergeant South African Pay Corps 1941-04-23
2627 Britcliffe Clarence Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-04-23
34221 Brummer Andre Lance Sergeant South African Police 1988-04-23
2941 Buckle Alexander Ross Second Lieutenant Army Service Corps 1920-04-23
2967 Buis Martinus Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-04-23
3286 Campbell Angus Dundonald Captain General List 1941-04-23
3380 Carlse Nicholas Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-23
3498 Casey Frank Wellesley Sergeant Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces 1945-04-23
3629 Chapman James Joseph Gunner South African Artillery 1940-04-23
3806 Christie Arthur Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-04-23
39152 Cockroft Mark Bryan Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1973-04-23
4546 Coulter Dudley James Private Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces 1942-04-23
4602 Cox Francis Joseph Able Seaman Royal Navy 1940-04-23
4965 Daniel Mbulo Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-04-23
39190 Davison Bruce Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1973-04-23
5276 De Jager Christiaan Johannes Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1945-04-23
5293 De Jongh Christiaan Lodewyk Private Imperial Light Horse/Kimberley Regiment, S.A.Forces 1945-04-23
6074 Du Plessis Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-04-23
30153 Du Preez Kobus Christopher Rifleman South African Cape Corps 1987-04-23
6382 Earl Frank George Private Australian Infantry 1941-04-23
6406 Eaton Harry Richard Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1917-04-23
6466 Edwards Cecil King Corporal South African Heavy Artillery 1917-04-23
7080 Ferrero Bernard Patrick Corporal South African Engineers 1918-04-23
39331 Forbes John Turenne Vivian Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1973-04-23
7414 Foster William Ewen Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-04-23
7998 Gelderbloem Aser Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1919-04-23
8016 George Albert Arthur Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1945-04-23
8292 Godwin Alfred William Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1940-04-23
8627 Greaves Ernest Richard Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1915-04-23
41520 Handura Petrus Jacobus Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 1988-04-23
9484 Hawkins Humphrey Caesar Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1918-04-23
34912 Hawkins William Frederick Detective Constable South African Police 1949-04-23
41758 Horn Willem Jacobus Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1958-04-23
10320 Hotchkis Gilbert Second Lieutenant Gordon Highlanders 1917-04-23
10379 Howell Ivan George Private Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-23
10718 Irving James Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 1941-04-23
10854 Jacobs Elizabeth Margaretha (elsie) Sergeant Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces 1945-04-23
11342 Johnston Forster Crampton Second Lieutenant East Surrey Regiment 1917-04-23
30963 Kamaho Ernestus Karenga Rifleman 905 Sd Co 1984-04-23
30981 Kankara Johannes Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1984-04-23

Deaths on 23 April by Year