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ON THIS DAY

24 May

77

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
38 Abrahams Benjamin Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-05-24
307 Alexander Bert Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-05-24
633 Arends Nicholas Gunner Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-24
654 Arlidge John Thomas Corporal Australian Infantry 1941-05-24
1319 Baty Robert Private Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regiment) 1915-05-24
1557 Beneke Alton Daniel Private South African Infantry 1916-05-24
29448 Birk Ignatius Marthinus South African Navy 1975-05-24
29555 Botma Dirk Jacobus Private South West African Territory Force 1988-05-24
4244 Colin Charles Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1940-05-24
4375 Considine Christopher Daniel Second Lieutenant Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1915-05-24
4414 Cooke Sergeant East African Army Service Corps 1943-05-24
5061 Davids Sergeant Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-24
5150 Davis Maurice Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-05-24
5501 Deelman Arnold Frederick Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-05-24
6339 Duvashe Edward Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-05-24
6443 Edmonds John Private Gloucestershire Regiment 1916-05-24
7062 Ferreira Ignatius Wilhelm Driver South African Service Corps 1918-05-24
30352 Fouche Michiel Casparus Corporal South African Air Force 1991-05-24
7443 Fourie Christoffel R Warrant Officer Class II South African Instructional Corps 1944-05-24
7804 Gabbett Cecil Pulteney Ordinary Seaman Royal Navy 1941-05-24
40696 Gaddini Caesar Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1978-05-24
7969 Geekie Archibald Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1919-05-24
8201 Gillis Stephanus Private Cape Corps 1918-05-24
8249 Gleeson John Sapper South African Signal Service 1916-05-24
8524 Grace Ronald Lloyd Lance Bombardier South African Artillery 1944-05-24
8593 Graves Charles Edward Private 6th Infantry (Cape Town Highlanders) 1915-05-24
8594 Graves George Percy Private Royal Fusiliers 1915-05-24
9139 Hanrahan Michael Private South African Infantry 1916-05-24
9331 Harrop-Allin Harry Fines Mentz Du Plooy Sergeant Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-05-24
10112 Holder Thomas Arthur Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-24
10488 Hulley William Hargreaves Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1943-05-24
11032 Jane Ngakantsi Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-05-24
35146 Kganakga Paul Sergeant South African Police 1998-05-24
31055 Khoza Revis Omie Corporal Kruger Park Game Reserve Commando 1991-05-24
12329 Kirsten Alexander Frederick Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1945-05-24
31102 Klukouski Herman Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 1980-05-24
12498 Koekemoer Phillip Jacobus Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1917-05-24
13190 Lechuano Daniel Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-05-24
35383 Lekalakala Abraham Constable South African Police 1964-05-24
41559 Lessing Petrus Jacobus Air Mechanic South African Police 1962-05-24
13549 Liddle Peter Harold Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-05-24
40860 Maduwa Joseph Signaller Rhodesian Corps of Signals 1974-05-24
31487 Magoai First Name Unknown Private SA Army 1998-05-24
14638 Makata Abram Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-24
31612 Maree Paul Johannes Lieutenant South African Air Force 1955-05-24
15416 Mason Orlando George Colour Sergeant 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1915-05-24
36025 Mbonambi Sipho Patrick Assistant Constable South African Police 1993-05-24
16125 McLaren John Bruce Midshipman Royal Naval Reserve 1941-05-24
17011 Mogedi Ben Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-24
36288 Mohoalali Maisha Phanuel Constable South African Police 1994-05-24

Deaths on 24 May by Year