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ON THIS DAY

26 December

87

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
6 Abbott George Ambrose Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-26
43 Abrahams Eddie Dercillus Private Cape Corps 1941-12-26
49719 Adlem Johan Stephanus Johannes Private 2 Mobilisation Centre, South African Army 1977-12-26
1361 Beacham Henry Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-12-26
1566 Benjamin Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1916-12-26
47448 Beytel Andries Josephus, Jnr Burgher Heidelberg Commando 1900-12-26
47338 Boshof Jacobus,N. Burgher Trichardscorporals Commando 1900-12-26
47182 Breytenbach Petrus Jacobus Burgher Vrede Commando 1901-12-26
3522 Catherine Leslie Fitzherbert Hinton Lieutenant 16 Squadron 1944-12-26
3867 Clack Hilton Albert Private 12th South African Infantry 1916-12-26
47070 Cloete Christiaan Johannes Burgher Kroonstad 1899-12-26
4265 Collier Francis William Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-12-26
47850 De Jager Stephanus Johannes Louw Burgher Prisoner of War 1900-12-26
46692 Du Plessis Isak Stephanus Burgher Rustenburg Commando 1899-12-26
46658 Du Plooy Willem Adriaan Burgher Pretoria Commando 1900-12-26
46663 Du Plooy Willem Adriaan Burgher Boer Forces 1900-12-26
46620 Du Toit Johannes T Burgher Bethlehem Commando 1901-12-26
39276 Duncan Alexander Major Rhodesian Army Medical Corps (Corps) 1979-12-26
46574 Elberg Jan Burgher Boer Forces 1899-12-26
7268 Fletcher Ronald Gibson Warrant Officer Class II 30 Squadron 1944-12-26
48276 Fritz Gert Antonie David Burgher Prisoner of War 1901-12-26
40698 Gallagher Peter Grant Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1974-12-26
40702 Gandari Elison Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1977-12-26
7888 Garnett Albert Alan Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1918-12-26
34766 Gerber Warrant Officer 1986-12-26
8321 Goldmann Gilbert Warrant Officer Class I 30 Squadron 1944-12-26
8400 Goose William George Air Mechanic 5 Squadron 1944-12-26
39391 Hamamiti Patrick District Security Assistant Internal Affairs 1978-12-26
9475 Hawkes Albert Lawrence Lieutenant 19 Squadron 1944-12-26
10725 Isaac Katako Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1944-12-26
10868 Jacobs Henry Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1941-12-26
48738 Janse Van Vuuren Staff Sergeant South African Infantry Corps (Corps) 1986-12-26
30845 Jansen Van Rensburg Jacobus Frederick Staff Sergeant South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 1986-12-26
49809 Kapasi Tsamaya Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1994-12-26
12302 Kippen William Patrick Lieutenant 30 Squadron 1944-12-26
12436 Knight Charles William Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1941-12-26
13275 Leigh Norman William Sergeant South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-12-26
13919 Louw Private Cape Corps 1942-12-26
14508 Magollo William Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-26
43084 Magxala Sergeant 2016-12-26
14760 Malebogho Joseph Pack Leader South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1916-12-26
31571 Manual Rifleman 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1986-12-26
15258 Martin Douglas Stanley McIntosh Lieutenant 30 Squadron 1944-12-26
15841 McCarthy Alexander Johnston Owen Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1944-12-26
16020 McHarry Ian Rainsford Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1944-12-26
36062 Mdemka Constable 1961-12-26
16381 Mendelsohn Joseph Aron Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-12-26
17813 Mpohlolo Maqedana Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-12-26
36632 Muller Bobbie Lionel 1982-12-26
17990 Muller Jacobus Wessels Lieutenant 30 Squadron 1944-12-26

Deaths on 26 December by Year