ON THIS DAY

26 April

129

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
28 Abero Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-04-26
299 Aldridge Llewellyn Wallace Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-04-26
460 Anderson Frank William Private South African Horse 1917-04-26
503 Anderson William Ernest Private 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces 1915-04-26
617 April William Fireman and Trimmer Merchant Navy 1941-04-26
940 Baker Douglas Lionel Warrant Officer Class II The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 1941-04-26
30040 Bankes Edward Nugent Captain Royal Dublin Fusiliers 1915-04-26
1693 Bester Johannes Lucas Private 8th Mounted Rifles (Midlandse Ruiters) 1915-04-26
2091 Booth John Hamilton Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-04-26
29512 Bosch Esias Engelbertus Signalman South African Corps of Signals 1964-04-26
29657 Burmeister Brett Captain South African Air Force 2002-04-26
3255 Callender Gerald Claude Lieutenant Royal Scots 1918-04-26
3276 Cameron Thomas Albert Lance Corporal 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces 1915-04-26
3278 Cameron William Matheson Lieutenant 8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish) 1915-04-26
3716 Chikange Lance Corporal Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-04-26
29764 Clarke William Transvaal Police 1911-04-26
5018 Dashwood Claude Burrard Lewes Major Northumberland Fusiliers 1916-04-26
5160 Davis Willie Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-26
29943 Day Herman Alan Lieutenant South African Air Force 1966-04-26
5267 De Groot Jan Jurgen Wyndelt Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1945-04-26
5652 Dick Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-04-26
34501 Dlamini Milton South African Police 2006-04-26
38450 Donald John Sinclair Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1976-04-26
40413 Duddy Thomas Columb Corporal South African Infantry 1926-04-26
34615 Els Lourens Jacobus Sergeant South African Police 1999-04-26
6617 Embruku Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-04-26
6857 Ezekelo Jamu Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-04-26
7002 Felton Jesse Gysbert Hendrik Driver South African Service Corps 1917-04-26
7120 Filer Digby Alfred Lance Corporal 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces 1915-04-26
7272 Fleures Andrew Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1916-04-26
7483 Fowlds John Sidney Private Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 1947-04-26
30505 Gauche Gert Gotlieb Lance Corporal 1 Parachute Battalion 1982-04-26
8031 George Chikote Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-04-26
8214 Gilson Abel Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1944-04-26
8353 Good Arnold Herbert Private 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces 1915-04-26
8381 Goodman Willie Private South African Infantry 1917-04-26
8468 Gould Donald Llewellyn Captain South African Air Force 1945-04-26
8853 Grose Edgar John Sapper South African Engineers 1918-04-26
30615 Hanekom John Cornelius Corporal 5 Military Works Unit 1975-04-26
9313 Harrison Fred Captain 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces 1915-04-26
9377 Hartzenberg Henry Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-26
9962 Hishidimbua Itorua Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-04-26
10139 Hollingsworth Frederick Lieutenant Rhodesia Regiment 1915-04-26
10380 Howell John Private South African Infantry 1917-04-26
10452 Hughes Edward Samuel Sergeant South African Infantry 1917-04-26
10652 Imonda Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1945-04-26
38505 James Never Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1976-04-26
11224 John Kafula Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-04-26
30977 Kanghende Stefanus Special Constable South West African Police 1987-04-26
12864 Lambie Alexander Private 7th Infantry (Kimberley Regiment), S.A. Forces 1915-04-26

Deaths on 26 April by Year