We remember those who died in service on this day:
1900
46056Burgher Gideon Petrus Joubert, Lydenburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 24.Killed in action, Dullstroom.
1900
43928Burgher Philip Viviers, Boer Forces, aged 23.Killed in action, Kunana Lichtenburg.
1901
45515Burgher Ignatius W Nel, Boer Forces.Killed in action, Graaff Reinet.
1901
45440Burgher Daniel Oldewagen, Scheepers Commando (Boer Forces).Killed in action, Graaff Reinet.
1901
43694Burgher Olwagen, Boer Forces, aged 18.Killed in action, Graaff Reinet.
1901
45253Burgher Petrus Jacobus Adriaan Potas, Boer Forces.Killed in action, Bloemfontein Hosp.
1901
43816Burgher Wilken, Boer Forces, aged 51.Killed in action, Pampoenkloof?
1914
21526Lance Corporal Harry Ritchie, 1017, 2nd Bn. (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders).Killed in action.
1914
25500Lieutenant James Keith Trotter, 1st Bn. (Gordon Highlanders), aged 25.Killed in action, shot in the head while watching the fire of his machine guns through field glasses.
1916
2463Private John Nicol Braid, 3233, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 18.Died of suffocation, through fall of earth in dug out.
1916
14755Private James Coghill Malcolm, 8444, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 36.Killed in action.
1916
15293Second Lieutenant Robert Douglas Martin, 1st Bn. (Wiltshire Regiment).Killed in action.
1916
15851Captain William Offley McCarthy, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 36.Died of wounds, received at Wami River, on 17th August 1916.
1916
21920Gunner Benjamin Arthur Leopold Rothwell, 65, South African Heavy Artillery, aged 35.Died of phthisis, at Cape Town. He fell ill while serving in England and was sent home.
1916
24833Private Henry William Taylor, 2607, 1st (South African Horse), aged 33.Died of enteric fever.
1917
504Captain William J Anderson, East African Medical Service.Accidentally killed.
1917
5038Private Abraham Davids, 3496, 1st (Cape Corps).Killed in action, at Kwedihombo, near Morogoro.
1917
7801Second Lieutenant William Fyvie, 3rd Bn. (Royal Scots), aged 32.Killed in action.
1917
10311Driver Alfred Ernest Hoskin, MT/4309, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 30.Died of cerebral malaria.
1917
15548Private Petros Matle, 9987, 18th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps).Died of erysipelas.
1917
16323Private Jan Mehungu, 9227, 14th Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps).Died of general tuberculosis, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.
1917
19092Private Or Ntubane Ntubne, M/353, Rhodesia Native Regiment.Died of wounds, received during night attack, outside of Mpepo.
1917
22289Driver Albert Victor Saunders, MT/501, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 34.Died in motor accident.
1918
3494Rifleman William Fransham Case, 573716, 2nd/17th Bn. (London Regiment), aged 20.Died of wounds.
1918
4113Sergeant Abraham Coetzee, 212, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 30.Died of pneumonia, at Jerusalem.
1918
4147Private Johannes Hendrik Coetzee, CM/658, South African Motor Cyclist Corps, aged 17.Died of wounds.
1918
4601Brigadier General Edgar William Cox, Head of Intelligence at G.H.Q. (General Staff), aged 36.Drowned whilst swimming off Berck Plage.
1918
17100Private Ben Mokgosi, 19775, 31st Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps).Died of tuberculosis of the lungs.
1918
17583Private Jonas Moses, 2508, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 19.Died of typhoid fever, at Jerusalem.
1918
17829Private Shisandaku Msengi, 15433, South African Native Labour Corps.Died of tuberculosis of the lungs.
1919
5039Private Abraham Davids, 1239, 1st (Cape Coloured Labour Regiment), aged 24.Executed for murder, for killing a Belgian woman.
1919
9302Private Willie Peter Harris, 49, 1st (Cape Coloured Labour Regiment), aged 23.Executed for murder, for killing a Belgian woman.
1919
41367Native Constable Gubuki Manamela, 2094, 4th Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 44.Died at the Bochem Syphilitic Lazaretto.
1940
9387Private Basil Percy Francis Harvey, 180404, Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces, aged 15.Died of natural causes, in Bloemfontein.
1941
2651Leading Telegraphist Leslie Ben Broad, D/JX 137005, H.M.S. Bridgewater (Royal Navy), aged 23.Died in boat accident.
1941
41469Stoker 1st Class Ernest Claude Santer, D/KX 94939, H.M.S. Bridgewater (Royal Navy), aged 23.Drowned, lost in accident, to Liberty boat returning to ship at night.
1942
2267Major Petrus J Botha, 164825, General Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 49.Died on active service.
1942
12618Sergeant Kriel, 65002, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 55.Died on active service.
1942
14895Private Mancoba, N/126, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 48.Died on active service.
1943
71Lieutenant Abraham Elijah Abramowitz, 207077, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24.Killed in action, ditched 3 miles East of Sollum on transit flight, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA285. Crashed, back broken, died in water.
1943
3532Private Milton Lee Caulfield, 702755, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces.Died on active service.
1943
9152Corporal Mucka Hansraj, M/10393, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces.Died on active service.
1943
9724Lieutenant James Douglas Henry, 316338, Royal Engineers, aged 38.Died on active service.
1943
10689Corporal Hector Albert Innes, 75571V, 6th S.A. Armd. Div. (South African Armoured Corps).Died of cardiac failure and coronary artery disease.
1943
18346Private Banda Nathan, NRA/10041, 5th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment).Died on active service.
1944
12700Lieutenant Daniel Krynauw, 328380V, 60 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20.Killed in action, Airborne 08:00 on 26 Aug 1944 from San Severo on a photo reconnaissance (PR) mission to several Messerschmitt aircraft factories and airfields at Regensburg. The aircraft was intercepted by a Me 262 (Ofw. Helmut Recker of Erprobungskommando 262) and crashed 10:19Z 3 km S of Breitenhill, 22 km N of Ingolstadt.
1944
14633Private De Wet Makaoa, N/7965, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of anemia.
1944
14682Captain William James Makin, Daily Sketch (War Correspondent), aged 48.Killed in action, Short Stirling Mk.IV LJ827 L9-S, based and took off from RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire, for an SOE mission in France.
1944
15673Private Samuel Mawela, N/22857, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Committed suicide, hanging.
1944
17749Lieutenant Christian Johannes Mouton, 100473V, 60 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 30.Killed in action, Airborne 08:00 on 26 Aug 1944 from San Severo on a photo reconnaissance (PR) mission to several Messerschmitt aircraft factories and airfields at Regensburg. The aircraft was intercepted by a Me 262 (Ofw. Helmut Recker of Erprobungskommando 262) and crashed 10:19Z 3 km S of Breitenhill, 22 km N of Ingolstadt.
1944
22332Private Alfred Thomas Sayers, 155899V, H.Q. 12 Motorised Bde. (South African Armoured Corps), aged 23.Killed in action.
1945
402Sergeant William Angus (Jock) Allison, 558684V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 35.Died on active service.
1945
16760Private William Miselo, N/60095, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of tuberculosis.
1945
24009Lieutenant Colonel Hyman Starfield, 103020V, South African Air Force, aged 39.Died of cardiac failure, on board the Hospital Ship "Amra", buried at sea.
1946
8479Signaller Gouws, 145923V, South African Corps of Signals, aged 57.Died on active service.
1947
24718Private Talmadge, 589726V, South African Armoured Corps.Died on active service.
1975
41258Corporal Bryan John Taylor, 725445, 2 Squadron (Rhodesian Corps of Engineers), aged 36.Died in motor vehicle accident, at the 260 km peg on the Karoi to Chirundu road, Op Hurricane.
1976
29386Rifleman Harry Albert Bekker, 73511776KT, Boksburg Commando, B Group at Woodpecker Base (South African Commandos), aged 19.Died in Vehicle Accident, vehicle he was travelling collided with a truck near Rundu.
1976
32563Rifleman Andries Jacobus Pretorius, 72203805BA, 3 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 19.Killed when the vehicle he was traveling collided with a truck near Rundu.
1978
31407Lance Corporal Francois Louw, 76694017PC, SA Cape Corps (South African Infantry Corps), aged 21.Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Ruacana.
1979
39592Sergeant Benjamin Thomas Le Roux, 725179, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 27.Died in Vehicle Accident.
1989
34466Detective Sergeant Aaron Diedericks, W402222T, 46 Dist (C.I.Dept) Tvl Div (South African Police), aged 23.Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1989
30411Private Hadley Gerritz, 87572210, Central Flying School (N TVL Maintenance Unit), aged 19.Died in Private Vehicle Accident, in Florida. Vehicle hit a tree and overturned.
1989
33176Private Wayne Swanepoel, 87593380, SAS Scorpion (N TVL Maintenance Unit), aged 18.Died in Private Vehicle Accident, in Florida. Vehicle hit a tree and overturned.
1991
35533Constable Stuart MacHaba, 0633812-7, Mpumalanga (South African Police), aged 26.Died on active service.
1992
35177Constable Paul Khoali, 0618470-7, Natal Division (South African Police), aged 30.Killed in an accident in a Caspir on the Potchefstroom/Vereeniging Road.
1992
37257Constable Jacques Radebe, 0619122-3, Kwazulu Natal (South African Police), aged 25.Killed in an accident in a Caspir on the Potchefstroom/Vereeniging road.
1992
37290Special Constable M Phillemon Ramaruma, 0452821-2, Free State (South African Police), aged 33.Shot dead at point blank range after being approached by four unknown gunmen while on an investigation in Katlehong.
1992
37416Constable Roche Waldemar Scheepers, 0439443-7, 12 Dist (Grahamstown) CE Div (South African Police), aged 19.Died in an accident, in a Caspir on the Potchefstroom/Vereeniging road.
1993
35969Detective Constable J S Gerhard Mavhungu, 0171953-0, Free State (South African Police), aged 26.Died on active service.
1997
35314Constable Louis Wilhelm Kwakwa, 478595-9, Gauteng (South African Police), aged 19.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1997
37318Sergeant Helmut Heinrich Raphasha, 633151-3, North West Province (South African Police), aged 19.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1998
37449Constable William McKenzie Seabelo, 520388-1, 24 Dist (Kimberley) Kimb Div (South African Police), aged 20.Drowned.
1998
37489Sergeant Hosea Matsobane Seleke, 522249-4, Crime Intelligence Service, Katlehong (South African Police), aged 21.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1999
36781Sergeant Jacob Louis Nemadodani, 491112-1, 27 Dist (Fauresmith) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 39.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.