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ON THIS DAY

27 January

87

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
47627 Adendorff Fred B. Burgher Carolina Commando 1902-01-27
541 Andrews Wilfred Penton Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles 1944-01-27
716 Ashley George Peacock Conductor South African Service Corps (Corps) 1920-01-27
47400 Bierman Johan Graham Burgher Middelburg Commando 1902-01-27
47396 Bierman Petrus Jacobus Laurens Burgher Middelburg Commando 1902-01-27
1945 Blight Joseph Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-27
42607 Botha Reserve Constable 2010-01-27
2287 Botha Theunis Louis Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 1941-01-27
2603 Brikwa Alfred Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1945-01-27
47151 Broekhuizen Coenie (George) Burgher Boksburg 1902-01-27
2803 Brown Kenneth Andrew Private Transvaal Scottish 1941-01-27
2895 Bruton Charles Harold Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1918-01-27
3190 Bwanali Private Northern Rhodesia Police 1915-01-27
3646 Charles Nyazua Labourer Rhodesia Air Askari Corps (Corps) 1945-01-27
3758 Chirwa Garson Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-27
4085 Cochrane Sergeant Regiment Botha 1947-01-27
38436 Cotton Christopher Reginald Neville Section Officer British South Africa Police 1979-01-27
4959 Daniel John Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1946-01-27
46935 Dannhauser George F. Burgher Heidelberg Commando 1900-01-27
29952 De Beer Johannes Adam Corporal 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1984-01-27
46799 De Swardt Daniel G Burgher Kroonstad 1901-01-27
46676 Du Plessis Philippus Jeremias Burgher Potchefstroom 1901-01-27
46675 Du Plessis Piet J. Burgher Rustenburg Commando 1901-01-27
6157 Du Preez Wynand Johannes Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1943-01-27
6351 Dyer Allen John Private Transvaal Scottish 1941-01-27
6970 Featherstone Elliot Grey Private Transvaal Scottish 1941-01-27
46428 Fourie Rudolf Johannes Burgher Thaba Nchu Commando 1902-01-27
7957 Gebhardt Edward Alfred Lieutenant 60 Squadron 1941-01-27
8066 Gettliffe Stephen Leslie Lance Corporal Transvaal Scottish 1941-01-27
8233 Gittins Victor Leonard Ordinary Seaman South African Navy (Corps) 1943-01-27
8574 Grant James Corporal Military Labour Corps (Corps) 1919-01-27
9781 Hesqua James Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-27
9786 Hetherington Gavin Murdoch Lieutenant 60 Squadron 1943-01-27
10024 Hobson William Carey Cadet Royal Field Artillery 1917-01-27
49450 Holmes Henry Trooper Border Horse 1901-01-27
10205 Honey Timothy Arthur Constable British South African Police 1917-01-27
10321 Hothersall Richard Denis Air Mechanic 60 Squadron 1941-01-27
42878 Ito Warrant Officer 2013-01-27
10897 Jacobs Mosey Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1919-01-27
11010 James Chongo Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1942-01-27
11155 Jennings Eric James Captain 24 Squadron 1945-01-27
30978 Kangombe Paulino Special Constable South West African Police 1984-01-27
12732 Kumalo Private Essential Services Protection Corps (Corps) 1944-01-27
39572 Kutinyu Tobias Private Rhodesia Regiment 1979-01-27
35393 Lengane 2nd Class Sergeant 1959-01-27
13369 Lesetia Jameson Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-27
13847 Losper Private Cape Corps 1943-01-27
17289 Monare Or Monari John Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-27
14185 Mabuza Simon Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-27
35693 Mashigo Senior Superintendent 2004-01-27

Deaths on 27 January by Year