ON THIS DAY

27 October

158

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
62 Abrahams Nicholas Johannes Daniel Private Cape Corps 1917-10-27
115 Adams Damon Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
201 Adendorf Leslie Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
479 Anderson Oscar Gunner Royal Field Artillery 1918-10-27
548 Andrika Native Constable British South African Police 1918-10-27
38880 Armstrong Phillip John Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1976-10-27
38355 Ash Neil Thomas Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1977-10-27
818 Ayres William Edward Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1940-10-27
1250 Bartnick Frank Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
1416 Beck William Henry Private Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) 1916-10-27
2064 Bonner Robert Henderson Driver South African Service Corps 1918-10-27
2100 Booysen Albertus Benjamin Private South African Police 1943-10-27
2105 Booysen David Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-10-27
2657 Brocklebank Thomas Edward Private South African Infantry 1916-10-27
2715 Brooks Oliver Ross Stanley Private South African Medical Corps 1917-10-27
2992 Bunday William Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-27
3044 Burke Ismail Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
34253 Buthelezi George Inspector South African Police 1997-10-27
3595 Chanda Chimushi Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1944-10-27
3690 Cheswell Theodore Gary Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
3741 Chingwa Constable British South African Police 1939-10-27
39129 Chivendra Pherious Clemence District Assistant Internal Affairs 1976-10-27
4376 Considine Heffernan James Captain Royal Irish Regiment 1916-10-27
5022 Datt Zamlan Aaron Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-10-27
5042 Davids Fred Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
5208 Day Norman Oliver Private South African Infantry 1916-10-27
34449 Dettling Charles Borromes 1st Class Detective Head Constable South African Police 1918-10-27
5591 Dettling Francis Charles Captain South African Military Constabulary 1918-10-27
5678 Dickinson William Sapper South African Signal Service 1918-10-27
6537 Elisha Phiri Corporal Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1947-10-27
6711 Erasmus George Petrus Corporal Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
6963 Fawkes Richard Private Gordon Highlanders 1918-10-27
7402 Fortuin Willem Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-10-27
7884 Garlick Clive Lancelot Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-10-27
8205 Gillmer Cornelius Frank Constable South African Military Constabulary 1918-10-27
8220 Gioio Joseph John Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
8466 Gould Charles Terry Lieutenant South African Air Force 1940-10-27
8517 Graaff Johannes Jacobus Private South African Infantry 1917-10-27
34813 Green Edward Albert 1st Class Sergeant South African Police 1918-10-27
8738 Greipel Eunice Corporal Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
8908 Gunn Ivan Lieutenant Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1942-10-27
9120 Handcock Joseph Driver South African Service Corps 1918-10-27
41306 Harre Arthur Dunstan Beverley Lieutenant Royal Tank Regiment, R.A.C. 1942-10-27
9366 Hartnick Sam Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-10-27
9508 Hayes Clement Wallace Private South African Infantry 1918-10-27
38494 Herbst Andries Daniel Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1977-10-27
9926 Hilton-barber Hilton Graham Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-10-27
10039 Hodges William Counsell Private South African Medical Corps 1917-10-27
10075 Hoffmann Stephanus Hendrik Private Cape Cycle Corps 1918-10-27
10079 Hofmeyr Jan Hendrik Second Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1917-10-27

Deaths on 27 October by Year