ON THIS DAY

27 April

108

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
29222 Alford Oliver Michael Rifleman Royal Green Jackets 2000-04-27
38896 Baker Timothy James Warrant Officer Class I Selous Scouts 1979-04-27
1155 Barnes Leslie Jack Private South African Medical Corps 1918-04-27
29593 Briggs Reginald Patrick Corporal South West African Territory Force 1984-04-27
2672 Brokensha Hawtrey Vivien Lieutenant Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
2811 Brown Malcolm Penvil Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-04-27
3369 Carey William Cross Company Serjeant Major Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers 1916-04-27
29703 Carter John Charles Captain Royal Natal Carbineers 1957-04-27
3611 Chapenya Constable British South African Police 1940-04-27
39066 Chibamba Godfrey Private Rhodesia Regiment 1978-04-27
29760 Clark Glen Scott Maitland Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1984-04-27
4660 Crear Ross Ernest Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1944-04-27
5216 De Bary Richard Alexander Hayward Private 4th Mounted Rifles (Umvoti Mounted Rifles) 1915-04-27
5278 De Jager Hermanus Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-04-27
5574 Denton Leslie John Lance Sergeant Grenadier Guards 1943-04-27
41751 Engelbrecht Johannes Augustus Lance Corporal South African Ammunition Corps 1991-04-27
7057 Ferreira Private South African Medical Corps 1942-04-27
7263 Fletcher Herbert Milne Sergeant Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
7458 Fourie Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1946-04-27
7577 Franks Michiel Christian Wilhelm Corporal Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
8585 Grantham Tom Gordon Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-04-27
8652 Green Arthur Kisch Corporal Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces 1918-04-27
8755 Greyling Abraham Johannes Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
34850 Gudu Jan Antonie Sergeant South African Police 1998-04-27
9165 Hardie John Stuart Sergeant Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
9294 Harris Robert Sykes Private 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) 1915-04-27
9416 Haslett Frederick Speed Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-04-27
9607 Heilbron Victor Israel Acting Bombardier Royal Horse Artillery 1917-04-27
9733 Henthorn Charles John Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
9768 Heroldt Constance Lillian Private Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces 1944-04-27
9903 Hill William Allen Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
9995 Hlongwane Petrus Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-04-27
39447 Hussey Godfrey Kenneth Rifleman Rhodesian African Rifles 1978-04-27
10775 Jackson Gower Alexander Private Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
10878 Jacobs Jacobus George Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-27
10948 Jafta Jafta Donkey Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-27
10957 Jaftha Stephen Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-04-27
11120 Jeffery Arthur Gifford Trooper 1st Mounted Rifles (Natal Carbineers) 1915-04-27
11130 Jeke Mwale Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1943-04-27
11225 John Kantu Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1945-04-27
11549 Joseph Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-04-27
11654 Julius Kammies Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-04-27
12153 K'gosman Moses Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-27
12157 Khafela Abinaar Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-04-27
35224 Kleinsmith Samuel Sergeant South African Police 1996-04-27
13582 Lightfoot James Victor Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1947-04-27
13618 Lindeque Louis Christiaan Jacobus De La Ray Corporal South African Artillery 1946-04-27
13671 Lister Harry Corporal Natal Light Horse 1915-04-27
13734 Lock Jacobus Johannes Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1946-04-27
14096 Lyon John Glamis Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1942-04-27

Deaths on 27 April by Year