ON THIS DAY

27 May

97

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
5 Abbott Christian Peter Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-05-27
749 Atkinson John Private King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1915-05-27
29314 Bailey Charles Frederick Captain The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment) 1953-05-27
29365 Bartlett Albert Edward Constable Transvaal Town Police 1906-05-27
1259 Baseley Walter Francis Biddell Major South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-05-27
1449 Beeton Graham Eric Sergeant Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces 1942-05-27
1496 Bell Douglas John Captain Royal Air Force 1918-05-27
2259 Botha Marthinus Lourens Johannes Private South African Mounted Brigade 1915-05-27
2320 Bouer Cornelis Tobias Burgher Mounted Commandos, S.A. Forces 1915-05-27
29627 Brown Noel Coswald Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1950-05-27
2871 Bruce Sherwood Sidney Sinclair Lieutenant South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-05-27
29689 Campbell Alan Veron Signalman South African Corps of Signals 1990-05-27
3506 Casson John Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-05-27
3579 Chamba Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1946-05-27
4433 Coombs Charles Gordon Sapper Canadian Railway Troops 1918-05-27
5253 De Bruyn Douglas Bayly Second Lieutenant King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) 1916-05-27
5676 Dickinson Herbert Captain Gloucestershire Regiment 1918-05-27
5939 Douglas Robert Hiper Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-05-27
30195 Dwyer Anthony Edward Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1969-05-27
6900 Fani Henry Donkey Leader South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-05-27
38463 Fitch Derek Section Officer (T) British South Africa Police 1975-05-27
7349 Ford Norman Soames Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-05-27
7526 Francis David Private Cape Corps 1916-05-27
7908 Gaskell Edward Wylde Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-05-27
7946 Gay-roberts Edmund Adrian Compton Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1941-05-27
8209 Gilpin Aubrey Alexander Private Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1942-05-27
39355 Goriath Simon Trooper Selous Scouts 1979-05-27
8782 Griffiths Arthur Mervin Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-05-27
9150 Hanson Desmond Marcus Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-05-27
9268 Harris Denis Haig Warrant Officer Class II Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-27
9943 Hinks Walter Private South African Medical Corps 1916-05-27
10683 Ingwane John Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-27
11498 Jooste Jan H Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-05-27
11944 Keith Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1942-05-27
12057 Kent Ralph Edward Dawson Lieutenant Colonel Yorkshire Regiment 1918-05-27
12129 Kgapula Letlage Kleinbooi Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-27
35156 Kgosana Paul Reserve Constable South African Police 2007-05-27
12269 King William Albert De Courcey Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers 1917-05-27
12459 Knopf David Private South African Infantry 1916-05-27
12463 Knowles James Frederick Private South African Infantry 1916-05-27
13001 Laughton Henry Phillip Walter Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-05-27
31274 Le Roux Terrence Rodney Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1981-05-27
13320 Lengina Jack Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-05-27
35472 Luvuno Richard Thomas Constable South African Police 1992-05-27
35512 Mabote Jacob H Constable South African Police 1994-05-27
14188 Macarthur Colin Mackenzie Gunner Royal Horse Artillery 1942-05-27
35808 Maqabuka Titus B Constable South African Police 1990-05-27
35875 Masinga Siegfried Constable South African Police 1988-05-27
15397 Masitlale Geelbooi Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1917-05-27
39764 Masunga Wilfred District Assistant Internal Affairs 1977-05-27

Deaths on 27 May by Year