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ON THIS DAY

28 October

147

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
29298 Badenhorst Antonie Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Commando 1977-10-28
39754 Bagley Henry James Private 2nd South African Infantry 1926-10-28
1610 Benson George Agar Trevor Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 1916-10-28
1664 Berry Rost Butland Lieutenant 17 Squadron 1944-10-28
1969 Blokker Petrus Johannes Theodorus Private Netherlands Military Mission 1942-10-28
2059 Bones Arthur Meyrick Lieutenant South African Mounted Rifles 1916-10-28
2079 Boolsen Jacob Francis Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1944-10-28
2104 Booysen Charles Murray De Villiers Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-10-28
2334 Bouwer Johannes Hermanus Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey 1944-10-28
2444 Brade Frederick Augustus Corporal South African Railway Services 1918-10-28
34206 Brits Cornelis Michael Constable 1918-10-28
3240 Calitz Adam Johannes Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-28
49615 Callis J M Trooper Brabant's Horse 1900-10-28
3316 Campbell John James MacDonald Able Seaman South African Navy (Corps) 1945-10-28
34308 Chauke Arthur Hugh Bromley Inspector 2005-10-28
29758 Clack Neville Grant Sergeant 2 Reconnaissance Commando 1977-10-28
3888 Clark Colpoys Brodie Captain South African Mounted Rifles 1916-10-28
3933 Clarke Hilary Aiden Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-10-28
39151 Clothia Suleman Ahmed Colour Sergeant Rhodesia Defence Regiment 1978-10-28
4167 Coetzee Simon Johannes Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-28
5436 De Villiers Tobias Mostert Private 2nd South African Infantry 1918-10-28
5830 Docking Michael Gerade Private Royal Durban Light Infantry 1942-10-28
5895 Donnelly Joseph Sergeant Major 5th South African Infantry 1917-10-28
6007 Dreyer John Frederick Corporal Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1940-10-28
6357 Dyer William Oscar Second Lieutenant Royal Garrison Artillery 1917-10-28
34634 Erasmus Jan Hendrik Constable 1918-10-28
7371 Forrester Charles Henry Air Mechanic South African Air Force (Corps) 1941-10-28
7971 Geerdts Geoffrey Clifford Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1943-10-28
8324 Goldsmith Claude Waller Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1940-10-28
34918 Heckroodt MacHiel Hamilton Constable 1918-10-28
9869 Higgs Ralph Percival Sub-Conductor East African Transport Corps (Corps) 1915-10-28
39425 Hill Jeffrey Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1972-10-28
46202 Hoffmann Johannes P J Burgher Bethlehem Cmdt Antonie Michiel Prinsloo Commando 1901-10-28
10220 Hooker Alfred William Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1918-10-28
10258 Horace Billy Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-10-28
10624 Hutton William Wallace Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1917-10-28
46145 Jacobs Jan (C) Gabriel Burgher Fauresmith 1902-10-28
11228 Johnathan Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-10-28
11316 Johnson September Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-28
11404 Jones Charles Douglas Lieutenant King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry 1916-10-28
30900 Jooste Johannes Cornelius Private South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1978-10-28
11575 Joubert Claude De Villiers Pupil Pilot South African Air Force (Corps) 1944-10-28
11622 Jubber Alexander Edward Sergeant First City 1941-10-28
31058 Khumalo Aaron Alfred Rifleman 111 South African Infantry Battalion 1987-10-28
12200 Kiely Vernon Fitzclarence Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1918-10-28
12384 Kleinbooi Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-10-28
31141 Kotze Daniel Major Financial Services Corps (Corps) 1986-10-28
31179 Kruger Michiel Labuschagne (Vingers) Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Commando 1977-10-28
12685 Kruger Okert Private Cape Corps 1942-10-28
35358 Le Roux Hendrik Cornelis Lance Corporal 1918-10-28

Deaths on 28 October by Year