ON THIS DAY

28 October

131

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
29298 Badenhorst Antonie Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1977-10-28
39754 Bagley Henry James Private South African Infantry 1926-10-28
1610 Benson George Agar Trevor Second Lieutenant Middlesex Regiment 1916-10-28
1664 Berry Rost Butland Lieutenant South African Air Force 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 1944-10-28
2104 Booysen Charles Murray De Villiers Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-10-28
2334 Bouwer Johannes Hermanus Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1944-10-28
2444 Brade Frederick Augustus Corporal South African Railway Services 1918-10-28
34206 Brits Cornelis Michael Constable South African Police 1918-10-28
3240 Calitz Adam Johannes Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-28
3316 Campbell John James Macdonald Able Seaman South African Naval Forces 1945-10-28
34308 Chauke Arthur Hugh Bromley Inspector South African Police 2005-10-28
29758 Clack Neville Grant Sergeant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1977-10-28
3888 Clark Colpoys Brodie Captain South African Mounted Rifles 1916-10-28
3933 Clarke Hilary Aiden Corporal South African Engineer 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 South African Infantry 1918-10-28
5830 Docking Michael Gerade Private Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1942-10-28
5895 Donnelly Joseph Sergeant Major 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 South African Police 1918-10-28
7371 Forrester Charles Henry Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-10-28
7971 Geerdts Geoffrey Clifford Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-10-28
8324 Goldsmith Claude Waller Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1940-10-28
34918 Heckroodt Machiel Hamilton Constable South African Police 1918-10-28
9869 Higgs Ralph Percival Sub-Conductor East African Transport Corps 1915-10-28
39425 Hill Jeffrey Sergeant Rhodesia Regiment 1972-10-28
10220 Hooker Alfred William Private Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) 1918-10-28
10258 Horace Billy Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-10-28
10624 Hutton William Wallace Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1917-10-28
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 Services 1978-10-28
11575 Joubert Claude De Villiers Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1944-10-28
11622 Jubber Alexander Edward Sergeant First City, S.A. Forces 1941-10-28
31058 Khumalo Aaron Alfred Rifleman South African Infantry Corps. 1987-10-28
12200 Kiely Vernon Fitzclarence Driver South African Service Corps 1918-10-28
12384 Kleinbooi Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-10-28
31141 Kotze Daniel Major Financial Services Corps 1986-10-28
31179 Kruger Michiel Labuschagne (vingers) Sergeant 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1977-10-28
12685 Kruger Okert Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-28
35358 Le Roux Hendrik Cornelis Lance Corporal South African Police 1918-10-28
31267 Le Roux Jacob Johannes Lance Corporal Group 36 1992-10-28
35415 Liebenberg Cornelis Johannes Constable South African Police 1918-10-28
14016 Ludwig Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 1916-10-28

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