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ON THIS DAY

28 April

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South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

On This Day — 28 April

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900
46665Burgher Johannes Hendrik Du Plooy, Boer Forces (Wolmaransstad Commando), aged 38. Killed in action, Veertienstrome.
1900
46341Burgher J J Grobbelaar, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Ladysmith.
1900
46004Burgher Hermanus Lukas Kleynhans, Boer Forces, aged 16. Killed in action, Kroonstad.
1900
45913Burgher Andries B.j. Kruger, Boer Forces (Thaba Nchu Commando), aged 46. Killed in action, Thaba Nchu.
1900
45452Burgher Jan Daniel Odendaal, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Jacobsvlakte.
1900
48188Burgher Johannes Petrus Louis Van Den Berg, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 31. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, St Helena.
1901
47118Burgher Schalk Johannes Burger, Boer Forces, aged 25. Killed in action, Bloemfontein Hosp.
1901
47005Burgher Pieter Schalk Willem Coetzer, Boer Forces (Wakkerstroom Commando), aged 46. Killed in action, Grootvlei, Natal.
1901
46721Burgher Casper Johannes Bernardus Dreyer, Boer Forces (Bethlehem Cmdt Antonie Michiel Prinsloo Commando), aged 15. Killed in action, Honingkop.
1901
44335Burgher Albertus Bernardus W Van Niekerk, Boer Forces, aged 30. Killed in action, Mahlabatini, Zoeloeland.
1901
44332Burgher Arnoldus Bernardus Willy Van Niekerk, Boer Forces (Vryheid), aged 30. Killed in action, Mahlabathini.
1902
46641Burgher Petrus Jacobus Du Preez, Boer Forces (Heidelberg Commando). Killed in action, Witkleifontein.
1902
48241Burgher Marthinus Johannes Matthysen, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 64. Died of heart disease while a prisoner of war, St Helena.
1902
45628Burgher Cornelis Lucas Moolman, Boer Forces (Utrecht/Botha Commando). Killed in action, Uitszicht/Utrecht.
1902
44152Burgher Johannes Jurie Van Tonder, Boer Forces (Boshof Commando), aged 27. Killed in action, Bainsvlei.
1902
48123Burgher Andries Johannes Van Der Walt, Boer Forces (Prisoner of War), aged 66. Died of pneumonia while a prisoner of war, Bermuda.
1915
41065Labourer Jack Ramushu, 6443, Railways and Harbours (South African Service Corps (Corps)), aged 20. Killed in action, at Garub.
1915
21096Private Jack Raninshu, 6413, South African Engineer Corps (Corps). Died on active service.
1915
27931Private Robert William Webb, J/11, 1st Bn. (8th Infantry (Transvaal Scottish)), aged 21. Killed in action, in explosion of concealed mine.
1916
9673Private James William Hendricks, 3728, 1st South African Infantry, aged 20. Died of tuberculosis.
1916
11016Corporal Andrew Jamieson, 5386, "D" Coy. (4th South African Infantry). Died of enteric fever.
1916
21337Private John Oats Reseigh, 2906, "C" Coy. (7th South African Infantry), aged 29. Died of dysentery.
1917
22Labourer Joe Abele, 15161, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)). Died of malaria, at Lydenburg Hospital, after discharge.
1917
3839Mule Driver Daniel Cilliers, 16782, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died at Durban Hospital, on return to South Africa.
1917
4938Private James Damoyi, 3385, 1st Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)). Died of tuberculosis, at No. 1 SA Native General Hospital, Arques.
1917
6972Private Abram February, 500, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 21. Died of mitral scenosis, at Maitland.
1917
11024Second Lieutenant John Melvill Jamieson, 7th Bn. (Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment)), aged 29. Killed in action.
1917
11960Private James Kelley, 5897, 4th South African Infantry, aged 20. Died of wounds, received at Arras, on 14th April.
1917
12355Labourer Jack Kiviet, 17153, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died at Durban Hospital, on return to South Africa.
1917
12502Labourer Klaas Koeleng, 12408, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)). Died of malaria, at Middelburg, on return to South Africa.
1917
12710Labourer Frank Kuinana, 18630, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Dodoma.
1917
14294Gunner James MacKenzie, 40662, 66th Bty. (Royal Garrison Artillery). Died of wounds.
1917
15660Driver Harry Mavela, 19184, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Kisiwani.
1917
15759Ox Driver Mponyake Mbele, 17292, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of dysentery, at Mohoro.
1917
17002Labourer John Mogalo, 15242, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)). Kilwa.
1917
19916Labourer Koos Pejone, 2036, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of malaria, at Dodoma.
1917
19946Sergeant Hilton Penny, 833, 125th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 21. Killed in action.
1917
20024Leader James Peters, 3036, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of malaria, at Dodoma.
1917
20133Labourer Jan Phashe, 17601, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died after discharge, at Pretoria.
1917
20819Gunner William Wilfred Purdon, 834, 125th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 23. Killed in action, at Arras.
1917
22943Gunner John Michael Sherin, X/112, 125th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery). Killed in action.
1917
28114Second Lieutenant William Hast Westhorp, 27th (Tyneside Irish) Bn. (Northumberland Fusiliers), aged 31. Killed in action.
1917
28446Sergeant Hector George Williams, X/114, 125th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery). Killed in action.
1918
1750Lance Corporal George Beynon, X/48, 1st South African Infantry, aged 25. Died of wounds, whilst a POW.
1918
13202Private Charles Lee, RR/1742, 1st South African Infantry. Died of wounds.
1918
22767Private Samuel Serongoane, 17242, 29th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps (Corps)). Died of tuberculosis of the lungs.
1919
9529Captain Edwin Tufnell Hayne, Royal Air Force, aged 23. Killed in a crash, while flying a Bristol Fighter, Bristol F2, serial F5098, of 14 Aircraft Acceptance Park stalled and crashed on landing at Castle Bromwich.
1920
41399Native Driver Smith Votchwana, 3131, 4th Permanent Bty. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 27. Died after discharge. He was given 1 month sick leave and then discharged. He died 12 days later.
1937
31386Private Marthinus Johannes Lotter, 47666, 53 Battalion (Special Service Battalion), aged 17. Died of cerebral malaria, at Roberts Heights Hospital.
1941
4266Pilot Officer Sydney George Collier, 82663, 59 Squadron (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 21. Killed in action, Blenheim IV V5520, shot down by Flak ship, crashed North Sea off Hoek van Holland.
1941
7726Flight Lieutenant Anthony Ellerton Ryan Fry, 70232, 59 Squadron (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 23. Killed in action, Blenheim IV N3615, took off for a sweep of the coast of Holland. Shot down at 1220 hrs by flak-ship MFLA703 off the Hoek van Holland.
1942
1594Sergeant Kenneth Collier Bennett, 235351, Technical Service Corps (Corps), aged 37. Died of burns.
1942
13806Private Long, 120417, 1st Reserve Brigade, aged 40. Died on active service.
1942
22586Flying Officer George Edward Carrington Seale, 61271, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, aged 32. Died in air crash, died in AE618 Hudson crash, at Cranage.
1942
24570Air Mechanic Coenraad B Swart, 36466, South African Air Force (Corps), aged 19. Died on active service.
1943
14250Private Jonas MacHicila, N/10609, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps), aged 28. Died of lung abscess.
1943
18728Lieutenant Trevor George Nicholas, 47814V, 21 Squadron. Died on active service.
1943
19647Sergeant Donald Jasper Park, 1294117, 101 Squadron (RAF) (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 22. Killed in action, Lancaster Y ED 728, missing after air operations.
1943
20870Lieutenant Denis Henry Quilliam, 33381, 4 Squadron, aged 25. Killed in action, missing from attack on shipping off Tunisia, in Curtis P-40D Kittyhawk Mk I #AK997.
1943
26690Air Sergeant Willem Johannes Van Der Schyff, 58049, South African Air Force (Corps), aged 36. Died of malaria and broncho pneumonia.
1943
27219Sergeant Johannes Jacobus Veldsman, 710084, 101 Squadron (RAF) (Royal Air Force). Killed in action, Lancaster III ED728, took off 2145 from Holme-on-Spalding Moor for mining operations in the Elderberry Region (Bayonne). Presumed crashed in the target area.
1944
10394Lieutenant Neville Reed Lind Howes, 9464V, 25 Squadron, aged 36. Died of injuries, received in accident.
1944
15990Sapper William Stephen McGillicuddy, 54702, South African Engineer Corps (Corps), aged 37. Died of drinking aviation spirit accidentally.
1944
23296Private Albert Skonsana, N/75415, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died on active service.
1945
3822Trooper John Charles Christopher, 82919V, Pretoria Regiment, aged 22. Killed in action, in the vicinity of Noventa, when his tank was struck by AP rounds. This advance had the intention of breaking through the Venetian Line and to cut the Vincenza – Cittadella highway. He was in the forward tank.
1945
14166Private William Mabote, N/71492, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Drowned.
1945
17716Private Andrew Motsepe, N/50168, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Drowned.
1945
20914Lance Corporal Kaizer Rabuti, N/50316V, South African Native Labour Corps (Corps). Died of malaria.
1946
4868Private Jan J Cyster, C/304926, Cape Corps, aged 40. Died of carcinoma of stomach and broncho pneumonia.
1946
13082Private Layte, C/166914, Cape Corps. Died after discharge.
1947
19566Private Page, C/167609, Cape Corps, aged 43. Died after discharge.
1948
30992Private Oded Kaploun, 173273, Infantry (Israeli Defence Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, in the defense of Israel.
1951
33095Lieutenant Edward Peter Langdale Stephenson, HMS Glory (Royal Navy), aged 24. Died in air crash, missing, presumed killed.
1957
36860Constable Ngwenya, 135546, Gauteng. Shot by a native.
1971
39856Lance Corporal Leonard William Henry Moorcroft, 4013, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 24. Died of wounds, fractured cervical spine, by a landmine in Mocambique, just across the Mukumbura River, Mt. Darwin District.
1975
31608Signalman Josef Jacobus Mare, 72406564N, 2 Signals Regiment, aged 18. Died in Military Vehicle Accident.
1975
49047Constable Muchichiwa, British South Africa Police/Selous Scouts. Killed in action, at Mount Darwin.
1975
40163Trooper Israel Philemon Pakayi, 645183, Keep Protection (Selous Scouts), aged 20. Killed in action, shot by turned terrorist on ops, whilst sleeping at Mukumbura, Mount Darwin, Op Hurricane.
1975
49048Constable Zaranika, 20916, British South Africa Police (Special Branch/Selous Scouts). Killed in action in a contact.
1975
40612Constable Francis Zaranyika, 20916, British South Africa Police, aged 22. Killed in action, shot by turned terrorist on Ops, whilst sleeping at Mukumbura, Mount Darwin, Op Hurricane.
1979
49738Rifleman Basil Ruben Lentz, 75505011BG, 6 South African Infantry Battalion, aged 20. Died in Freak Accident, electric shock while using an electric drill, in East London. He was on weekend pass.
1982
30634Corporal Marcus Antony Harris-Dewey, 80566458BG, 701 Battalion, aged 20. Killed in action, during a contact with PLAN insurgents.
1984
33614Rifleman Phillip Fourie Van Vuuren, 80325731BG, 4 South African Infantry Battalion, aged 19. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, outside Amsterdam, when Ratel 22C accidentally drove into the rear of Ratel 22B during a sandstorm and poor visibility while patrolling the road to Piet Retief.
1986
38111Constable Phillipus Christiaan Van Zweel, W402529M, 42 Dist (Christiana) Tvl Div, aged 22. Died on active service.
1988
37194Constable (female) Charl David Potgieter, W418459R, Free State, aged 24. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1989
38347Francois Zwarts, Eastern Cape, aged 21. Died on active service.
1991
41851Corporal Willington Ndani Mathye, 81552911HD, 113 South African Infantry Battalion, aged 40. Died in Private Vehicle Accident, whilst on leave.
1994
34183Captain Botma, 0437583-1, 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1995
35530Assistant Constable Qephe Soloman Mabuza, 0916838-9, Mpumalanga, aged 32. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
1995
36918Constable Leonard Nkosi, 0637983-4, East Rand Division, aged 24. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.
1995
37571Constable Sibanyoni, 0625289-3, Eastern Province Division. Killed in action.
1996
34397Lance Sergeant Cwaile, 0480969-6, Western Cape. Shot dead in his patrol van in Buffelshoek.
1997
34195Sergeant Jacobus Philippus Herculaas Breedt, 410021-2, 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div, aged 23. Died of shock and multiple injuries.
1998
33785Sergeant Walker, 11544031, South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) (South African Air Force). Committed Suicide, at Waterkloof. Drank pills.
1999
34198Sergeant Pieter Jacobus Breytenbach, 434238-1, 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div, aged 27. Died on active service.
2001
37008Inspector Nxumalo, 614502-7, Kwazulu Natal. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
2005
42401Constable Slabbert, 544192-7. Died as a result of their duties.
2005
37643Constable Johan George Slabbert, 0544192-7, Gauteng, aged 22. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
2006
35482Captain Mabasa, 623079-2, Western Cape, aged 48. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
2007
48853Corporal Dichaba, SANDF Peacekeeping Mission (Burundi). Died while serving with the SANDF on a peacekeeping/peace-support deployment in Burundi. Individual circumstances (combat, accident, illness) not given in the source and not invented here.

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