On This Day

On This Day — 28 August

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900

46823Burgher Ajc De La Rey, Lichtenburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, near Lichtenburg.

1900

47759Burgher Johannes Mattheus T Pelser Pelser, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 20. Died of malaria while a prisoner of war, En route to Ceylon.

1901

47434Burgher G P J , Lt Bezuidenhoudt, Vryheid, ward3 Commando (Boer Forces), aged 42. Killed in action, Wit Umfolozi.

1901

45396Burgher Petrus Dirk , Ass Field Cornet Oosthuizen, Boer Forces, aged 24. Killed in action, near Koffiefontein.

1901

45368Burgher Herman Parn, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Donkerpoort, Senekal.

1901

44820Burgher Johannes Daniel Snyman, Fauresmith (Boer Forces), aged 50. Killed in action, Plessisdam,Fauresmith.

1901

43594Burgher Swanepoel, Boer Forces, aged 63. Killed in action, Bloemfontein Hosp.

1915

41031Labourer Johannes Marma, 6154, Transport and Remounts (South African Labour Corps), aged 52. Died of scurvy.

1916

2958Private Francis John Budge, 1646, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of dysentery.

1916

6139Private Helgard Marthinus Du Preez, 2264, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Died of wounds.

1916

7540Sergeant Major Thomas Henry Francis, 4085, 6th (South African Horse). Died of dysentery.

1916

13787Corporal Geoffrey Stephen Lombard, 4049, 7th (South African Horse), aged 21. Killed in action.

1916

14129Captain Norman Maasdorp, Royal Field Artillery, aged 30. Died of wounds, received in France.

1916

14300Lance Sergeant Kenneth Fraser MacKenzie, 5165, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action.

1916

16491Conductor Jacobus Johannes Philippus Meyer, T/1419, Animal Transport (South African Service Corps), aged 57. Died of malaria.

1916

20345Gunner Edwin Victor Pinnock, 532, 5th Permanent Bty. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 22. Died of wounds, received 24th July.

1916

20624Sergeant Douglas Gerald Prenger, 499, 74th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery). Died of wounds.

1916

23282Gunner John Severin Sjoblom, 866, 72nd Siege Battery (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 21. Killed in action.

1917

16404Private Swelindawo Merana, 2931, 3rd Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of pneumonia, at No. 2 SA Native General Hospital, Le Havre.

1917

17772Private Jacobus Molupe, 2098, 4th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of phthisis.

1917

18679Labourer Charlie Ngoako, 19321, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Durban Hospital, on return to South Africa.

1918

8389Lieutenant Erdington Goodwin, 16/1326, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion, aged 38. Died of wounds.

1918

9519Private Robert Hayes, 3997, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 17. Died of broncho pneumonia, at Gaza.

1918

9848Gunner William Buhrmann Hickman, 1664, 74th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 26. Died of wounds, whilst a POW.

1918

24724Private Booi Tambookie, 17987, 31st Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis of the lungs.

1919

18261Private Martinus Gerhardus Mynhardt, 304, Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces. Died of malaria.

1940

136Captain Harold James Adams, 1st Bn. (Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.), aged 31. Died on active service.

1940

6293Squadron Leader Duncan Campbell Dunlop, 82512, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died in Aircraft Accident, Oxford #P6852, crashed at Seven Oaks.

1940

9462Pilot Officer Richard Haviland Haviland, 76571, 248 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 27. Died in aircraft accident, along with AC2 R Moon whom he was taking on an air experience fllight in the squadron Magister R1832. During low aerobatics to the north of the airfield the aircraft struck the ground in a low shallow dive, cause unknown, though it may have been caught in a downdraught which are a feature of the area.

1941

858Private Hendrik Casper Badenhorst, 1555, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 48. Died of injuries, received in collision with train.

1942

2411Lieutenant Nigel Barclay Boyd, 102453, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, shot down, in Bristol Bleinheim V #BA309.

1942

3390Private Thomas Leslie Carlyon, QX3469, A.I.F. 101 Gen. Tpt. Coy. (Australian Army Service Corps), aged 37. Killed in action.

1942

3410Lieutenant Leonard Adam Carnovski, 103756V, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 26. Killed in action, shot down, in Bristol Bleinheim V #BA309.

1942

11801Sergeant Sanange Kanyanja, NRA/131, 7th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

1942

19343Air Sergeant Frans Gysbert Olivier, 206398V, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, shot down, in Bristol Bleinheim V #BA309.

1942

19798Sergeant Paulse, M/15583, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 43. Died after discharge.

1942

20868Sergeant Edward Joseph Quiggin, C/275259, 36 Water Supply Coy. (Cape Corps, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Died of burns, second, third and fourth degree burns accidentally sustained.

1942

22216Lieutenant Colin George Phillip Sanders, 41751, South African Instructional Corps. Died in train and bus accident.

1942

23171Private Simpson, 27525, 2nd Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces). Died whilst a POW.

1942

24393Staff Sergeant Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Strydom, 60618, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 44. Died on active service.

1942

24605Private Samuel Swarts, C/275572, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 29. Died on active service.

1943

2747Sergeant Brown, 700033, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1943

19408Corporal Jan F Oosthuizen, 95572V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 55. Died on active service.

1943

22910Private David Shekedi, N/19508, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of uraemia.

1944

321Lieutenant Patrick St. John Alexander, 328692V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

1944

2080Corporal Paul Verdoes Boon, 125364, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 41. Died of pneumonia, whilst a POW, in Germany.

1944

2617Captain Victor Louis Brink, 186703V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 49. Died of sudden intracranial cyst developed in relation to brain membranes.

1944

4668Warrant Officer Class I Paul Ansell Creux, 580652V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

1944

11513Private Jordaan, W/158975, Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces, aged 33. Died on active service.

1944

13738Flight Sergeant Christopher George Locke, 212237, Germiston Air Force Station (South African Air Force), aged 42. Died of diabetes, after discharge.

1944

18053Captain John Frederick Munro, 203001V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 31. Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

1944

23463Private David Smith, M/19007, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 23. Died after discharge.

1944

24616Private Willie Swartz, M/16369, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 54. Died after discharge.

1944

26697Lieutenant Roy David Marthinus Van Der Spuy, 205866V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 27. Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

1944

28046Lieutenant Petrus Jacobus Welman, 328878V, 4 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, hit by flak during bombing dive onbridge, caught fire and baled too late, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #JL163.

1945

3350Sapper Ralph Stephen Cara, 132500V, 25 Road Constr. Coy. (South African Engineer Corps), aged 31. Died of secondary hemorrhage liver abscess, following a ruptured liver.

1945

6231Private Alfred Ernest Wemyss Duffield, W97010, A.C.M.F. 10 Grn. Bn. (Australian Infantry). Died of illness.

1945

9738Lieutenant Gordon Hepburn, 119852V, South African Air Force, aged 49. Died of post operative shock after partial gastrectomy.

1945

9841Private Thomas Hicken, 155320V, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 44. Died of toxic hepatitis.

1945

13922Lance Corporal Pieter Johannes Louw, 104559, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 34. Died of primary acute heart failure following influenza.

1945

16451Private Methuka, N/18931, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

1945

27148Signaller Dirk Cornelius Van Zyl, 284045V, 4/22 Field Regt. (South African Corps of Signals), aged 20. Died of injuries.

1946

20929Sergeant George Frederick Rademeyer, 64949V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 54. Died in Wynberg Camp Military Hospital.

1946

25353Sergeant Barend Tolmay, 118233, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 51. Died of uraemia.

1947

17224Staff Sergeant Moller, 120685, General Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 51. Died on active service.

1953

29542Second Lieutenant Michael Coenraad Botha, P1/40815, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, in North American F-86 F-30 Sabre #614. Major S. Wells led four Sabres on a naval affiliation exercise with HMS Ocean, off the west coast opposite K-55. After pulling out from his mock attack, 2Lt M.C. Botha reported that both his alternate and emergency system controls were locked, and the pressure on his alternate system gauge was reading zero. Major Wells advised him to watch his normal system and to head for the coast and bale out if necessary. 2Lt Botha ejected over land at 18,000 feet, but was then blown out to sea, his parachute being seen approximately two miles offshore. He was never found, despite an intensive search conducted over two days, and is believed to have drowned or been overcome by the mud in the shallow water close to shore.

1954

29957Sergeant Matthys Andries De Beer, P/8985, South African Marines (South African Navy), aged 36. Died of heart attack, in the single barracks, at Defence Headquarters.

1959

37339Constable Quinton Reintsbok, 23971, 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div (South African Police), aged 26. Shot in the execution of his duty.

1974

29739Rifleman Albino Moreira Christelo, 72592280N, 11 Commando (South African Commandos), aged 18. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, 140 kms east of Rundu, in the Ops Area. Landrover he was driving overturned.

1977

40054Private Morgan Ndhlovu, 647573, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 21. Died on active service.

1977

40518Master Technician Johannes Petrus Dominicus Van Vastenhoven, 6637, New Sarum AFB (Rhodesian Air Force), aged 53. Died of natural causes.

1978

39143Trooper Simon John Clark, 728864, 14 Tp, 3 Commando, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 33. Killed in action, in a contact with the Zambian Army at Chise, Operation Hurricane.

1980

30432Rifleman Jacob Fredericks, 79877221SN, 41 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 18. Killed in action, in Sector 10, in a contact with the enemy.

1980

33313Lance Corporal Roy Hilton Tonkin, 76437219, School of Armour (South African Armoured Corps), aged 19. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident, 12 km outside Mooi River, while returning from border duty.

1980

33568Rifleman Joseph Van Rensburg, 79876256SC, 911 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 28. Killed in action.

1981

31184Lance Corporal Petrus Kruger, 76360833BG, 6 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20. Killed in action, by shrapnel from mortar round, during Operation Protea.

1981

32444Rifleman Domingos Paulo, 76909274SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 26. Died in Shooting Incident, accident, during operations.

1981

32532Lance Corporal Mark Anthony Plateel, 78419827BG, Grp 36 HQ (Medical T), aged 19. Killed in action, out on a patrol with his unit in Angola, a mortar hit them. A group of 4 or 5 soldiers were in a circle and the mortar hit right in the middle, killing Mark instantly.

1982

37683Detective Sergeant Philip Soji, S159629F, Fauresmith (South African Police), aged 42. Died in Motorcycle Accident, collision between his motorcycle and a goods train at a level crossing.

1983

30434Captain Dan Fredman, 2312519, Air Force (Israeli Defence Forces), aged 24. Died in training accident, in the defence of Israel.

1983

35360Major Japie Pieter Le Roux, W428105K, 21 Dist (Middelburg) CE Div (South African Police), aged 40. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

1983

32027Corporal Stephan Mostert, 79211546, 6 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 19. Died in a private vehicle accident, at Grahamstown.

1983

32154Rifleman Jorge Nambi, 78919400SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 29. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, during contact with enemy.

1986

31893Rifleman Seth Lebakeng Mica, 82733874SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 31. Died in a Vehicle Accident.

1990

31833Rifleman Laurens Stef Mdaka, 87107736HD, Mess 12 (Kruger Park Game Reserve Commando), aged 25. Died of injuries, received in Military Vehicle Accident 17 August at Letaba Bridge, at 1 Mil Hospital.

1991

37183Detective Constable Thomas Frederick Polelo, 0604587-1, 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 39. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1992

41857Rifleman Nicholas Cebolakhe Mkize, 92660554AR, H.q. (Group 10), aged 23. Died in Shooting Incident, shot while in a taxi, at Mangamazani.

1992

36648Constable Enoch Muthuli, 0627299-1, Heilbron (South African Police), aged 28. Died of injuries, fractured skull, received after being struck on the head on 14 March, while attempting to arrest a native in Newclare, Johannesburg.

1994

29605Corporal Martha Catharina Cornelia Brits, 89747851PE, 45 Parachute Brigade (South African Special Forces), aged 25. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Three Sisters, near Beaufort West while returning from a netball tournament in Cape Town.

1994

35016Assistant Constable Godloof David Jackson, 0452283-4, Richmond District (South African Police), aged 22. Drowned, while attempting to arrest a robber.

1994

41723Rifleman Kgobodi Stephens Mathebe, 92655059PY, 115 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 27. Died in Shooting Incident, shot dead at a shibeen in Zithobeni by another member, after an argument. He was AWOL at the time.

1995

34821J Hennie Greyling, 1823(M), 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div (South African Police), aged 20. Died of Spanish Influenza.

1995

36814Constable Le Roy Ngcobo, 0498190-1, Western Cape (South African Police), aged 25. Stabbed to death by natives.

1996

34512Detective Sergeant Tomas Dlungwane, 0171441-4, Gauteng (South African Police), aged 49. Hit by a motor vehicle at a road block.

1996

35303Sergeant Johan Andries Kunene, 0604055-1, Booysens CID (South African Police), aged 24. KOAS - COIN duty on RSA border.

1997

36919Constable Leonard Nkosiyane, 0511645-7, East Rand Division (South African Police), aged 24. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

1997

37319Constable Helmut Heinrich Raphela, 614347-4, North West Province (South African Police), aged 19. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

1998

36980Sergeant Joseph Ntsane, 162668-0, Western Cape (South African Police), aged 44. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

2001

42395Inspector Phetlane, 18139-9, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

2001

37131Inspector Charl Phetlane, 518139-9, Gauteng (South African Police), aged 20. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 28 August

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1900 46823 — Burgher Ajc De La Rey, Lichtenburg Commando (Boer Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, near Lichtenburg.

- 1900 47759 — Burgher Johannes Mattheus T Pelser Pelser, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 20. Died of malaria while a prisoner of war, En route to Ceylon.

- 1901 47434 — Burgher G P J , Lt Bezuidenhoudt, Vryheid, ward3 Commando (Boer Forces), aged 42. Killed in action, Wit Umfolozi.

- 1901 45396 — Burgher Petrus Dirk , Ass Field Cornet Oosthuizen, Boer Forces, aged 24. Killed in action, near Koffiefontein.

- 1901 45368 — Burgher Herman Parn, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Donkerpoort, Senekal.

- 1901 44820 — Burgher Johannes Daniel Snyman, Fauresmith (Boer Forces), aged 50. Killed in action, Plessisdam,Fauresmith.

- 1901 43594 — Burgher Swanepoel, Boer Forces, aged 63. Killed in action, Bloemfontein Hosp.

- 1915 41031 — Labourer Johannes Marma, 6154, Transport and Remounts (South African Labour Corps), aged 52. Died of scurvy.

- 1916 2958 — Private Francis John Budge, 1646, 6th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of dysentery.

- 1916 6139 — Private Helgard Marthinus Du Preez, 2264, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 21. Died of wounds.

- 1916 7540 — Sergeant Major Thomas Henry Francis, 4085, 6th (South African Horse). Died of dysentery.

- 1916 13787 — Corporal Geoffrey Stephen Lombard, 4049, 7th (South African Horse), aged 21. Killed in action.

- 1916 14129 — Captain Norman Maasdorp, Royal Field Artillery, aged 30. Died of wounds, received in France.

- 1916 14300 — Lance Sergeant Kenneth Fraser MacKenzie, 5165, 4th Regt. (South African Infantry). Killed in action.

- 1916 16491 — Conductor Jacobus Johannes Philippus Meyer, T/1419, Animal Transport (South African Service Corps), aged 57. Died of malaria.

- 1916 20345 — Gunner Edwin Victor Pinnock, 532, 5th Permanent Bty. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 22. Died of wounds, received 24th July.

- 1916 20624 — Sergeant Douglas Gerald Prenger, 499, 74th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery). Died of wounds.

- 1916 23282 — Gunner John Severin Sjoblom, 866, 72nd Siege Battery (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 21. Killed in action.

- 1917 16404 — Private Swelindawo Merana, 2931, 3rd Coy. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of pneumonia, at No. 2 SA Native General Hospital, Le Havre.

- 1917 17772 — Private Jacobus Molupe, 2098, 4th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of phthisis.

- 1917 18679 — Labourer Charlie Ngoako, 19321, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Durban Hospital, on return to South Africa.

- 1918 8389 — Lieutenant Erdington Goodwin, 16/1326, New Zealand Machine Gun Battalion, aged 38. Died of wounds.

- 1918 9519 — Private Robert Hayes, 3997, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 17. Died of broncho pneumonia, at Gaza.

- 1918 9848 — Gunner William Buhrmann Hickman, 1664, 74th Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery), aged 26. Died of wounds, whilst a POW.

- 1918 24724 — Private Booi Tambookie, 17987, 31st Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps). Died of tuberculosis of the lungs.

- 1919 18261 — Private Martinus Gerhardus Mynhardt, 304, Returned Soldiers' Battalion, S.A. Forces. Died of malaria.

- 1940 136 — Captain Harold James Adams, 1st Bn. (Nigeria Regiment, R.W.A.F.F.), aged 31. Died on active service.

- 1940 6293 — Squadron Leader Duncan Campbell Dunlop, 82512, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died in Aircraft Accident, Oxford #P6852, crashed at Seven Oaks.

- 1940 9462 — Pilot Officer Richard Haviland Haviland, 76571, 248 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 27. Died in aircraft accident, along with AC2 R Moon whom he was taking on an air experience fllight in the squadron Magister R1832. During low aerobatics to the north of the airfield the aircraft struck the ground in a low shallow dive, cause unknown, though it may have been caught in a downdraught which are a feature of the area.

- 1941 858 — Private Hendrik Casper Badenhorst, 1555, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 48. Died of injuries, received in collision with train.

- 1942 2411 — Lieutenant Nigel Barclay Boyd, 102453, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, shot down, in Bristol Bleinheim V #BA309.

- 1942 3390 — Private Thomas Leslie Carlyon, QX3469, A.I.F. 101 Gen. Tpt. Coy. (Australian Army Service Corps), aged 37. Killed in action.

- 1942 3410 — Lieutenant Leonard Adam Carnovski, 103756V, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 26. Killed in action, shot down, in Bristol Bleinheim V #BA309.

- 1942 11801 — Sergeant Sanange Kanyanja, NRA/131, 7th Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment). Died on active service.

- 1942 19343 — Air Sergeant Frans Gysbert Olivier, 206398V, 15 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, shot down, in Bristol Bleinheim V #BA309.

- 1942 19798 — Sergeant Paulse, M/15583, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 43. Died after discharge.

- 1942 20868 — Sergeant Edward Joseph Quiggin, C/275259, 36 Water Supply Coy. (Cape Corps, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Died of burns, second, third and fourth degree burns accidentally sustained.

- 1942 22216 — Lieutenant Colin George Phillip Sanders, 41751, South African Instructional Corps. Died in train and bus accident.

- 1942 23171 — Private Simpson, 27525, 2nd Bn. (Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces). Died whilst a POW.

- 1942 24393 — Staff Sergeant Jacobus Johannes Stephanus Strydom, 60618, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 44. Died on active service.

- 1942 24605 — Private Samuel Swarts, C/275572, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 29. Died on active service.

- 1943 2747 — Sergeant Brown, 700033, Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1943 19408 — Corporal Jan F Oosthuizen, 95572V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 55. Died on active service.

- 1943 22910 — Private David Shekedi, N/19508, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of uraemia.

- 1944 321 — Lieutenant Patrick St. John Alexander, 328692V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 23. Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

- 1944 2080 — Corporal Paul Verdoes Boon, 125364, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 41. Died of pneumonia, whilst a POW, in Germany.

- 1944 2617 — Captain Victor Louis Brink, 186703V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 49. Died of sudden intracranial cyst developed in relation to brain membranes.

- 1944 4668 — Warrant Officer Class I Paul Ansell Creux, 580652V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force). Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

- 1944 11513 — Private Jordaan, W/158975, Women's Auxiliary Army Services, S.A. Forces, aged 33. Died on active service.

- 1944 13738 — Flight Sergeant Christopher George Locke, 212237, Germiston Air Force Station (South African Air Force), aged 42. Died of diabetes, after discharge.

- 1944 18053 — Captain John Frederick Munro, 203001V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 31. Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

- 1944 23463 — Private David Smith, M/19007, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 23. Died after discharge.

- 1944 24616 — Private Willie Swartz, M/16369, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 54. Died after discharge.

- 1944 26697 — Lieutenant Roy David Marthinus Van Der Spuy, 205866V, 34 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 27. Killed in action, 7 crew (3 RAFVR), shot down by Luftwaffe night fighter after mining the River Danube near Belgrade, Hungary, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW165.

- 1944 28046 — Lieutenant Petrus Jacobus Welman, 328878V, 4 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in action, hit by flak during bombing dive onbridge, caught fire and baled too late, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #JL163.

- 1945 3350 — Sapper Ralph Stephen Cara, 132500V, 25 Road Constr. Coy. (South African Engineer Corps), aged 31. Died of secondary hemorrhage liver abscess, following a ruptured liver.

- 1945 6231 — Private Alfred Ernest Wemyss Duffield, W97010, A.C.M.F. 10 Grn. Bn. (Australian Infantry). Died of illness.

- 1945 9738 — Lieutenant Gordon Hepburn, 119852V, South African Air Force, aged 49. Died of post operative shock after partial gastrectomy.

- 1945 9841 — Private Thomas Hicken, 155320V, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 44. Died of toxic hepatitis.

- 1945 13922 — Lance Corporal Pieter Johannes Louw, 104559, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 34. Died of primary acute heart failure following influenza.

- 1945 16451 — Private Methuka, N/18931, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died on active service.

- 1945 27148 — Signaller Dirk Cornelius Van Zyl, 284045V, 4/22 Field Regt. (South African Corps of Signals), aged 20. Died of injuries.

- 1946 20929 — Sergeant George Frederick Rademeyer, 64949V, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 54. Died in Wynberg Camp Military Hospital.

- 1946 25353 — Sergeant Barend Tolmay, 118233, 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces, aged 51. Died of uraemia.

- 1947 17224 — Staff Sergeant Moller, 120685, General Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 51. Died on active service.

- 1953 29542 — Second Lieutenant Michael Coenraad Botha, P1/40815, 2 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24. Killed in action, in North American F-86 F-30 Sabre #614. Major S. Wells led four Sabres on a naval affiliation exercise with HMS Ocean, off the west coast opposite K-55. After pulling out from his mock attack, 2Lt M.C. Botha reported that both his alternate and emergency system controls were locked, and the pressure on his alternate system gauge was reading zero. Major Wells advised him to watch his normal system and to head for the coast and bale out if necessary. 2Lt Botha ejected over land at 18,000 feet, but was then blown out to sea, his parachute being seen approximately two miles offshore. He was never found, despite an intensive search conducted over two days, and is believed to have drowned or been overcome by the mud in the shallow water close to shore.

- 1954 29957 — Sergeant Matthys Andries De Beer, P/8985, South African Marines (South African Navy), aged 36. Died of heart attack, in the single barracks, at Defence Headquarters.

- 1959 37339 — Constable Quinton Reintsbok, 23971, 19 Dist (Fort Beaufort) CE Div (South African Police), aged 26. Shot in the execution of his duty.

- 1974 29739 — Rifleman Albino Moreira Christelo, 72592280N, 11 Commando (South African Commandos), aged 18. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, 140 kms east of Rundu, in the Ops Area. Landrover he was driving overturned.

- 1977 40054 — Private Morgan Ndhlovu, 647573, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 21. Died on active service.

- 1977 40518 — Master Technician Johannes Petrus Dominicus Van Vastenhoven, 6637, New Sarum AFB (Rhodesian Air Force), aged 53. Died of natural causes.

- 1978 39143 — Trooper Simon John Clark, 728864, 14 Tp, 3 Commando, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian Light Infantry), aged 33. Killed in action, in a contact with the Zambian Army at Chise, Operation Hurricane.

- 1980 30432 — Rifleman Jacob Fredericks, 79877221SN, 41 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 18. Killed in action, in Sector 10, in a contact with the enemy.

- 1980 33313 — Lance Corporal Roy Hilton Tonkin, 76437219, School of Armour (South African Armoured Corps), aged 19. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident, 12 km outside Mooi River, while returning from border duty.

- 1980 33568 — Rifleman Joseph Van Rensburg, 79876256SC, 911 Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 28. Killed in action.

- 1981 31184 — Lance Corporal Petrus Kruger, 76360833BG, 6 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20. Killed in action, by shrapnel from mortar round, during Operation Protea.

- 1981 32444 — Rifleman Domingos Paulo, 76909274SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 26. Died in Shooting Incident, accident, during operations.

- 1981 32532 — Lance Corporal Mark Anthony Plateel, 78419827BG, Grp 36 HQ (Medical T), aged 19. Killed in action, out on a patrol with his unit in Angola, a mortar hit them. A group of 4 or 5 soldiers were in a circle and the mortar hit right in the middle, killing Mark instantly.

- 1982 37683 — Detective Sergeant Philip Soji, S159629F, Fauresmith (South African Police), aged 42. Died in Motorcycle Accident, collision between his motorcycle and a goods train at a level crossing.

- 1983 30434 — Captain Dan Fredman, 2312519, Air Force (Israeli Defence Forces), aged 24. Died in training accident, in the defence of Israel.

- 1983 35360 — Major Japie Pieter Le Roux, W428105K, 21 Dist (Middelburg) CE Div (South African Police), aged 40. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 1983 32027 — Corporal Stephan Mostert, 79211546, 6 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 19. Died in a private vehicle accident, at Grahamstown.

- 1983 32154 — Rifleman Jorge Nambi, 78919400SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 29. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, during contact with enemy.

- 1986 31893 — Rifleman Seth Lebakeng Mica, 82733874SP, 32 (Buffalo) Battalion (South West African Territory Force), aged 31. Died in a Vehicle Accident.

- 1990 31833 — Rifleman Laurens Stef Mdaka, 87107736HD, Mess 12 (Kruger Park Game Reserve Commando), aged 25. Died of injuries, received in Military Vehicle Accident 17 August at Letaba Bridge, at 1 Mil Hospital.

- 1991 37183 — Detective Constable Thomas Frederick Polelo, 0604587-1, 30 Dist (Kroonstad) OFS Div (South African Police), aged 39. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1992 41857 — Rifleman Nicholas Cebolakhe Mkize, 92660554AR, H.q. (Group 10), aged 23. Died in Shooting Incident, shot while in a taxi, at Mangamazani.

- 1992 36648 — Constable Enoch Muthuli, 0627299-1, Heilbron (South African Police), aged 28. Died of injuries, fractured skull, received after being struck on the head on 14 March, while attempting to arrest a native in Newclare, Johannesburg.

- 1994 29605 — Corporal Martha Catharina Cornelia Brits, 89747851PE, 45 Parachute Brigade (South African Special Forces), aged 25. Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Three Sisters, near Beaufort West while returning from a netball tournament in Cape Town.

- 1994 35016 — Assistant Constable Godloof David Jackson, 0452283-4, Richmond District (South African Police), aged 22. Drowned, while attempting to arrest a robber.

- 1994 41723 — Rifleman Kgobodi Stephens Mathebe, 92655059PY, 115 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 27. Died in Shooting Incident, shot dead at a shibeen in Zithobeni by another member, after an argument. He was AWOL at the time.

- 1995 34821 — J Hennie Greyling, 1823(M), 20 Dist (Queenstown) CE Div (South African Police), aged 20. Died of Spanish Influenza.

- 1995 36814 — Constable Le Roy Ngcobo, 0498190-1, Western Cape (South African Police), aged 25. Stabbed to death by natives.

- 1996 34512 — Detective Sergeant Tomas Dlungwane, 0171441-4, Gauteng (South African Police), aged 49. Hit by a motor vehicle at a road block.

- 1996 35303 — Sergeant Johan Andries Kunene, 0604055-1, Booysens CID (South African Police), aged 24. KOAS - COIN duty on RSA border.

- 1997 36919 — Constable Leonard Nkosiyane, 0511645-7, East Rand Division (South African Police), aged 24. Died in a Motor Vehicle Accident.

- 1997 37319 — Constable Helmut Heinrich Raphela, 614347-4, North West Province (South African Police), aged 19. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 1998 36980 — Sergeant Joseph Ntsane, 162668-0, Western Cape (South African Police), aged 44. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

- 2001 42395 — Inspector Phetlane, 18139-9, South African Police Service. Died as a result of their duties.

- 2001 37131 — Inspector Charl Phetlane, 518139-9, Gauteng (South African Police), aged 20. Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.

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