ON THIS DAY

30 January

94

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
33989 Apleni Constable 1997-01-30
42609 Arries Reserve Constable 2010-01-30
34057 Bedefordt Reserve Constable 1997-01-30
1820 Birchenough Michael John Trooper Southern Rhodesia Armoured Car Regiment 1942-01-30
34117 Bokaba Daniel Johannes Constable 1995-01-30
47209 Bothma Tobias Jacobus C. Burgher Frankfort Commando 1901-01-30
29567 Boyes William Desmond Benjamin Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1950-01-30
2972 Bukome Mufwezi Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1940-01-30
49544 Burrows William Farrier Sergeant Imperial Light Horse 1901-01-30
34270 Buzani Warrant Officer 1986-01-30
3260 Calvert Lionel Second Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1917-01-30
3455 Carstens Ronald Lionel Corporal Q Service Corps (Corps) 1943-01-30
3462 Carter Albert John Rifleman London Regiment (Queen's Westminster Rifles) 1917-01-30
40354 Cowley Cornelius Johannes Constable 1918-01-30
5016 Darvell Hector Leslie Second Lieutenant South African Air Force (Corps) 1945-01-30
46811 De Lange Johannes Hendrik Burgher Middelburg Commando 1901-01-30
5432 De Villiers Peter Hendrik Air Mechanic 41 Squadron 1942-01-30
5655 Dick David Buntine Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-01-30
43003 Dingiswayo Constable 2015-01-30
6031 Drummond John Hughes Captain Rand Light Infantry 1941-01-30
30143 Du Plooy Cornelius Michiel Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1964-01-30
39280 Dyson George Herbert Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1978-01-30
6590 Ellis William Ewart Lieutenant 15 Squadron 1945-01-30
6629 Empson Vernon Joseph Lance Corporal Leicestershire Regiment 1941-01-30
7405 Foss George Henry Brinkman Private 5th South African Infantry 1917-01-30
7984 Geldenhuys Gysbert Jacobus Warrant Officer Class II 15 Squadron 1945-01-30
8162 Gilbert Philipus Martinus Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-01-30
8606 Gray Grainger Orchardson Bombardier South African Artillery (Corps) 1942-01-30
8704 Greenblatt Ben Zion Air Sergeant Reserve Air Squadron 1941-01-30
41798 Groenewald Coenraad Jacobus Warrant Officer Class I South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) 1991-01-30
39392 Hamandishe Vernon District Assistant Internal Affairs 1979-01-30
9242 Harper Robert Holley Sergeant South African Mounted Rifles 1919-01-30
9304 Harrison Abdulla Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1944-01-30
10200 Honey Henry Nathaniel Captain 262 Squadron 1945-01-30
30779 Hutchinson Robert Lewis Sergeant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1981-01-30
11565 Josephs Private Cape Corps 1917-01-30
11779 Kanapa Jim Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-30
11849 Katongo Nsongo Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1940-01-30
11892 Kealey Michael Pilot Officer Royal Air Force 1945-01-30
48957 Kies Rifleman 1964-01-30
31066 Kies Johannes Frederick Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1964-01-30
43740 Killian Burgher Zoutpansberg Commando 1900-01-30
48797 Kufuna Rifleman 202 Battalion 1983-01-30
41812 Lewis Anthony George Private 1991-01-30
13730 Lochenberg Jacob Horse Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-30
13820 Longone John Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-30
14145 Mabatane Jack South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1917-01-30
43002 Maqeba Warrant Officer 2015-01-30
15398 Masizana Henry Labourer South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-01-30
35908 Matheza Constable 1966-01-30

Deaths on 30 January by Year

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listOnThisDay.php?day=30&month=1&pdf=1

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