On This Day

On This Day — 31 December

We remember those who died in service on this day:

1900

46060Burgher Frans Jacobus Joubert, Hoopstad Commando (Boer Forces), aged 25. Killed in action, Langberg.

1900

47844Burgher Jan Gerhardus Venter, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 19. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

1901

43601Burgher Martin, Boer Forces, aged 17. Killed in action, Vogelstruisfontein.

1901

43558Burgher Myhardt, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Ladysmith.

1912

41441Corporal Edward Ryan, 3598, "D" Sqdn. (Cape Mounted Rifles), aged 37. Drowned, while attempting to cross the Umtamvuna River while in flood.

1915

5014Private Leslie West Dart, 4117, 11th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Died of pleurisy, in Potchefstroom Military Hospital.

1915

8255Corporal Thomas Glennon, 1642, 3rd (South African Horse), aged 39. Committed suicide.

1916

6192Private Johannes Jack Du Toit, 2106, 3rd (South African Horse), aged 21. Died of cerebral malaria.

1916

12676Private Jacobus Johannes Kruger, 9686, 12th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of pneumonia.

1916

16225Conductor Alexander McNaughton, T/3034, Animal Transport (South African Service Corps). Died of dysentery.

1916

17024Labourer Josiah Mogorosi, 14814, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Bureau). Kisiwani.

1916

20714Labourer David Prins, 4020, attd. South African Field Artillery Transport (Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces). Died of malaria, suddenly, at Congella Camp.

1916

23065Pack Leader Jan Sifaku, 2241, Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces. Died of malaria, at Kilwa.

1916

27654Private James Walsh, 1261, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Died of wounds.

1916

28467Leader John Williams, 147, attd. South African Service Corps Transport (South African Native Labour Bureau). Died of malaria, at Bethlehem, Orange Free State, on return to South Africa.

1917

550Private Michael Angel, 3388, 9th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 33. Died of malaria.

1917

6245Driver Sydney Graham Dugmore, MT/6308, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 20. Died of enteric fever.

1917

10136Private Johannes Andries Holliday, 1630, Protectorate Garrison Regiment. Died of heart failure.

1917

10836Labourer Booi Jacobs, 20254, EA Transport (South African Native Labour Corps). Died at Jacobs Hospital Durban, on return to South Africa.

1917

10866Private Henry Jacobs, 6199, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds.

1917

13496Sergeant David Lewis, NL/320, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of malaria and blackwater fever.

1917

14299Private Kenneth Allan MacKenzie, 12075, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of lobar pneumonia.

1917

18040Driver Stephen Munnik, 18741, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Jacobs Camp Durban, on return to South Africa.

1917

18780Despatch Rider John Alexander Nicolson, MT/3199, M.t. (South African Service Corps). Died of blackwater fever, at Dar es Salaam.

1917

24571Private Conraad Johannes Swart, 11437, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action.

1918

9038Lieutenant William Henry Hall, attd. Nyasaland Field Force (South African Special Service Company). Died of pneumonia and influenza, at Mbamba Bay (Lake Malawi).

1918

9218Driver Harry Frederick Thomas Harmening, MT/7758, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 22. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

1920

41440Corporal Gysbert Johannes Roos, 1630, 3rd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 36. Drowned at Gobeni, Natal.

1940

286Pupil Pilot Jack Oswald Alcock, 103345, 2 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in Aircraft Accident, air collision with #1462 written off at Randfontein, in DH82A Tiger Moth #1455.

1940

11919Pupil Pilot James John Keeley, 103334, 2 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in aircraft accident, air collision with #1455 written off at Randfontein, in DH82A Tiger Moth #1462.

1940

28056Lance Bombardier Johannes T Wendelstadt, 142025, Pack Mortar Battery. (South African Artillery), aged 27. Drowned.

1941

100Private Terence Miles Adair, 31560, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

113Corporal Cecil Melville Adams, 127957, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

152Signaller Jacobus Johannes Nikolaas Adams, 84251, 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. (South African Corps of Signals), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1121Private Hertzog Barnard, 31563, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1161Private Rex Llewellyn Barnes, 243349, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1309Private Lawrence Percival Batham, 31564, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1325Private Harold Baum, 31347, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 26. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1326Private Ludwig Friedrich Baumann, 31484, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 33. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1349Corporal Duncan Bayliffe, 28055, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1435Private Norman Hinton Beddy, 26624, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1645Private Sydney William Bernstein, 31567, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1751Private Elias Johannes Beytell, 82606, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces). Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1853Lance Corporal George Anthony Bithrey, 21979, South African Corps of Signals, aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1957Private Arthur Stanley Bloch, 127938, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

1978Rifleman Abraham Joshua Bloom, 9215, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 29. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

2303Private George Steytler Bothma, 26535, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

2773Corporal Henry Charles William Brown, 26627, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

3048Private Thomas Francis Burke, 26719, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

3267Private Farquhar Bentley Cameron, 28105, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

4242Lieutenant Robert C. Cole-Willey, 28139, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 25. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

4271Private Clifford Desmond Collins, 31576, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

4299Private Dave Colman, 33723, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

4969Private Adrian Alexander Daniels, 243242, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

5017Lance Corporal Alan Stanley Dashwood, 31495, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 37. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

5120Private Peter Davies, 28170, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

5286Private Philip Lodewyk De Jager, 31496, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

5359Private Ralph George De Lange, 243444, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

6107Private Vivien Foch Du Plessis, 127755, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

6184Private Johannes Frederik Du Toit, 59004, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 28. Died on active service.

1941

6821Private Trevor Emlyn Evans, 26548, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

7026Private Arthur Peter Ferguson, 31677, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 18. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

7501Private John Fox, 26638, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

7517Private Jack Frame, 31581, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

7715Private James Cornelius Dawson Frost, 26717, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 47. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

7736Private Henry Arthur Fulcher, 31500, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 31. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

7745Gunner Cyril William Fuller, 89766, 2 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

8314Lieutenant Walter Victor Goldby, 26782, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 40. Killed in action, by an anti-tank shell during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was a platoon commander in "C" Coy and was recommended for the award of the Military Cross (Posthumous) for his actions during the attack.

1941

8731Private Mervyn Harold Gregory, 26750, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

8780Lieutenant John Noel Hook Griffith, 26780, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 40. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

9339Lance Corporal Edward Steven Hart, 127902, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

9557Private Donovan Stanley Duff Hean, 31588, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

9615Corporal Ronald Helling, 26645, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

9898Corporal Rowland Ernest Hill, 173154, 1st Armoured Car Coy. (South African Tank Corps), aged 34. Died on active service.

1941

10185Private Richard Arthur Legrow Holton, 28343, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

10744Private Charles Israel, 31594, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Died of wounds, received during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

10830Private Albert N Jacobs, 28364, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

11031Corporal Harry Kneale Jane, 31694, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 31. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

11419Lance Corporal Edwin Douglas Jones, 9736, South African Corps of Signals, aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

11560Private Willie Joseph, 26560, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

12256Private King, 31006, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

12432Rifleman Leonard Gustav Thorville Knickelbein, 11571, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

12438Lance Corporal Eric John Knight, 31011, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

12513Private George Eric Kohler, 243294, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

13837Private Charles Edward Lord, 31415, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 30. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

13885Private Antonie Lourenco, 26478, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

14267Private James Andrew MacKay, 33252, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 18. Died of wounds, received during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

14892Private John Joseph Mance, 127835, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

15421Bombardier William Ernest Mason, 89729, South African Artillery, aged 31. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

15635Rifleman Matthews, 11582, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

15998Lance Corporal John Francis McGrath, 31714, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 37. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

16361Sergeant Charles Pitrus Mellet, 127954, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

16623Corporal Jack R M Miles, 11840, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

17042Private Simon Mohalmme, N/30549, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of thrombosis.

1941

17291Rifleman Allan Henry John Moncur, 9173, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 46. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

17456Lance Corporal Morison, 33294, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

18123Private Rodney Murray, 31609, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

19438Lance Corporal Cyril Dominic O'Regan, 33328, Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

1941

19731Private Michael Pass, 26623, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was buried at Map ref 5173 3907 but his body was, reportedly, not recovered. There is a possibility that he is buried as "Unknown" in grave 13 F 1 in Halfaya Sollum Cemetry in Libya as that unknown body was exhumed at 5168 3907, which is about 200 meters away.

1941

19915Private Peirce, 33343, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces). Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

We will remember them.

On This Day — 31 December

We remember those who died in service on this day:

- 1900 46060 — Burgher Frans Jacobus Joubert, Hoopstad Commando (Boer Forces), aged 25. Killed in action, Langberg.

- 1900 47844 — Burgher Jan Gerhardus Venter, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 19. Died of typhoid while a prisoner of war, Ceylon.

- 1901 43601 — Burgher Martin, Boer Forces, aged 17. Killed in action, Vogelstruisfontein.

- 1901 43558 — Burgher Myhardt, Boer Forces. Killed in action, Ladysmith.

- 1912 41441 — Corporal Edward Ryan, 3598, "D" Sqdn. (Cape Mounted Rifles), aged 37. Drowned, while attempting to cross the Umtamvuna River while in flood.

- 1915 5014 — Private Leslie West Dart, 4117, 11th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 20. Died of pleurisy, in Potchefstroom Military Hospital.

- 1915 8255 — Corporal Thomas Glennon, 1642, 3rd (South African Horse), aged 39. Committed suicide.

- 1916 6192 — Private Johannes Jack Du Toit, 2106, 3rd (South African Horse), aged 21. Died of cerebral malaria.

- 1916 12676 — Private Jacobus Johannes Kruger, 9686, 12th Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of pneumonia.

- 1916 16225 — Conductor Alexander McNaughton, T/3034, Animal Transport (South African Service Corps). Died of dysentery.

- 1916 17024 — Labourer Josiah Mogorosi, 14814, Railway Section (South African Native Labour Bureau). Kisiwani.

- 1916 20714 — Labourer David Prins, 4020, attd. South African Field Artillery Transport (Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces). Died of malaria, suddenly, at Congella Camp.

- 1916 23065 — Pack Leader Jan Sifaku, 2241, Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces. Died of malaria, at Kilwa.

- 1916 27654 — Private James Walsh, 1261, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 39. Died of wounds.

- 1916 28467 — Leader John Williams, 147, attd. South African Service Corps Transport (South African Native Labour Bureau). Died of malaria, at Bethlehem, Orange Free State, on return to South Africa.

- 1917 550 — Private Michael Angel, 3388, 9th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 33. Died of malaria.

- 1917 6245 — Driver Sydney Graham Dugmore, MT/6308, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 20. Died of enteric fever.

- 1917 10136 — Private Johannes Andries Holliday, 1630, Protectorate Garrison Regiment. Died of heart failure.

- 1917 10836 — Labourer Booi Jacobs, 20254, EA Transport (South African Native Labour Corps). Died at Jacobs Hospital Durban, on return to South Africa.

- 1917 10866 — Private Henry Jacobs, 6199, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of wounds.

- 1917 13496 — Sergeant David Lewis, NL/320, South African Native Labour Corps. Died of malaria and blackwater fever.

- 1917 14299 — Private Kenneth Allan MacKenzie, 12075, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry). Died of lobar pneumonia.

- 1917 18040 — Driver Stephen Munnik, 18741, South African Native Labour Bureau. Died at Jacobs Camp Durban, on return to South Africa.

- 1917 18780 — Despatch Rider John Alexander Nicolson, MT/3199, M.t. (South African Service Corps). Died of blackwater fever, at Dar es Salaam.

- 1917 24571 — Private Conraad Johannes Swart, 11437, 3rd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26. Killed in action.

- 1918 9038 — Lieutenant William Henry Hall, attd. Nyasaland Field Force (South African Special Service Company). Died of pneumonia and influenza, at Mbamba Bay (Lake Malawi).

- 1918 9218 — Driver Harry Frederick Thomas Harmening, MT/7758, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 22. Died of pneumonia and influenza.

- 1920 41440 — Corporal Gysbert Johannes Roos, 1630, 3rd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 36. Drowned at Gobeni, Natal.

- 1940 286 — Pupil Pilot Jack Oswald Alcock, 103345, 2 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 23. Died in Aircraft Accident, air collision with #1462 written off at Randfontein, in DH82A Tiger Moth #1455.

- 1940 11919 — Pupil Pilot James John Keeley, 103334, 2 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 20. Killed in aircraft accident, air collision with #1455 written off at Randfontein, in DH82A Tiger Moth #1462.

- 1940 28056 — Lance Bombardier Johannes T Wendelstadt, 142025, Pack Mortar Battery. (South African Artillery), aged 27. Drowned.

- 1941 100 — Private Terence Miles Adair, 31560, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 113 — Corporal Cecil Melville Adams, 127957, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 152 — Signaller Jacobus Johannes Nikolaas Adams, 84251, 5th Bde. Sigs. Coy. (South African Corps of Signals), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1121 — Private Hertzog Barnard, 31563, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1161 — Private Rex Llewellyn Barnes, 243349, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1309 — Private Lawrence Percival Batham, 31564, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1325 — Private Harold Baum, 31347, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 26. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1326 — Private Ludwig Friedrich Baumann, 31484, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 33. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1349 — Corporal Duncan Bayliffe, 28055, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1435 — Private Norman Hinton Beddy, 26624, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1645 — Private Sydney William Bernstein, 31567, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1751 — Private Elias Johannes Beytell, 82606, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces). Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1853 — Lance Corporal George Anthony Bithrey, 21979, South African Corps of Signals, aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1957 — Private Arthur Stanley Bloch, 127938, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 1978 — Rifleman Abraham Joshua Bloom, 9215, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 29. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 2303 — Private George Steytler Bothma, 26535, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 2773 — Corporal Henry Charles William Brown, 26627, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 3048 — Private Thomas Francis Burke, 26719, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 3267 — Private Farquhar Bentley Cameron, 28105, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 4242 — Lieutenant Robert C. Cole-Willey, 28139, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 25. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 4271 — Private Clifford Desmond Collins, 31576, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 4299 — Private Dave Colman, 33723, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 4969 — Private Adrian Alexander Daniels, 243242, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 5017 — Lance Corporal Alan Stanley Dashwood, 31495, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 37. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 5120 — Private Peter Davies, 28170, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 5286 — Private Philip Lodewyk De Jager, 31496, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 5359 — Private Ralph George De Lange, 243444, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 6107 — Private Vivien Foch Du Plessis, 127755, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 6184 — Private Johannes Frederik Du Toit, 59004, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 28. Died on active service.

- 1941 6821 — Private Trevor Emlyn Evans, 26548, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 7026 — Private Arthur Peter Ferguson, 31677, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 18. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 7501 — Private John Fox, 26638, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 7517 — Private Jack Frame, 31581, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 7715 — Private James Cornelius Dawson Frost, 26717, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 47. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 7736 — Private Henry Arthur Fulcher, 31500, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 31. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 7745 — Gunner Cyril William Fuller, 89766, 2 Field Regt. (South African Artillery), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 8314 — Lieutenant Walter Victor Goldby, 26782, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 40. Killed in action, by an anti-tank shell during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was a platoon commander in "C" Coy and was recommended for the award of the Military Cross (Posthumous) for his actions during the attack.

- 1941 8731 — Private Mervyn Harold Gregory, 26750, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 8780 — Lieutenant John Noel Hook Griffith, 26780, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 40. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 9339 — Lance Corporal Edward Steven Hart, 127902, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 9557 — Private Donovan Stanley Duff Hean, 31588, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 27. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 9615 — Corporal Ronald Helling, 26645, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 9898 — Corporal Rowland Ernest Hill, 173154, 1st Armoured Car Coy. (South African Tank Corps), aged 34. Died on active service.

- 1941 10185 — Private Richard Arthur Legrow Holton, 28343, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 10744 — Private Charles Israel, 31594, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Died of wounds, received during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 10830 — Private Albert N Jacobs, 28364, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 11031 — Corporal Harry Kneale Jane, 31694, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 31. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 11419 — Lance Corporal Edwin Douglas Jones, 9736, South African Corps of Signals, aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 11560 — Private Willie Joseph, 26560, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 12256 — Private King, 31006, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 12432 — Rifleman Leonard Gustav Thorville Knickelbein, 11571, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 12438 — Lance Corporal Eric John Knight, 31011, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 12513 — Private George Eric Kohler, 243294, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 22. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 13837 — Private Charles Edward Lord, 31415, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 30. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 13885 — Private Antonie Lourenco, 26478, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 19. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 14267 — Private James Andrew MacKay, 33252, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 18. Died of wounds, received during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 14892 — Private John Joseph Mance, 127835, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 15421 — Bombardier William Ernest Mason, 89729, South African Artillery, aged 31. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 15635 — Rifleman Matthews, 11582, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 15998 — Lance Corporal John Francis McGrath, 31714, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 37. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 16361 — Sergeant Charles Pitrus Mellet, 127954, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 32. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 16623 — Corporal Jack R M Miles, 11840, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 24. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 17042 — Private Simon Mohalmme, N/30549, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces. Died of thrombosis.

- 1941 17291 — Rifleman Allan Henry John Moncur, 9173, Kaffrarian Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 46. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 17456 — Lance Corporal Morison, 33294, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces), aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 18123 — Private Rodney Murray, 31609, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 20. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 19438 — Lance Corporal Cyril Dominic O'Regan, 33328, Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces, aged 21. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

- 1941 19731 — Private Michael Pass, 26623, 1st (Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces), aged 23. Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa. He was buried at Map ref 5173 3907 but his body was, reportedly, not recovered. There is a possibility that he is buried as "Unknown" in grave 13 F 1 in Halfaya Sollum Cemetry in Libya as that unknown body was exhumed at 5168 3907, which is about 200 meters away.

- 1941 19915 — Private Peirce, 33343, 1st (Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces). Killed in action, during attack on Bardia, North Africa.

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