ON THIS DAY

31 May

108

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
475 Anderson John Lawrence King Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-05-31
782 Auret Abraham Johannes Stephanus Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1947-05-31
34049 Barry Michael William Reserve Sergeant South African Police 2001-05-31
1551 Bendi Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-05-31
41823 Bhembe Daniel Siphila Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1991-05-31
2752 Brown Douglas Burn Buchan Lieutenant Royal Navy 1916-05-31
2767 Brown Francis King Malloch Trooper South African Horse 1916-05-31
29649 Burger Jan Harmse Brigadier 16 Combat Group 1966-05-31
3288 Campbell Adair Melfort Gerald Midshipman Royal Navy 1916-05-31
3452 Carstens Johannes Arnoldus Apprentice Merchant Navy 1941-05-31
34289 Cele Gavin Mark Constable South African Police 1993-05-31
3848 Cilliers Peter Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1917-05-31
3873 Clarence Brian Vaughan Pupil Air Observer South African Air Force 1943-05-31
4194 Cohen Cecil Joseph Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-05-31
4228 Coleman Harry Private 2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) 1917-05-31
41220 Coombs Frederick Herbert Stoker 1st Class Royal Navy 1916-05-31
6014 Dreyer Ronald Christian Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-31
6273 Duncan Andrew Major South African Air Force 1942-05-31
6765 Esterhuizen Andries Petrus Jacobus Lance Corporal South African Tank Corps 1942-05-31
7579 Frans Jacobus Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-05-31
8329 Goldstone Henry Benjamine Lieutenant South African Engineer Corps 1941-05-31
8681 Green Leslie Charles Private South African Horse 1916-05-31
8698 Green William Joseph Private South African Infantry 1917-05-31
8729 Gregory John Private South African Infantry 1919-05-31
8966 Haddow Archibald Private South African Veteran Reserve 1915-05-31
34883 Hamisi Harry Temple Constable South African Police 2005-05-31
9094 Hamman Alwyn Crampton Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1942-05-31
34927 Henning Jacobus Christopher Constable South African Police 1989-05-31
40742 Holland John Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1977-05-31
10610 Hutchinson Frederick Boast Trooper South African Horse 1916-05-31
10621 Hutton Robert Corporal South African Pioneers 1918-05-31
10678 Ingram Alexander Colour Sergeant South African Native Labour Corps 1919-05-31
10800 Jackson Rowan Edgar Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-05-31
10848 Jacobs Daniel Pieter Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-05-31
11368 Johnstone Percy William Trooper South African Horse 1916-05-31
11475 Jones William Albert Sergeant South African Horse 1916-05-31
30920 Jose Mario Lance Corporal South West African Territory Force 1982-05-31
11875 Kay Thomas Poore Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 1917-05-31
11995 Kemble William Fraser Captain Royal Artillery 1940-05-31
40817 Keyi Gordon Bernard Constable British South Africa Police 1979-05-31
31073 Kindo Grant Gregory Leading Seaman Sa Navy H 1995-05-31
12253 King Henry Stuart Sub-Lieutenant Royal Navy 1916-05-31
12367 Klaasen Lance Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-05-31
35306 Kunene Johan Andries Constable South African Police 1974-05-31
13059 Lawrence Peter Private Scots Guards 1918-05-31
13345 Leonard Nicholas Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-05-31
35399 Lesalaise Patrick Inspector South African Police 2001-05-31
13409 Lessing Andries Jacobus Stefanus Trooper South African Horse 1915-05-31
13495 Lewis Charles Williams Surgeon Royal Navy 1916-05-31
13713 Lloyd George Ellis Private South African Infantry 1916-05-31

Deaths on 31 May by Year