ON THIS DAY

31 August

90

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
234 Afrika Johannes Lance Corporal Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-31
38887 Austen Ronald Rhodes Walter Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1976-08-31
39035 Baropayi Celestino Private Rhodesian African Rifles 1975-08-31
38361 Bartlett Malcom Leslie Special Constable British South Africa Police 1979-08-31
34052 Bavuma Michael William Inspector South African Police 2006-08-31
1564 Benham Hugh Meredith Victor Lance Corporal Duke of Edinburgh's Own Rifles, S.A. Forces 1942-08-31
1571 Benjamin Johannes Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-08-31
1597 Bennett Patrick Morice Captain Royal Horse Artillery 1942-08-31
1790 Bierman Hendrik Engelhardt Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1943-08-31
34109 Blom Daniel Johannes Captain South African Police 1998-08-31
2136 Borcher William Private South African Infantry 1918-08-31
2158 Bosch Johannes Carolus Pilot Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-08-31
3058 Burmeister Augustus Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-08-31
3161 Butters Harry Augustus Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1916-08-31
3372 Carine Victor Laurence Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-08-31
29773 Cloete Jack Steven Captain South African Commandos 1976-08-31
4183 Coetzer Pieter William Trooper South African Military Constabulary 1918-08-31
39633 Consol Maphios Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-08-31
4650 Crawford Cyril Hamilton Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1916-08-31
5131 Davis Algerton Thomas Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1944-08-31
5258 De Caila De Lotbiniere M H Philippe Rifleman King's Royal Rifle Corps 1942-08-31
30038 De Wit Frederick Francois Second Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 1979-08-31
30045 Delport Johannes Jurie Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1965-08-31
5612 Dewar David Hepburn Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1941-08-31
5885 Donaldson-selby Victor Montague Second Lieutenant Lincolnshire Regiment 1917-08-31
30128 Du Plessis Izak Gabriel Rifleman South African Commandos 1980-08-31
6457 Edwards Alexander Drennan Lieutenant South African Corps of Signals 1941-08-31
6497 Edwards William Henry Company Serjeant Major Royal Engineers 1916-08-31
6420 Eksteen Peter Private Cape Corps 1918-08-31
7107 Field Raynor George Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-31
7401 Fortuin Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-08-31
7590 Fraser Alan Cumming Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1918-08-31
7776 Furness Charles Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-08-31
41796 Geldenhuys Frans Rifleman South African Cape Corps 1991-08-31
34782 Goddard Robert Emmanuel Constable South African Police 1990-08-31
8850 Grond Toss Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-31
8855 Grosse-rasgado Wermer Richard Alex Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-31
9619 Helyer John Henry Private South African Infantry 1916-08-31
9849 Hickmott James Harry Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-08-31
30762 Hugo Raymond Roderick Sergeant South African Air Force 1995-08-31
12374 Klass Philip Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-08-31
12681 Kruger Michael A F Corporal South African Corps of Military Police 1945-08-31
31207 Labuschagne Daniel Johannes Warrent Officer II SA Army 1998-08-31
31223 Lambert Leon Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 1979-08-31
31234 Langenhoven George Frederick Morkel Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1977-08-31
13285 Leith Robert Blaikie Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-08-31
13554 Liebenberg Christoffel Jacobus Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-08-31
35432 Lombard Oelof A N South African Police 2004-08-31
15546 Matlange Petros Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-08-31
15622 Matthews Johannes Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-08-31

Deaths on 31 August by Year