ON THIS DAY

04 April

132

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
257 Aird William Garroway Lieutenant South African Medical Corps 1946-04-04
38862 Airey Walter Richard Air Sub-Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 1974-04-04
29213 Alberto Alfonso Corporal South West African Territory Force 1986-04-04
323 Alexander Richard James Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-04-04
33983 Anderson Dawid Linnert Inspector South African Police 2002-04-04
543 Andries Andila Driver South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-04
29256 Anunyela Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1989-04-04
609 April Dick Leader South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-04
33997 Aston Arthur Herbert Trooper Natal Police 1906-04-04
790 Austin Frederick Hugh Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1943-04-04
1089 Barghuis Henry William Private Cape Corps 1917-04-04
1405 Beck Cecil Albert Lance Corporal South African Corps of Signals 1945-04-04
1859 Blaauw Sarel J Corporal South West African Infantry Battalion 1943-04-04
1930 Blatherwick James John Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1945-04-04
1935 Blatt Pieter Andries Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-04-04
38964 Bokosa Tafirenyika District Assistant Internal Affairs 1978-04-04
2361 Bower Thomas Corporal South African Infantry 1917-04-04
2735 Brown Adam Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-04-04
34220 Brown Ernest Templeton Newman Sergeant Natal Police 1906-04-04
3246 Calitz Johannes S J Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-04-04
29700 Carstens Hermann Corporal 1 Reconnaissance Regiment 1989-04-04
3468 Carter Eric Perrins Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-04-04
3739 Chingombe Constable British South African Police 1943-04-04
4283 Collins James Ignatius Lieutenant Royal Navy 1944-04-04
4531 Cottam William John Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1945-04-04
4919 Dalton Kenneth Charles Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-04-04
5099 Davies David Guy Captain King's Royal Rifle Corps 1917-04-04
5478 De Witt Dirk Johannes Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1941-04-04
34509 Dlamuka Tomas Lance Sergeant South African Police 1996-04-04
5877 Donaldson John (jack) Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1940-04-04
5962 Down William Frederick Acting Bombardier South African Heavy Artillery 1917-04-04
6645 Engelbrecht Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-04-04
30249 Enslin Carl Johannes Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1939-04-04
6820 Evans Sydney Robert Private South African Infantry 1917-04-04
34659 Februarie Bradley Neil Inspector South African Police 2002-04-04
7388 Fortmann Heinrich Christof Johannes Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1945-04-04
7706 Froneman Christoffel Senekal Corporal South African Medical Corps 1942-04-04
7840 Galloway John Bell Private South African Infantry 1916-04-04
7906 Gasela Jim Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-04
39243 Goddard Keith William Air Sub-Lieutenant Rhodesian Air Force 1974-04-04
34817 Greenwood James Paton Trooper Natal Police 1906-04-04
8842 Groenewald John Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1917-04-04
9297 Harris Samuel Private South African Horse 1917-04-04
34902 Harrison John Colpitts Groome Sergeant Natal Police 1906-04-04
39417 Heckler Richard Arnold Lance Corporal Rhodesia Regiment 1977-04-04
9948 Hinton Norman Charles Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers 1918-04-04
10193 Homan Henry Biorn Second Lieutenant Royal Flying Corps 1918-04-04
40773 Kamba Nevermind ADF Assistant Internal Affairs 1977-04-04
30987 Kapentse Petrus Rifleman South West African Territory Force 1989-04-04
12201 Kieser Cyril John Lieutenant South African Air Force 1945-04-04

Deaths on 04 April by Year