ON THIS DAY

07 October

100

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
78 Absalom Arthur Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-07
34010 Badenhorst Jacobus Petrus Constable South African Police 1994-10-07
1038 Banks David Lawrence Air Apprentice South African Air Force 1939-10-07
1126 Barnard Hendrik Johannes Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-07
1224 Barry Nathaniel John Merriman Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1940-10-07
2023 Boesak Peter Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-10-07
2039 Bolt Leslie Lance Corporal Rifle Brigade 1916-10-07
2323 Boult Patience Patricia Leading Aircraftwoman Southern Rhodesia Women's Auxiliary Air Service 1944-10-07
2497 Brandt Fred Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
29661 Busfield Paul Elliott Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1964-10-07
41302 Chebeletsane Ponnie Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-07
30061 Dickens Charles Robert Candidate Officer South African Armoured Corps 1976-10-07
5716 Difford Ivor Benison Flying Officer Royal Air Force 1940-10-07
34515 Donohoe William Joseph 1st Class Sergeant South African Police 1918-10-07
6020 Driver David Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-10-07
6361 Dymond Arthur Norman Private South African Infantry 1916-10-07
6373 Eachill James Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
6431 Edgar Surrey Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1916-10-07
7113 Fiford William George Henry Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-07
7395 Fortuin Frikie Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
7829 Gallant Arend Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-10-07
8049 Germishuizen Barnard Daniel Jacobus Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-07
30483 Goldman Michael Captain Israeli Defence Forces 1973-10-07
8675 Green Jimmy Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
39371 Griffin Clive Warwick Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1977-10-07
39373 Grobbelaar Coenraad Jacobus Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1977-10-07
8811 Grobler Christoffel Boneparte Private First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1943-10-07
34844 Groenewald Johannes Nicolaas Jacobus Sergeant South African Police 1958-10-07
9345 Hart Raymond Robert Captain South African Air Force 1944-10-07
9367 Hartog Jan Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
9427 Hatch Philip Randall Lieutenant The Buffs (East Kent Regiment) 1916-10-07
10056 Hodson Geoffrey Norman Private 1st King Edward's Horse 1917-10-07
10310 Hosken Victor Frederick Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1916-10-07
10756 Jack Askari Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1944-10-07
10876 Jacobs Jacobus Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-10-07
11197 Job Moses Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
35075 Johnson Sebastian Henry South African Police 1995-10-07
11373 Jolliffe Henry Clydesdale Gunner South African Field Artillery 1918-10-07
11586 Joubert Jan Ludwig Francois Private 17th Mounted Rifles (Western Province Mounted Rifles) 1914-10-07
11742 Kalmer Harry Private South African Infantry 1918-10-07
11793 Kangombe Corporal Northern Rhodesia Police 1915-10-07
31007 Katz Avraham David Corporal Israeli Defence Forces 1973-10-07
35186 Khoza Mhlathuze Isaac Detective Warrant Officer South African Police 1995-10-07
12561 Koopman Frank Private Cape Corps 1918-10-07
12741 Kunuguni Kaliya Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1942-10-07
35370 Leech Ernest Chambre Sub Inspector South African Police 1914-10-07
13821 Longstaff Percy Private London Regiment (Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles) 1916-10-07
39609 Lottering Peter Christopher Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1977-10-07
35459 Lucwaba Willem Constable South African Police 2004-10-07
41042 Mahabela Or Mohabela Simon Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-10-07

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