ON THIS DAY

08 October

201

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
229 Africa Joshua Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
298 Aldridge Joseph George Chaplain Young Men's Christian Association 1918-10-08
453 Anderson David Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
561 Angus Robert Brand Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
829 Baas Michael Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
29340 Bar-el Mayer Jacob Sergeant Israeli Defence Forces 1973-10-08
29351 Barnard Gert Johannes Alwyn Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1980-10-08
1149 Barnes James Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
1206 Barrish Menzo Wilhelm Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
1306 Bath Edwin Donald Squadron Leader Royal Air Force 1944-10-08
1406 Beck Charles Ernest Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-10-08
1488 Beldekeno George Dominico Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
29407 Berman Ofer Flight Lieutenant (raised to Captain posthumously) Israeli Defence Forces 1980-10-08
1968 Bloemstein Frank Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
2787 Brown James Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
2793 Brown Joseph Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1918-10-08
3061 Burmester Charles Mansel Captain South Wales Borderers 1918-10-08
3158 Butt Alexander John Francis Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-08
3324 Campbell Stephen Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
3430 Carr John William Knott Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1918-10-08
3752 Chippett John William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
3936 Clarke James Ray Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
3996 Clifford Edwin Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
4106 Codd Eric William Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-10-08
4137 Coetzee Gert James Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
4165 Coetzee Samuel Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
4255 Collett Herbert Duncan Sergeant Die Middelandse Regiment, S.A. Forces 1941-10-08
4270 Collins Brian Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
4430 Coomber Edward Lewis Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-10-08
4550 Coulton Percival Edward Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-08
39172 Cripps Anthony Kenneth Rifleman Rhodesia Regiment 1978-10-08
4945 Danby Reginald William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
5093 Davies Benjamin Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
5246 De Bruin Henry William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
5250 De Bruin Robert Henry Special Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-08
29971 De Jager Frederick Trooper South African Armoured Corps 1987-10-08
5354 De Lange Bernard Francis Private South African Infantry 1916-10-08
30010 De Villiers Anthony Wayne Gunner South African Infantry Corps 1987-10-08
5870 Donald Thomas Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
5874 Donaldson Duncan Lane Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-10-08
6278 Duncan Edward Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
6332 Duthie James Allan Private South African Veterinary Corps 1917-10-08
6480 Edwards Harold Hughes Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
6844 Exall Lindsay Howard Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
6921 Faros Pietrus Private Cape Corps 1918-10-08
6984 Feinhols Harry Lieutenant Active Citizen Force 1918-10-08
7033 Ferguson George Reid Henry Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
7149 Findlay Kenneth Campbell Lance Corporal Royal Canadian Regiment 1916-10-08
7172 Fish Edward Charles Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08
7352 Ford Samuel John Private South African Infantry 1918-10-08

Deaths on 08 October by Year