ON THIS DAY

08 December

131

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
683 Arnoldi Anne Frans Major Belfields Scouts 1915-12-08
763 Attwood Percival Claude Private South African Internment Corps 1942-12-08
29302 Badenhorst Johannes Cornelius Sergeant South African Commandos 1977-12-08
1118 Barnard Ben Allen Sergeant South African Police 1943-12-08
1441 Beer Benjeman Sergeant South African Police 1943-12-08
34063 Bekker Anton Pieter Constable South African Police 1967-12-08
1572 Benjamin Karl Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-12-08
38947 Bickle Albany Charles Second Lieutenant Rhodesian African Rifles 1977-12-08
1827 Bird Leonard Trooper South African Tank Corps 1942-12-08
1950 Blignaut Jochemus Johannes Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1942-12-08
2006 Boardman Harry John Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1943-12-08
2235 Botha Hertzog Lance Corporal Royal Durban Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1943-12-08
2243 Botha Johannes Frederick Able Seaman South African Naval Forces 1945-12-08
2903 Bryant Edmund Cosentine Captain South African Infantry 1917-12-08
29656 Burger Willem Petrus Rifleman South African Commandos 1987-12-08
3065 Burn Stanford Major Royal Scots 1941-12-08
29669 Button Arthur Charles Sergeant Transvaal Police 1913-12-08
3230 Calcutt Frank Kert Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-08
3564 Chaiseb Fritz Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-12-08
3674 Chendriah Muthialaru Bearer South African Indian Bearer Corps 1916-12-08
3744 Chintule Simon Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-12-08
4230 Coleman Leslie Charles Martin Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1943-12-08
4549 Coulthard William H Private British South African Police 1916-12-08
4592 Cowley Arthur James Private South African Infantry 1917-12-08
5295 De Jongh Philip Leibbrandt Private Australian Infantry, A.I.F. 1916-12-08
5331 De Kock Josias Alexander John Air Mechanic South African Air Force 1940-12-08
5668 Dickerson Victor Stanley Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1917-12-08
30111 Downie John Roberts South African Infantry 1922-12-08
5988 Draghoender Piet Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1917-12-08
30129 Du Plessis Izak Jacobus Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1953-12-08
6149 Du Preez Johannes Stephanus Georg Corporal South African Medical Corps 1943-12-08
39286 East Teddy Renald Trooper Rhodesian Light Infantry 1969-12-08
6451 Ednie Andrew Gordon Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-08
6667 Englebrecht Jacobus Paulus Captain Military Labour Bureau, S.A. Forces 1918-12-08
6964 Fawkes Stephen Guye Hawksworth Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-12-08
7166 Firth Thomas M Corporal Royal Flying Corps 1916-12-08
7641 Freedman Benny Private South African Infantry 1917-12-08
7925 Gauld Douglas Davidson Private South African Infantry 1917-12-08
8102 Gibbs Albert St. Francis Private South African Infantry 1916-12-08
8363 Goodall Harry Whitfield Private South African Infantry 1916-12-08
8602 Gray Francis Charles Major South African Medical Corps 1941-12-08
8673 Green Hugh James Bernard Chaplain 4th Class Army Chaplains' Department 1918-12-08
8787 Griffiths Leslie John Corporal South African Infantry 1916-12-08
8913 Gurah William Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-12-08
8930 Gwati Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1918-12-08
8988 Haigh William George Private South African Infantry 1917-12-08
9078 Hamilton Johannes Flight Sergeant South African Air Force 1943-12-08
9082 Hamilton Paul George Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps 1943-12-08
9203 Harebottle Ferdinand Hope Private South African Infantry 1917-12-08
10388 Howes Charles Abel Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1944-12-08

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