We remember those who died in service on this day:
1901
44635Burgher Nicolaas Jacobus Petrus Theunissen, Boer Forces, aged 35.Killed in action, Bronkhorstfontein,Klein Marico.
1902
48297Burgher Stephanus Charles Dirker, Prisoner of War (Boer Forces), aged 31.Died of beri-beri while a prisoner of war, St Helena.
1915
41088Labourer James Stoffel, 1847, 7th Field Coy. (South African Field Artillery), aged 17.Died of tuberculosis, at Maitland.
1916
296Private Anthony John Aldred, 669, 4th (South African Horse).Killed in action.
1916
491Lieutenant Thomas Anderson, 3rd (South African Horse).Killed in action.
1916
1784Trooper Hubert Ernest Bickley, 4297, 8th (South African Horse).Killed in action.
1916
2315Second Lieutenant Cyril Jephson Boucher, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 26.Died of wounds, received when own artillery fired short.
1916
2687Sergeant Charles Robert Brook, 3823, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 37.Killed in action.
1916
4534Sergeant George Wolfran Cottingham, 2626, 3rd (South African Horse), aged 54.Killed in action.
1916
5069Private Edward James Davidson, 2675, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry).Killed in action.
1916
7286Lieutenant Arthur Richard Flynn, 3rd (South African Horse), aged 24.Killed in action.
1916
8910Private William Harold Gunning, 632, 1st (South African Mounted Brigade Scouts), aged 24.Killed in action.
1916
9223Private Bartlemus Thomas Harmse, 2024, 3rd (South African Horse).Killed in action.
1916
10019Private Charles Berrington Hobson, 5640, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry).Died of wounds.
1916
11350Private John Buist Johnston, 885, 4th (South African Horse), aged 39.Killed in action.
1916
12680Private Johannes Willem Kruger, 9, 3rd (South African Horse).Killed in action.
1916
14305Captain Ulric Knut MacKenzie, 10th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 43.Died of wounds, received at Kikumbi on 3rd Sept.
1916
16091Corporal Ronald Saunders McKenzie, 4851, 9th (South African Horse), aged 23.Killed in action.
1916
41375Native Constable John Mzondi, 1711, 3rd Regt. (South African Mounted Rifles), aged 44.Died on active service.
1916
18688Labourer Edward Ngongqa, 2840, South African Native Labour Bureau.Died of malaria, at Mbuyini.
1916
22575Private Thomas Richmond Scruby, 3103, 2nd Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 41.Killed in action, at Arras.
1916
24274Corporal Gabriel Gert Frederick Stoltz, 3182, 5th (South African Horse), aged 34.Killed in action.
1916
26603Private Andries Petrus Van Der Merwe, 4910, 9th (South African Horse), aged 21.Died of wounds.
1916
26711Private Gert Van Der Walt, 1598, 2nd Bn. (Rhodesia Regiment), aged 25.Died of pneumonia.
1916
27553Private Charles Wait, 913, 4th (South African Horse), aged 23.Killed in action.
1916
27571Private Robert Sutherland Wale, 1910, 1st Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 27.Killed in action, at Arras.
1916
28179Private Percy Whitcher, 254, 4th (South African Horse), aged 40.Killed in action.
1917
15178Mechanician Wilfred (William) Gordon Marlow, 419, M.t. (South African Service Corps), aged 27.Accidentally killed, at Silverton Crossing.
1917
16782Driver James Howard Mitchell, 807, 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery).Died of wounds.
1917
23838Sapper Ernest John Speed, 1344, South African Div. Signal Coy. (South African Signal Service), aged 32.Died of blackwater fever, on H.S. Neuxalia.
1918
1052Private Adrian Jacobus Bantan, 5013, 1st (Cape Corps), aged 21.Died of pneumonia, at sea, en route South Africa to Egypt, on S.S. "Palamcotta".
1918
2881Battery Quartermaster Sergeant John Sinclair Brukman, 377, 75th (Natal) Siege Bty. (South African Heavy Artillery).Killed in action.
1918
17299Private Mafolofolo Mongali, 21112, 40th Bn. (South African Native Labour Corps).Died of tuberculosis of the lungs.
1918
25152Corporal William Samuel Thompson, R/17445, 2nd Bn. (King's Royal Rifle Corps).Died of wounds, received when he was dangerously gassed on September 7.
1918
28428Rifleman Frederick William Samuel Williams, S/13847, Rifle Brigade, aged 20.Killed in action.
1919
2742Captain Arnold Nimmo Brown, 113th Siege Bty. (Royal Garrison Artillery), aged 25.Died at Cologne.
1919
7063Corporal Ignatius Wilhelm Ferreira, 1245, South African Medical Corps.Died of acute septic laryngitis.
1919
21209Sergeant Albert Everard Read, 8071, 10th Regt. (South African Infantry), aged 48.Died of pneumonia and influenza, at Johannesburg.
1935
33908Air Corporal Robert Henry Wragg, 66013145, 3 Supply and Transport Depot (South African Air Force), aged 35.Died of bronchial pneumonia and pleurisy.
1939
21853Pilot Officer Harold Rosofsky, 40022, 9 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force).Died in Aircraft Accident, Wellington I L4320, took off from RAF Honington for an air firing practice over Berners Heath. The cause of the accident is not known, but the aircraft flew into trees and crashed near Elveden, Suffolk. Berners Heath was a high-altitude bombing range that became available to the RAF on December 13th 1936 for training exercises.
1940
2118Warrant Officer Class I Johannes Jacobus Louw Booysen, P/2457, Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 40.Died of lobar pneumonia.
1940
22134Sapper Coenraad Frans Cecil Sadie, 190114, Field Park Coy. (South African Engineer Corps), aged 26.Died of injuries, received in car accident, engaged on military duty near Potchefstroom.
1940
22470Lance Corporal Schroeder, 141184, South African Corps of Military Police, aged 22.Died on active service.
1940
27108Gunner Gideon Johannes Van Wyk, 114033, South African Artillery, aged 30.Died of pulmonary tuberculosis.
1941
3419Driver John Herbert Delville Carpenter, 185993, 4 Res. M.T. Coy. (Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces).Died of cerebral malaria, at No. 5 General Hospital.
1941
3843Corporal Jan Daniel Cilliers, 116511, Technical Service Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 23.Died on active service.
1941
4773Wing Commander Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks, 34191, 214 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force), aged 28.Killed in action, Wellington R1784 BU, during a bombing mission on Berlin, lost over Germany.
1941
9731Private Hensley, C/300949, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 23.Died on active service.
1941
14121Private Maart, M/20051, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 23.Died on active service.
1941
27201Private Vaughan, M/20220, Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 42.Died on active service.
1941
28225Sapper Walter Ernest White, 34140, 16 Field Engineers (South African Engineer Corps).Died on active service.
1942
690Private Jana Aron, NR/1080, 1st Bn. (Northern Rhodesia Regiment).Died on active service.
1942
3924Private Cecil Clarke, 1578, Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces, aged 22.Died at Camp 65, whilst a POW.
1942
4098Pupil Pilot Victor Trevor Cockcroft, 172783, 25 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 23.Died in Aircraft Accident, air collision with #2716, in Miles M.19 Master Mk II/III #2638.
1942
5526Gunner Edward John Delpoorte, C/304593, Cape Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 18.Died of skull fracture, following a fall, whilst a POW.
1942
11986Lieutenant William Harry Kelly, 175252, 25 Air School (South African Air Force), aged 19.Killed in aircraft accident, air collision with #2716, at Standerton, in Miles M.19 Master Mk II/III #2638.
1942
15754Private Mbayiwa, 243, Rhodesian African Rifles.Died on active service.
1942
17034Lance Corporal Gabriel Mohale, N/4817, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died whilst a POW.
1942
22048Sergeant Cecil Richard Rundle, 778696, 76 Sqdn. (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve), aged 30.Died in aircraft accident, Halifax W1228 near Holtby, Yorkshire, aircraft took off from Middleton St.George at 1958 hrs to undertake an operational flight to bomb Frankfurt. Not long after taking off the aircraft caught fire roughly in the York area, given the crew would have known their proximity to York abandoning the aircraft may have been ruled out by the captain. The aircraft exploded at around 500 feet in height would would suggest that the pilot had partly descended to try and land, perhaps opting to try and land the aircraft at Pocklington which was the closest airfield. Why any of the crew did not bale out previously though is not known, the pilot would not have needed his full crew to effect the landing. It is possible that by lowering the nose of the aircraft any burning fuel inside the aircraft further back ran forward damaging their parachutes and trapping them (but purely speculation). It could be that the fire took hold so fast they did not have time. The explosion resulted in wreckage being scattered over a wide area and not surprisingly all on board the aircraft were sadly killed.
1942
22604Private William Sebanyoni, N/28317, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of pleurisy.
1943
1746Private Roelof Abraham Beyers, 237986, 9th Bn. (1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces), aged 23.Died of lymphoedema, in hospital in the Middle East.
1943
9834Private Theophilus Hiavakuha, N/46106, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 28.Died of abscess of liver.
1943
23274Captain William John (Stevie) Sivewright, 179822V, South African Air Force, aged 44.Died of lobar pneumonia.
1944
2249Corporal Jacobus Petrus Botha, 131277V, 12 Field Sqn. (South African Engineer Corps), aged 26.Died of wounds, received in mine explosion on 2 September 1944, in the vicinity of Ginestra, Italy, (fractured tibia, wounds to left thigh, arm and both legs). He was placed on the Dangerous Injuries list on 6 September.
1944
3926Flying Officer Desmond De Villiers Clarke, 160076, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.Died in Aircraft Accident, Wellington BK552, training flight, cross country navigation exercise. Severe icing took place during the sortie, possibly rendering one engine unserviceable. The pilot lost control and the aircraft ploughed into the ground at 1343.
1944
4409Flight Sergeant Thomas Elliott Cook, X/6671, Rhodesia Air Askari Corps, aged 40.Died of coronary sclerosis.
1944
8025Lieutenant Leslie Lawrence George, 169784V, South African Armoured Corps, aged 31.Died of wounds.
1945
12735Private Jim Kumeleni, N/1978, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces.Died of cardiac failure.
1946
16929Private Mocumi, N/38840, Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces, aged 46.Died on active service.
1946
23698Sergeant Snyman, 141507VE, South African Internment Corps, aged 57.Died on active service.
1947
12087Sergeant William Leo Kerwan, 156172VE, South African Corps of Military Police, aged 59.Died at Claremont.
1953
29622Air Corporal James Henry Brown, P13796, 17 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 21.Killed in aircraft accident, while on a night navigation exercise near Oudtshoorn, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6490.
1953
29744Air Cadet Abraham Charles Cillie, P/14386, 1 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19.Died in Aircraft Accident, Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE #5515, failed to recover from spin crashed near Pretoria.
1953
29870Air Mechanic Alexander Cremer, 76599661, 17 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 18.Killed in aircraft accident, near Oudtshoorn, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6490.
1953
31409Major Johann Louw, 210601V, 17 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 33.Died in Aircraft Accident, near Oudtshoorn, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6490.
1953
33622Air Mechanic Dawid Hercules Van Wyk, 77503217, 17 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 18.Killed in aircraft accident, near Oudtshoorn, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6490.
1956
30828Second Lieutenant Jacobus Stefanus Janse Van Rensburg, 80359672BG, 4 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 19.Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Pretoria, in AT-6 Harvard #7718, He struck the ground while busy with instrument flying exercises, 6.5 miles NE of Eastlynne.
1956
33092Second Lieutenant Petrus Johannes Steijnberg, P1/42508, 4 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 24.Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Pretoria, in AT-6 Harvard #7718, He struck the ground while busy with instrument flying exercises, 6.5 miles NE of Eastlynne.
1962
30894Candidate Officer Leon Loubser Jones, P/48888, 4 Sqdn. (South African Air Force), aged 20.Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard #7361, struck ground during low level flight and crashed at Bezuitenhoudskraal, near Pretoria.
1965
40833Constable Ben Langa, 16588, African Development Fund (British South Africa Police), aged 23.Murdered, by terrorists.
1975
40861Corporal Joseph Madzika, 643553, 1st Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 30.Died of liver failure, at Llewellin Barracks, Bulawayo.
1977
34663Constable Evan Scott Ferreira, W66747B, Witwatersrand (South African Police), aged 20.Died on active service.
1978
38946Private Eriazere Bhere, 646343, 2nd Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 18.Died of wounds, gunshot wounds received in a contact, at Sengwe Tribal Trust Land, Op Repulse.
1978
39576Private Maphios Kwayarira, 660408, 2nd Battalion (Rhodesian African Rifles), aged 56.Died of wounds, gunshot wounds, at Sengwe Tribal Trust Lands, Op Repulse.
1979
40811District Security Assistant Isaac Kasere, 8265431SCE, Keep Protection (Internal Affairs), aged 20.Died on active service.
1989
37258Detective Constable Jacques Radebe, S169947H, Northern Orange Free State Division (South African Police), aged 25.Killed in an accident in a Caspir on the Potchefstroom/Vereeniging road.
32493Rifleman Pete Vaughan Phiri, 87752978, Mounted Okatopi (SA Army), aged 19.Died of Medical Reason, at Ermelo, while off duty.
2000
31933Rifleman Bheki Willie John Mlotywa, 96208970PV, 9 South African Infantry Battalion (South African Infantry Corps), aged 20.Died on active service.
2000
37689Inspector Jerry Sompane, 629815-0, Eastern Cape (South African Police), aged 34.Shot in the head and killed in Manenberg on the Cape Flats.
2001
36396Sergeant Christiaan Petrus Mongala, 511869-7, North West Province (South African Police Service), aged 23.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
2007
29533Private Johan Botha, PX/48839, 2 Bn. (Mercian Regiment), aged 25.Killed in action, in a gun battle with Taliban forces.
2007
35909Inspector Sibusiso Andreas Mathiba, 495343-6, Limpopo Province (South African Police Service), aged 20.Died in the execution of his duty as a member of the South African Police.
2013
42913Sergeant Menoe, 0536485-0, South African Police Service.Died as a result of their duties.
2015
43038Constable Maluleke, 7044832-9, South African Police Service.Died as a result of their duties.
2015
43037Warrant Officer McHizama, 0633896-8, South African Police Service.Died as a result of their duties.
2022
43277Warrant Officer Ranoto, 0531480-1, South African Police Service.Died as a result of their duties.