ON THIS DAY

09 January

82

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
38875 Annandale Donald Flight Lieutenant Technical 1969-01-09
608 Apps Alfred Frederick Corporal Technical Service Corps (Corps) 1943-01-09
820 Baard Douglas Colin Lance Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
1168 Barnett Arthur Private Rand Light Infantry 1942-01-09
1879 Blackburn Raymond Acheson Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1945-01-09
2935 Buck Percy Chief Cook S.S. Philomel 1943-01-09
3088 Burns-Begg Robert Colonel Special List 1918-01-09
3471 Carter Fred Ezra Samuel Captain South African Air Force (Corps) 1942-01-09
3560 Chadwick Richard Michael Knighton Sergeant South African Medical Corps (Corps) 1944-01-09
3578 Chalsty Claude Harrison Private 2nd South African Infantry 1917-01-09
4336 Compton Roland Private Royal Fusiliers 1917-01-09
4563 Couzens Staff Sergeant General Service Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
4718 Crosby Nicholas Frederick Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1945-01-09
5615 Dewey Kenneth Vincent Douglas Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1945-01-09
30190 Duncan Kenneth Brian Captain 24 Squadron 1979-01-09
6285 Duncan Samuel Norman Sergeant Major Royal Flying Corps 1918-01-09
7170 Fischer Sydney Adnil Pawle Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1942-01-09
7454 Fourie Ignatius L J Warrant Officer Class II South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1942-01-09
40089 Galant Henry Driver South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1915-01-09
8327 Goldstein Fred Sapper Royal Engineers 1943-01-09
9151 Hanson Robert Kenneth Signaller South African Corps of Signals (Corps) 1918-01-09
9276 Harris George Allen Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
9942 Hingle Norman George Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-09
10113 Holder Theunis Johannes Private 1st South African Infantry 1918-01-09
10626 Huysamer Peter Anthony Second Lieutenant 23 Squadron 1945-01-09
11416 Jones Eric Alfred Cecil Corporal South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1947-01-09
11534 Jorgensen Svend Private South African Armoured Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
11683 Jwaqu Goulwana Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1944-01-09
49611 Kalweit Henry Trooper Brabant's Horse 1901-01-09
35179 Khosa Paul Inspector 2003-01-09
31129 Komengo Pedro Rifleman 37 Battalion 1980-01-09
35326 Labuschagne Gysbert Jacobus Constable 1987-01-09
13131 Le Roux Johannes Hendrik Driver South African Service Corps (Corps) 1920-01-09
31278 Leamy Stephan Lance Corporal Regiment 1978-01-09
13258 Legoff Louis Allan Lieutenant 2 Squadron 1944-01-09
13467 Levithan Arthur Corporal Imperial Light Horse 1942-01-09
38550 Lilford Warwick Powys Field Reservist British South Africa Police 1977-01-09
13645 Linford Harry Alfred James Second Lieutenant Imperial Camel Corps (Australian) 1917-01-09
13945 Lovely Clifford Albon Sapper South African Engineer Corps (Corps) 1942-01-09
13981 Lubbe Adriaan Gerrit Gysbert Josef Rifleman Mounted Regiment 1941-01-09
14078 Lynch Bertram Willis Private 3rd South African Infantry 1918-01-09
43253 Marx Captain 2022-01-09
35580 Magwaza Captain 1998-01-09
14670 Makhanye Piet Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-09
41840 Manuel Costa Corporal 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1992-01-09
15027 Mapheetle Edwill Diamond Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1918-01-09
47669 Mare Dawid Schalk Burgher Johannesburg Police (ZARP) Commando 1900-01-09
43339 Mareletse Thabiso Andries Sergeant 2025-01-09
17045 Mohan Nepal Private Indian and Malay Corps (Corps) 1943-01-09
17645 Motaung Sampson Private South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) 1943-01-09

Deaths on 09 January by Year

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/listOnThisDay.php?day=9&month=1&pdf=1

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