Correspondence
Daily Last Post casualty notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33003 | Smit | Willem Jacobus | W J | Pioneer | South African Engineer Corps (Corps) | 1992-08-10 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Aug 2026: 47 Survey Sqn (regiment was SAAF). |
| 33009 | Smith | Christiaan Lemmer | C L | Captain | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1973-08-21 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: 05563861E Capt (Instructor) Christiaan Lemmer Smith, 4 Sqn / Impala 529, mid-air near Pietersburg, age 29. ROH has him in #553 — left. |
| 33014 | Smith | George James | G J | Second Lieutenant | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 2nd Navigator, Shackleton 1718-K. |
| 33021 | Smith | Keith Neil | K N | Captain | 40 Squadron | 1977-08-20 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 20 Aug 2026: 08458846BV Capt Keith Neil Smith, 40 Sqn, Harvard 7412 near Delmas (spin), age 27. ROH age 36 left. |
| 49884 | Smith | Gideon Johannes | G J | Rifleman | 6 South African Infantry Battalion | 1992-10-13 | Graham Last Post 13 Oct 2026 |
| 33029 | Smuts | Nicolaas Willem | N W | Rifleman | 1 Parachute Battalion | 1985-11-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Nov 2025: 81267130BG Rifleman Nicolaas William Smuts, 1 Parachute Battalion, Killed in Action as MAG gunner when his patrol was ambushed near Alpha Tower by SWAPO/PLAN insurgents kidnapping local Owambo children; all insurgents killed; he was found dead behind his machine gun, age 20. ROH first name is Willem; unit was 35 Squadron (regiment already 1 Para); locality about 15 km NNE of Etale. |
| 41883 | Smuts | Deon | D | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1993-08-06 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Aug 2026: 1-month camp, 2-day pass, .22 at home. |
| 33031 | Snaddon | David Lanian James | D L J | Second Lieutenant | 101 Squadron | 1986-08-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Aug 2026: 101 Air Commando Squadron, private aircraft, High Tension wires, authorised training flight. |
| 33032 | Snell | Douglas Brian | D B | Lance Corporal | South African Commandos | 1975-07-21 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Jul 2024: 73245037N Lance Corporal Douglas Brian Snell, 11 Commando Regiment, died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while stationed at Eenhana in Northern Owamboland, age 18. ROH unit already 11 Commando. Eenhana filled; HTML apostrophe entity corrected. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Jul 2026: 73245037N Lance Corporal Douglas Brian Snell from 11 Commando Regiment died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while stationed in Northern Owamboland. He was 18. Paste had no calendar year; dated 21 Jul 2026 as the most recent 21 July. Eenhana from Last Post 21 Jul 2024 left in CauseDeath. |
| 33034 | Snyders | Jacques de Villiers | J D V | Airman | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1987-07-31 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 31 Jul 2026: TEK Base, motorcycle vs truck Church/Rebecca St Pretoria. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 31 Jul 2024: 84319656BG Airman Jacques de Villiers Snyders from TEK Base was killed in a private motorcycle accident in Central Pretoria when his motorcycle collided with a truck at the intersection of Church and Rebecca Street. He was 18. |
| 33035 | Snyman | Christopher Hugh | C H | Candidate Officer | 101 Squadron | 1986-08-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Aug 2026: 101 Air Commando Squadron, private aircraft, High Tension wires, authorised training flight. |
| 33036 | Snyman | Ettienne Marius | E M | Rifleman | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-08-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Aug 2026 — Ops Protea |
| 33040 | Snyman | Pieter Willem Marais | P W M | Rifleman | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1976-01-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2024: 73503294BA Rifleman Pieter Willem Marais Snyman, 5 SAI, Killed in Action during Ops Savannah; enemy hand grenade thrown into his defensive trench near Dondo, Central Angola, killing him instantly, age 18. ROH records died of wounds en route to Silva Porta after grenade shrapnel (Battle Group Orange) — cause/instant death not overwritten. |
| 33044 | Soeiro | Ponciano Gomes Silva | P G S | Sergeant | 1 Reconnaissance Commando | 1976-08-23 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026, pasted directly. |
| 33048 | Solomon | Marc Stephen | M S | Lance Corporal | 1984-08-23 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026, pasted directly. | |
| 33054 | Spence | Don Andries | D A | Rifleman | 1 Parachute Battalion | 1982-09-24 | Graham Last Post 24 Sep 2026 |
| 33058 | Spies | Wynand | W | Lance Corporal | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1981-08-14 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 14 Aug 2026: 5 Recce LCpl (was Cpl 2nd Regt). Cremated vs ROH Roodepoort burial. |
| 33063 | Stacey | Clifton | C | Sergeant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1981-08-25 | Graham Last Post 25 Aug 2026 |
| 33066 | Stander | Abraham Samuel Jacobus | A S J | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1987-12-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Dec 2017: 82541483BT Private Abraham Samuel Jacobus Stander, 31 Field Workshop Technical Service Corps, accidentally killed approximately 10 km outside Grootfontein when he fell off the rear of a moving Samil 20 travelling on the road to Otavi, age 21. Cleared anachronistic Unit2 Air Force. |
| 33077 | Stapelberg | Martinus Godfried | M G | Rifleman | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-08-24 | 24 Aug 2026 post |
| 33089 | Steenkamp | Wouter Theron | W T | Lance Corporal | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1984-01-04 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2017: 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C, T-54 HE shell near Cuvelai, Ops Askari. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2024: 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C, Ops Askari, Cuvelai. |
| 33090 | Stefanus | Jacob | J | Special WO | South West African Police | 1985-09-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2025: Special Warrant Officer Jacob Stephanus, SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet), KIA SWAPO/PLAN Northern Owamboland, age 39. ROH last name Stefanus; age 19 not overwritten. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2023: Special Warrant Officer Jacob Stephanus, Koevoet, Killed in Action Northern Owamboland, age 39. ROH last name is Stefanus; age is 19 (not overwritten). · Graham Last Post 26 Sep 2026 |
| 33102 | Steyn | Andries | A | Private | South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) | 1988-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 33105 | Steyn | Diederick Arnoldus | D A | Trooper | South African Armoured Corps (Corps) | 1981-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 |
| 33106 | Steyn | Dirk Cornelius | D C | Private | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1978-09-30 | Graham Last Post 30 Sep 2026 |
| 33113 | Steyn | Josua Daniel Joubert | J D J | Rifleman | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1983-09-30 | Graham Last Post 30 Sep 2026 |
| 38219 | Steyn | Willem Adriaan | W A | Warrant Officer Class II | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1965-05-09 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: P/6635 Warrant Officer Class II Willem Adriaan Steyn, 1 Air Depot, died in Pretoria as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 44. |
| 33122 | Stocks | Neil Ashcroft | N A | Lieutenant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1954-09-22 | Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026 |
| 33124 | Stols | Johannes Jacobus Christoffel | J J C | Rifleman | 3 South African Infantry Battalion | 1983-08-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Aug 2026: 3 SAI Support Coy att 52 Bn, TMA-3, Ogongo. |
| 33137 | Strauss | Derrick Ian | D I | Candidate Officer | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 3rd Navigator, Shackleton 1718-K. |
| 33138 | Strauss | Johannes Mattheus | J M | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1983-10-13 | Graham Last Post 13 Oct 2026 |
| 33145 | Strydom | Barend Jacobus Christoffel | B J C | Rifleman | 7 South African Infantry Battalion | 1982-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026 |
| 33150 | Strydom | Johannes Hendrik | J H | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1984-08-07 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026: Infantry School, AD of a fellow soldier's rifle, De Brug. Headstone date 7 July noted on record. |
| 33152 | Strydom | Karel Christiaan | K C | Corporal | South African Commandos | 1977-10-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 17 Oct 2026 |
| 33154 | Strydom | Stephanus Rudolph | S R | Candidate Officer | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1978-05-28 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74287186BG Candidate Officer Stephanus Rudolph Strydom, Infantry School Instructor Group, killed at Grootfontein by an accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle, age 20. Cause had HTML entity ' — corrected to an apostrophe. |
| 40400 | Strydom | Johannes Jacobus | J J | Captain (Flight Lieutenant) | South African Air Force (Rhodesian Air Force) | 1979-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 33169 | Swanepoel | Jan Andries | J A | Corporal | 8 Signal Regiment | 1976-02-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Feb 2024: 67234162BT Corporal Jan Andries Swanepoel, 8 Signal Regiment, killed when the Unimog he was a passenger in overturned at Chitado, Southern Angola, age 25. |
| 33170 | Swanepoel | Michael | M | Lance Corporal | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1991-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 |
| 41884 | Swanepoel | Rudi | R | Lance Corporal | South African Infantry Corps | 1993-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026 |
| 33182 | Swart | Jacobus Nicolaas | J N | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1977-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 33184 | Swart | Louis Johann | L J | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1991-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 |
| 33186 | Swart | Pieter Ryno Johannes | P R J | Warrant Officer Class II | Maritime | 1982-09-15 | Graham Last Post 15 Sep 2026 |
| 49856 | Swart | Daniel Petrus | D P | Private | 1981-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 | |
| 49828 | Swartz | Clive Ignatius Johannes | C I J | Rifleman | Cape Corps | 1978-09-22 | Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026 |
| 33197 | Tahan | Claude Elias | C E | Air Cadet | South African Air Force | 1938-10-05 | Graham Last Post 5 Oct 2026 |
| 33206 | Taljaard | Matthys Johannes | M J | Lance Corporal | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 2nd Radio Operator. ServiceNo P/17993 (was P1/7993). |
| 33207 | Taljaard | Pieter | P | Rifleman | 1 Parachute Battalion | 1984-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 49896 | Taljaard | Daniel Jakob | D J | Major | 2001-10-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 33218 | Taylor | Ivan Leslie | I L | Signalman | 1 Signals Regiment | 1963-03-24 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: T/61173 Signaller Ivan Leslie Taylor, 1 Signal Regiment, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 19. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 1 Signals Regiment. |
| 33222 | Tchinongo | Antonio | A | Rifleman | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1977-08-02 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 02 Aug 2026: Antonio, age 26 (was Rupert William / age 27). Accidental hand grenade, 32 Bn training. |