Correspondence
Daily Last Post casualty notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41582 | Du Plessis | Jakobus Albertus (bert) | J A | Guard | Union Defence Forces | 1963-01-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Jan 2026: Sergeant Jakobus Albertus du Plessis, Army Service Corps, died from cancer and pneumonia in 1 Military Hospital, age 27. ROH rank is Guard; unit is AFB Waterkloof; locality Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital; service number P/46100 (Graham gave none; that number is also on several nearby records). |
| 30142 | Du Plooy | Charles Alwyn | C A | Second Lieutenant | 35 Squadron | 1963-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: Co-Pilot. Graham P1/48842/1 — ROH keeps PX/48842. |
| 30148 | Du Preez | Brian | B | Captain | 116 South African Infantry Battalion | 1986-02-25 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 25 Feb 2026: 74533761PE Captain Brian Du Preez, 116 Battalion, killed in a military motorcycle accident at Messina, age 27. |
| 49841 | Du Preez | Andries Lourens | A L | Sergeant | 8 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-09-26 | Graham Last Post 26 Sep 2026 |
| 30169 | Du Toit | Jan Daniels Gerhardus | J D G | Rifleman | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1982-04-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Apr 2026: 79323408BG Rifleman Jan Daniel Gerhardus Du Toit, 1 SAI attached to 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, Killed in Action in a landmine explosion during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents during Ops Yahoo, age 18. ROH second name is Daniels. |
| 30179 | Dube | M | Sergeant | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1993-08-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 80024094PE Sergeant M. Dube from 5 Reconnaissance Regiment was accidentally killed when his parachute failed to deploy while carrying out a training freefall parachute jump. He was 35. ROH first names Jabulani Thulanokwazi left. | |
| 30189 | Dummer | Brian Ivan | B I | Gunner | South African Commandos | 1964-03-03 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 03 Mar 2024: 6107503 Rifleman Brian Ivan Dummer, Tygerberg Commando, killed in a military vehicle accident at Bethlehem, age 19. Graham rank Rifleman; ROH Gunner — not overwritten. Unit and Bethlehem MVA already matched. |
| 49944 | Duven | Caro | Lieutenant Colonel (Miss) | South African Air Force | 2021-10-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 17 Oct 2026 | |
| 43385 | Dywili | Phuthumani Christian | P C | Rifleman | 21 South African Infantry Battalion | 1994-08-07 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026: 21 Bn, assaulted Mcula Transkei while on leave. |
| 30204 | Edeling | Ferdinand Theodore | F T | Lieutenant | 1 Construction Regiment | 1981-10-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 17 Oct 2026 |
| 30209 | Ehlers | Christiaan Benjamin | C B | Corporal | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1982-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 30210 | Ehlers | Christiaan Fredrik | C F | Rifleman | South African Commandos | 1976-09-13 | Graham Last Post 13 Sep 2026 |
| 30216 | Elifas | Phillipus | P | Rifleman | 101 Battalion | 1980-12-27 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Dec 2022: 79860433HV Rifleman Phillipus Elifas, 101 Battalion SWATF, accidentally shot dead in Northern Owamboland by a 53 Battalion patrol who mistook them for SWAPO/PLAN insurgents, age 20. Same incident as Fhilipus E. PN 30313. ROH already had 53 Bn friendly fire in Sector 10; SWAPO/PLAN wording filled. |
| 30217 | Elliot | Clinton Donovan | C D | Sergeant | 9 South African Infantry Battalion | 1992-06-30 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 30 Jun 2026: 9 SAI Samil 20 Middelrust; Clinton Donovan (Graham Donavan). |
| 30218 | Elliot | Gavin Dickenson | G D | Rifleman | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-08-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 74262247BG Rifleman Gavin Dickenson Elliott from 5 SAI was accidentally killed during a live-fire exercise at the Oshivello training area during mobilisation for Ops Protea. A 90mm HE projectile hit a lone tree. He was 22. ROH surname is Elliot. Captain Harrison survived; not added to the roll. |
| 30222 | Ellis | Sean Cochrane | S C | Gunner | 61 Mechanised Battalion Group | 1988-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 |
| 48627 | Ellis | Gregory Gordon | G G | Gunner | South African Artillery | 1974-08-23 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026, pasted directly. |
| 49844 | Els | Raymond | R | Staff Sergeant | South African Corps of Signals (Corps) | 1978-09-28 | Graham Last Post 28 Sep 2026 |
| 30233 | Emberger | Lancelot | L | Candidate Officer | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1978-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 30237 | Engel | Patrick Cornelius | P C | Private | South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) | 1983-04-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Apr 2026: 80286958BG Private Patrick Cornelius Engel, 16 Maintenance Unit, killed when his Withings Recovery Vehicle drove into the rear of a stationary vehicle at Oshivello, age 19. |
| 30238 | Engela | Thomas William | T W | Commandant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1981-10-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Oct 2026 |
| 30247 | Engelbrecht | Stephanus Paulus | S P | Field Cornet | South African Corps of Military Police (Corps) | 1966-09-23 | Graham Last Post 23 Sep 2026 |
| 41607 | Engelbrecht | Jacobus Wynand Mathyse | J W M | Private | Administrative Services Corps (Corps) | 1965-02-10 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: Private Wynand Mathyse Engelbrecht, 5 Base Ordnance Depot Pretoria, suffered a cerebral aneurysm and died in 1 Military Hospital shortly after admission, age 33. Graham gave no service number. ROH first names are Jacobus Wynand Mathyse; rank was Soldier — corrected to Private; unit is 61 Base Workshop (AddInfo already notes 5BKD; not overwritten). Hospital is Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital (same precinct as 1 Mil). |
| 30248 | Engeldoe | Gregory James | G J | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1978-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 |
| 30254 | Erasmus | Andre Hercoll | A H | Lance Corporal | Cape Regiment | 1986-08-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Aug 2026: Cape Regiment, mortar stand-off Ruacana, shrapnel. |
| 41575 | Erasmus | Willem Abraham | W A | Pioneer | 1963-06-22 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Jun 2025: Pioneer Willem Abraham Erasmus, Army Service Corps, died of kidney cancer in 1 Military Hospital, age 54. Graham gave no service number. Rank was Soldier — corrected to Pioneer. ROH unit is AFB Waterkloof; hospital is Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital (same precinct as 1 Mil). | |
| 30268 | Esterhuizen | Garth Harold | G H | Lieutenant | 42 Squadron | 1994-02-10 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: 86403821PS Lieutenant Garth Harold Esterhuizen, 42 Squadron, killed when Cessna 185A serial 720 crashed at Carletonville after flying into power lines during an authorised low-level cross-country training flight, age 23. |
| 41754 | Esterhuizen | Johannes Siebert | J S | Staff Sergeant | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1991-01-29 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 29 Jan 2026: 63307755PE Staff Sergeant Johannes Siebert Esterhuizen, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment, died in Phalaborwa Hospital after an acute asthma attack which resulted in him choking to death, age 44. Unit was Engineers School — corrected to 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (regiment already 5 Recce; died at Phalaborwa). |
| 30274 | Evans | Derick James | D J | Lance Corporal | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1980-01-11 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Jan 2026: 77411411BG Lance Corporal Derick James Evans, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned while on patrol in the Etosha Pan Game Reserve, age 18. ROH unit is 4 SAI (not overwritten). |
| 30290 | Feldtmann | Renier Salomon Phillippus | R S P | Airman | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1984-09-17 | Graham Last Post 17 Sep 2026 |
| 30300 | Ferreira | Fritz August | F A | Corporal | 3 South African Infantry Battalion | 1979-01-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Jan 2026: 76456623BG Corporal Fritz August Ferreira, 3 SAI, accidentally electrocuted at Ondangwa connecting a tape recorder in the tent while standing barefoot on a bed and holding the middle tent pole, age 18. ROH service number lacked BG. |
| 30302 | Ferreira | Frederik Martinus | F M | Commandant | 1991-08-07 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026: EP Command (was H.q.). Graham Frederick Marthinus — ROH keeps Frederik Martinus. | |
| 30303 | Ferreira | Ignatius Wilhelmus | I W | Gunner | 4 Artillery Regiment | 1988-09-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2025: 86628708BG Gunner Ignatius Wilhelmus Ferreira, 4 Artillery Regiment, accidentally killed 9km from Kathu on the Kuruman road when struck by a civilian vehicle while assisting to dig out a field gun stuck in the sand; the vehicle failed to stop, age 21. ROH unit is 4th Artillery Regiment. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2023: 86628708BG Gunner Ignatius Wilhelmus Ferreira, 4 Artillery Regiment, accidentally killed 9km from Kathu on the Kuruman road when struck by a civilian vehicle while digging out a field gun, age 21. · Graham Last Post 26 Sep 2026 |
| 30310 | Ferreira | Thomas Johannes | T J | Rifleman | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-10-15 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 15 Oct 2025: 77538353BG Rifleman Thomas Johannes Ferreira, 4 SAI, killed in an accidental hand grenade explosion in Northern Owamboland, age 20. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 15 Oct 2026 |
| 30313 | Fhilipus | Elias | E | Rifleman | 101 Battalion | 1980-12-27 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Dec 2022: Rifleman Elias Fhilipus, 101 Battalion SWATF, accidentally shot dead in Northern Owamboland by a 53 Battalion patrol who mistook them for SWAPO/PLAN insurgents, age 21. Graham gave no service number. Same incident as Elifas P. PN 30216. Record had FirstName Hans Dieter, age 30, SN 69358497, motorcycle Diskobolos Kimberley, and NOK Fetzer — copied from neighbour Fetzer H.D. PN 30312. Reset to Graham's Elias Fhilipus age 21; SN cleared (belongs to Fetzer). Did not invent a force number. |
| 30315 | Fidler | Bruce Andrew | B A | Corporal | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1985-09-15 | Graham Last Post 15 Sep 2026 |
| 49830 | Fisher | Jacobus Abraham Isaks | J A I | Rifleman | 6 South African Infantry Battalion | 1994-09-22 | Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026 |
| 49855 | Fisher | Gary Jonathan | G J | Rifleman | Army Ordnance Corps | 1977-10-03 | Graham Last Post 3 Oct 2026 |
| 30326 | Fitchat | Thomas Gerhard | T G | Second Lieutenant | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1975-09-10 | Graham Last Post 10 Sep 2026 |
| 30330 | Flemmer | Edward Lawrence | E L | Warrant Officer Class I | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1981-09-29 | Graham Last Post 29 Sep 2026 |
| 30332 | Fletcher | Arthur Mark | A M | Lance Corporal | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1988-08-13 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Aug 2026. |
| 30338 | Foote | Andrew Robert | A R | Sergeant | 17 Squadron | 1962-08-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Aug 2026: P/8353, Alouette II 1454, Du Toit's Kloof HT cables. |
| 30344 | Forster | William Henry | W H | Seaman | South African Navy (Corps) | 1992-05-10 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 May 2026: 86458965PE Seaman William Henry Forster, SAS Immortelle, killed in a private motor vehicle accident in Pretoria when his car collided with another vehicle on the corner of Church and Prinsloo Streets, age 22. ROH rank was blank; service number lacked PE. |
| 30349 | Fouche | Johannes Jacobus | J J | Warrant Officer Class I | 2 Signals Regiment | 1990-04-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Apr 2026: 05251996PE Warrant Officer Class I Johannes Jacobus Fouche, South African Army, killed in a military vehicle accident at the P W Botha Training Area, age 49. ROH DateDeath is 1990-04-16; unit is 2 Signals Regiment (not overwritten). |
| 30354 | Fourie | Charel Andries | C A | Private | South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) | 1987-01-29 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 29 Jan 2026: 80521537BG Private Charel Andries Fourie, 5 Maintenance Unit, killed in a military vehicle accident at Ogongo, age 22. |
| 30355 | Fourie | Cornelius Christoffel | C C | Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1950-09-09 | Graham Last Post 9 Sep 2026 |
| 30366 | Fourie | Josef Johannes | J J | Lieutenant | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1981-08-13 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Aug 2026: Gobabis AFU, same civilian aircraft as Theron 33252. |
| 30373 | Fourie | Raymond | R | Rifleman | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1973-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026 |
| 41622 | Fourie | Okert Johannes | O J | Major | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1964-08-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026: AFB Waterkloof (was 1 Air Depot). |
| 49704 | Fourie | Jacobus Herculaas | J H | Warrant Officer Class II | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | 1979-09-15 | Graham Last Post 15 Sep 2026 |