Correspondence
Daily Last Post casualty notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30381 | Franchi | Anthony John | A J | Chief Petty Officer | Att to 453 Parachute Bn | 1993-09-24 | Graham Last Post 24 Sep 2026 |
| 30383 | Francisco | Jose | J | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1980-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 41795 | Francisco | Samuel | S | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1991-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 |
| 48946 | Francisco | Jose | J | Lance Corporal | 1980-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 | |
| 30388 | Frans | Christopher Stuart | M | Rifleman | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1983-08-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: Rfn M. Frans, 5 Recce KIA. ROH full name Christopher Stuart retained; unit was 101 Bn. |
| 48603 | Friend | Alfred Alexander | A A | Major | 1978-08-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 01556281PE Major Alfred Alexander Friend from Eastern Province Command died after suffering respiratory failure in the Port Elizabeth Provincial Hospital. He was 60. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time). | |
| 30443 | Froneman | Benjamin Arthur | B A | Rifleman | 2 South African Infantry Battalion | 1980-01-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Jan 2026: 76532886BG Rifleman Benjamin Arthur Froneman, 2 SAI Support Company Platoon, Killed in Action in the Cut-line ambush, hit in the chest, age 19. 2 SAI Support Company Platoon ambushed north of the Cut-line, 18 Jan 1980: followed three SWAPO/PLAN tracks into southern Angola; L-shaped ambush by about 100 cadres (AK-47, RPD, RPG-7) in the setting sun. Froneman killed instantly; Maritz critically wounded (shoulder/lung), evacuated by Puma, died a few hours later. Froneman's body recovered at first light. |
| 30446 | Fuller | Alan | A | Rifleman | 3 South African Infantry Battalion | 1990-07-27 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Jul 2026: 3 SAI, ricochet Vooruitsig Shooting Range. |
| 30448 | Furstenburg | Jan Pieter Albertus | J P A | Sergeant | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | 1977-09-29 | Graham Last Post 29 Sep 2026 |
| 30453 | Gabriel | David | D | Special WO | South West African Police | 1979-05-28 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: Special Warrant Officer David Gabriel, Koevoet, shot dead on the Ondangwa–Oshakati road by a SWAPO/PLAN hitchhiker who took his FN rifle, age 36. Graham gave no service number. ROH SN 76926781SP also sits on Gabriel R. PN 30452 (32 Bn, 1984) — not assigned as David's. |
| 48592 | Gaiseb | Victor | V | Rifleman | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1987-04-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Apr 2026: Rifleman Victor Gaiseb, 2 SWA SPES SWATF, Killed in Action near Evale, Southern Angola, while supporting Operation Kakebeen alongside 32 Battalion; killed under a tree in the middle of the company formation with Cpl Fernando Andre, age 20. No service number in Graham's post. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time). |
| 39232 | Garret | Walter | W | Pilot Officer | Royal Rhodesian Air Force | 1956-08-21 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: SS/100 Pilot Officer Walter Garret, 2 Sqn RRAF, Vampire FB9 RRAF 110, 20 miles south of New Sarum, age 21. ROH age 25 left. |
| 30465 | Gaylard | Bruce Errol | B E | Second Lieutenant | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1962-06-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Jun 2024: PX/24853 2/Lieutenant (Pilot) Bruce Erroll Gaylard, Central Flying School Dunnottar, killed instantly when AT-6 Harvard serial 7161 struck the ground and disintegrated near Dunnottar while carrying out unauthorised low-level aerobatics, age 19. Same Harvard 7161 as Booysen H.L. PN 29499. Graham Erroll; ROH Errol — not overwritten. Graham age 19; ROH 20 left. Unit was Central Flying School — set to CFS Dunnottar. SN normalised to PX/24853. Unauthorised aerobatics filled. Unit2 was Army — set to Air Force. |
| 30467 | Gcabashe | J P | Rifleman | 1998-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 | ||
| 30468 | Gebashe | Dumile Modestus | D M | Lance Corporal | 151 South African Infantry Battalion | 2000-08-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: Lance Corporal Dumile Modestus Gebashe from 151 Battalion was found dead at his house with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was 34. Graham gave no service number. |
| 30396 | Geen | Brian | B | Rifleman | 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. |
| 30397 | Geldenhuys | Harper Martin | H M | Major | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1991-08-17 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Aug 2026: 32 Bn Pomfret, C-47 Dakota tail wheel while making a video; son of Lt Gen J. J. Geldenhuys. |
| 30401 | George | M K | Corporal | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | 1997-09-11 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Sep 2026 | |
| 49880 | Germishuys | Petrus Jacobus | P J | Gunner | 1982-10-09 | Graham Last Post 9 Oct 2026 | |
| 41654 | Gernandt | Robert Collen | R C | Air Corporal | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1964-08-10 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Aug 2026: School of Technical Training (was 1 Air Depot). |
| 30410 | Gerneke | Rolf Alwin | R A | Major | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1958-08-24 | 24 Aug 2026 post |
| 30412 | Geustyn | Casper Willem Johannes | C W J | Candidate Officer | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1982-10-11 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Oct 2024: 79446639BG Candidate Officer Casper Willem Johannes Geustyn, 1 SAI Mechanised Leadership Wing, Oshivello: during familiarisation training on foreign weapons a Soviet hand grenade was accidentally detonated, killing five. Same incident as Geustyn, Venter, Jones, Meyer and Wessels. He was 20. · Graham Last Post 11 Oct 2026 |
| 30413 | Gevers | Udo Louis | U L | Scout | South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) | 1984-08-23 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026, pasted directly. |
| 30419 | Gibbs | Brian Robert | B R | Sapper | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | 1982-04-11 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Apr 2024: 79464954BG Sapper Brian Robert Gibbs, 2 Field Engineer Regiment attached to the Army Battle School, killed instantly at Olifantshoek after receiving multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental rifle grenade explosion, age 19. ROH age 18 left (1979-prefix SN; Graham 19 noted). Unit2 already attd. Army Battle School. |
| 30423 | Gilchrist | Donald John | D J | Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1953-09-12 | Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026 |
| 30426 | Gingles | Alan | A | Lieutenant | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1981-10-15 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 15 Oct 2025: Lieutenant Alan Gingles, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment, age 28. Graham: Reported Missing on the Harare-Beira railway near Doeroi, Mozambique; premature detonation while laying charges; bodies later found by FRELIMO; no known grave. ROH already records the Doeroi demolition incident. ROH unit was Cape Town Highlanders Regiment (regiment already 5 Recce). Graham gave no service number; ROH has 65778532BV. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 15 Oct 2026 |
| 30474 | Gobe | Johannes | J | Corporal | 201 Battalion | 1985-06-22 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Jun 2025: 76910215SP Corporal Johannes Gobe, 201 Battalion SWATF, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents near the Cut-line, age 29. ROH age is 47 (not overwritten). |
| 30493 | Goosen | Abraham Jacobus | A J | Private | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1970-09-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Sep 2025: 68408459N Private Abraham Jacobus Goosen, 1 Air Depot, accidentally killed in a crane accident at Voortrekkerhoogte, age 17. · Graham Last Post 18 Sep 2026 |
| 30496 | Goosen | Wallace | W | Commandant | South African Commandos | 1986-10-16 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 17 Oct 2026 |
| 30504 | Gottlieb | Albertus | A | Rifleman | 35 Battalion | 1979-09-10 | Graham Last Post 10 Sep 2026 |
| 30508 | Gouws | Albertus Stephanus | A S | Second Lieutenant | 4 Squadron | 1974-08-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Aug 2026 |
| 30509 | Gouws | Hendrik Carl (carl Richter) | H C | Private | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1977-10-08 | Graham Last Post 8 Oct 2026 |
| 30519 | Gray | Robert Edward | R E | Captain | 2 Squadron | 1949-08-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: Captain Robert Edward Gray from 2 Squadron was killed when his Supermarine Spitfire Mk IXE 5571 failed to pull out of a dive during a bombing attack on the weapons range and crashed on the farm Sterkfontein near Pretoria. It appears that he blacked out while the aircraft was in the dive. He was 30. |
| 41693 | Green | Ralph Raymond | R R | Sergeant Major | Union Defence Forces | 1957-09-26 | Graham Last Post 26 Sep 2026 |
| 30531 | Greyling | Johannes Barend | J B | Rifleman | 1 Parachute Battalion | 1978-08-12 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026: 1 Para radio op, DOW Grootfontein (cleared 5 SAI unit). |
| 30540 | Grinyer | John | J | Rifleman | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1970-09-13 | Graham Last Post 13 Sep 2026 |
| 30546 | Grobler | Hendrik Abraham Johannes | H A J | Lance Bombardier | 4 Field Regiment | 1981-08-25 | Graham Last Post 25 Aug 2026 |
| 30554 | Grobler | Reinier Nicholaas Johannes | R N J | Private | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1982-09-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Sep 2026 |
| 30560 | Groenewald | Johannes Petrus Wessels | J P W | Rifleman | 8 South African Infantry Battalion | 1987-07-30 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 30 Jul 2026: Claymore Beacon 35, 14 Jul 1983; died of complications 30 Jul 1987. |
| 30564 | Grundling | Christo Stephan | C S | Lieutenant | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | 1980-04-08 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: 75425355PE Lieutenant Christo Stephan Grundling, 2 Field Engineer Regiment, killed in a military vehicle accident at Impala Base, age 20. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 75425355PE Lieutenant Christo Stephan Grundling from 2 Field Engineer Regiment was killed in a military vehicle accident at Impala Base. He was 20. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2025: 75425355PE Lieutenant Christo Stephan Grundling from 2 Field Engineer Regiment was killed in a military vehicle accident at Impala Base. He was 20. |
| 30566 | Guillaume | Edmond Jaime Leon | E J L | Lance Corporal | South African Medical Corps | 1982-10-01 | Graham Last Post 1 Oct 2026 |
| 30570 | Gumbi | Victor Ntoboza | V N | Sapper | 1 Engineer Regiment | 1996-09-09 | Graham Last Post 9 Sep 2026 |
| 30571 | Gumede | Muziwakhe Douglas | M D | Rifleman | 121 South African Infantry Battalion | 1985-09-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2025: 83744946HG Rifleman Muziwakhe Douglas Gumede, 121 Battalion, killed in a military vehicle accident, age 19. · Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Sep 2023: 83744946HG Rifleman Muziwakhe Douglas Gumede, 121 Battalion, killed in a military vehicle accident, age 19. · Graham Last Post 26 Sep 2026 |
| 30573 | Gumede | Simanga Mafunda | S M | Rifleman | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1998-09-27 | Graham Last Post 27 Sep 2026 |
| 30586 | Hadlow | Michael Stephen | M S | Lance Corporal | 44 Parachute Regiment | 1981-07-26 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Jul 2024: 81529000PN Lance Corporal Michael Steven Hadlow, 44 Parachute Regiment Pathfinder Company, Killed in Action during a contact with enemy forces in Southern Angola, age 25. ROH second name is Stephen. Regiment already 44 Para; unit already Pathfinder Company. |
| 30599 | Hall | Peter | P | Rifleman | 61 Mechanised Battalion Group | 1981-03-02 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 01 Mar 2024: Rifleman Peter Hall, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, accidentally killed during anti-insurgent operations in the Eenhana area, age 19. Graham gave no service number. ROH DateDeath is 1981-03-02 (not overwritten). |
| 30600 | Hamakali | Frans | F | Special Sergeant | South West African Police | 1983-09-23 | Graham Last Post 23 Sep 2026 |
| 30605 | Hamilton | Marita Marlene | M M | Miss | 1 South African Infantry Battalion | 1999-09-16 | Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026 |
| 30607 | Hamman | Jacobus Frans | J F | Lance Corporal | SA Army Intelligence School | 1986-08-05 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Aug 2026: Intelligence School Kimberley SAMIL 50 (was 8 SA Division). |
| 30621 | Hanneman | Sarel Petrus | S P | Corporal | Northern Transvaal Command | 1979-09-18 | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Sep 2025: 76334911BG Corporal Andries Petrus Hanneman, Northern Transvaal Command, killed in a military vehicle accident at Potgietersrus, age 19. ROH first name is Sarel Petrus; unit is 8 SAI; regiment is Norther (not overwritten). · Graham Last Post 18 Sep 2026 |