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ON THIS DAY

17 October

185

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
114 Adams Cecil Methuen Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
163 Adams Martin Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-10-17
284 Alcaster Johannes Labourer Military Labour Corps 1917-10-17
430 Ammon George Company Sergeant Major South African Infantry 1916-10-17
824 Baartman April Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-17
1043 Banks Thomas Malcolm Pupil Pilot South African Air Force 1941-10-17
29341 Barends Adam Johannes Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1982-10-17
1291 Bateman Hilton Finley Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
1791 Biersteker John Sergeant South African Medical Corps 1918-10-17
1839 Bishop Cyril Private South African Infantry 1916-10-17
34120 Bolger James Joseph 1st Class Sergeant South African Police 1918-10-17
2057 Bond Thomas Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-10-17
2255 Botha Louis Johannes Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
2566 Brewis George Private South African Infantry 1916-10-17
2688 Brook Eustace James Lieutenant South African Infantry 1918-10-17
2938 Buckingham Charles William Marmaduke Private South African Medical Corps 1946-10-17
3009 Burd Charles Harry Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3221 Caine John William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3261 Calvert Redvers Allen Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3406 Carneson Manuel Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3441 Carroll Ralph Corporal United States Army 1918-10-17
3576 Chalmers Tom Reid Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3722 Chilcott Reginald Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3725 Childs Frederick John Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
3790 Christensen Hans Max Emil Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
4764 Croxton Dennis Frederick Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1944-10-17
4842 Curtis Charles William Cyclist Cape Cycle Corps 1918-10-17
4913 Dalrymple Hay Brian George Rowland Lieutenant Colonel 21st King George V's Own Horse (Central India Horse), I.A.C. 1943-10-17
4994 Dannatt Herbert William Sapper Miscellaneous Trades Coy. 1918-10-17
5189 Dawson John Frank Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-10-17
5306 De Klerk Hendrik J Private 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
5600 Deverneuil Harry Maurice Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
5693 Dickson Michael Arnold Sub-Lieutenant South African Naval Forces 1946-10-17
5753 Dingle Richard Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1916-10-17
5790 Dixon Alfred Hollings Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1916-10-17
5953 Dowens James Alexander Second Lieutenant King's Own Scottish Borderers 1918-10-17
34539 Du Plessis Jacobus Marthinus Lourens Constable South African Police 1918-10-17
6270 Dunbar James Morton Corporal South African Horse 1916-10-17
30204 Edeling Ferdinand Theodore Lieutenant South African Corps of Engineers 1981-10-17
6438 Edmeades Constance Alexandra Nursing Sister South African Military Nursing Service 1918-10-17
6669 English Norman Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
6748 Esau Carel Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-17
6824 Evelyn Cecil Douglas Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
7009 Fenix Norman George Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1916-10-17
7038 Ferguson James Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
7181 Fisher Clement William Corporal Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
7253 Fleming Stanley James Lance Sergeant South African Infantry 1918-10-17
34688 Foster Harry Sergeant South African Police 1923-10-17
7432 Fouchee Martinus Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
7612 Fraser Robert Malcolm Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17

Deaths on 17 October by Year