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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
14870 Mamet Louis Ange Sapper South African Pioneers 1918-10-17
15228 Marshall Kenneth Richard Staff Sergeant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1942-10-17
41732 Matlopela Matome Raymond Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1994-10-17
35949 Matseke Molantoa Daniel Inspector South African Police 2007-10-17
36004 Mbele Baliwa Constable South African Police 1993-10-17
15960 McEvoy Walter Henry Sapper South African Signal Service 1917-10-17
16754 Mintingu Colour Serjeant Rhodesia Air Askari Corps 1943-10-17
39849 Mlilo Enock Sapper Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1979-10-17
41414 Moing Oscar Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-17
17157 Molaodi Andries Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-10-17
17183 Moleja William Native Driver South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-17
17311 Monana April Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1916-10-17
17532 Morrison William Rick Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
17633 Mostert Francis George Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-17
17637 Mostert Peter Benjamin Van Ryn Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
17711 Motsegwa Johannes Labourer South African Native Labour Bureau 1916-10-17
17944 Mulder Gerald William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
18101 Murray Curtis Moden Air Corporal South African Air Force 1944-10-17
36850 Ngubo Agrippa Constable South African Police 1993-10-17
18759 Nicholson Hubert Cuthbert Sergeant South African Infantry 1916-10-17
18807 Nieuwoudt Adolf Johannes Deteray Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-17
18812 Nightingale Percy Athelstan Lieutenant Royal Army Medical Corps 1918-10-17
19432 Opperman Petrus Gerhardus Private 9th Infantry (Prince of Wales' Own Regiment of Cape Peninsula Rifles) 1918-10-17
19450 Orme-Spencer Charles Corporal South African Engineer Corps 1942-10-17
41059 Oudbooi Peaha Labourer South African Native Labour Corps 1915-10-17
19656 Parker James Louis Sergeant South African Infantry 1916-10-17
19699 Parsons Ernest William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
19844 Payton George Henry Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
19996 Perry William Alfred Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
20054 Petersen Ernest William Private South African Infantry 1916-10-17
20136 Phear Henry John Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 1917-10-17
20158 Philips Benjamin Joseph Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
20358 Pitcher Harold Gordon Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
20749 Pritchard Herbert Benjamin Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
20981 Rakoadi Koos South African Native Labour Bureau 1916-10-17
21159 Rathbone Sidney Sapper South African Signal Service 1917-10-17
21257 Rees Henry Gilbert Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
21701 Rochat Ernest Henry Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
37370 Rosant Kurt Elvin South African Police 1999-10-17
21854 Ross Alexander Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-17
21977 Rowse Harry Blackmore Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
22172 Salmon Henry Alan Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
22244 Sangomeya Native Constable British South African Police 1918-10-17
22279 Sauer Alexander Sapper South African Engineers 1918-10-17
23084 Sikiti Albert Native Driver South African Field Artillery 1917-10-17
23184 Simpson Peter Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-17
23292 Skinner George William Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1918-10-17
23310 Slack Douglas Lockhart Company Quartermaster Sergeant South African Veteran Reserve 1916-10-17
23492 Smith Frederick Sub-Lieutenant Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1945-10-17
23548 Smith John Cormack Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1942-10-17

Deaths on 17 October by Year