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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
23613 Smith Sydney Charles Gunner South African Heavy Artillery 1918-10-17
23777 Somerville Thomas Stewart Sergeant First City/Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
24036 Steele Percival Lionel Wilson Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
37735 Steyn Daniel Ronquest Sergeant South African Police 1991-10-17
33152 Strydom Karel Christiaan Corporal South African Commandos 1977-10-17
24519 Sutton Robert James Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1942-10-17
24524 Swainston John W Corporal Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-10-17
24824 Taylor Geoffrey Knowles Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
24967 Theart John George Lance Corporal Witwatersrand Rifles/Regiment de la Rey, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
24993 Theron Jasper Johannes Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
25177 Thomson James McAulay Second Lieutenant South African Infantry 1916-10-17
33279 Thulare Harold William Rifleman SA Army 1998-10-17
25623 Tuohy Percival Charles Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
26536 Van De Venter Henry Lodewijk Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
26641 Van Der Merwe Johannes Jacobus Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-17
26685 Van Der Schyff Charles Private Cape Corps 1917-10-17
33480 Van Der Walt Vincent Mthuthuzeli Private South African Infantry Corps 2012-10-17
26746 Van Der Westhuizen Jan Willem Private Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-10-17
33535 Van Jaarsveld Tian Rifleman South African Infantry Corps 1983-10-17
26864 Van Lingen Izak Petrus Constable South African Military Constabulary 1918-10-17
33565 Van Rensburg Claude Kenneth Stoker South African Naval Forces 1948-10-17
27024 Van Schoor Mell Jacobus Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
33738 Viljoen Johannes Hercules Sapper South African Corps of Engineers 1977-10-17
27518 Vucasivich Thomas Trepo Private South African Infantry 1917-10-17
27849 Watson Henry Rory Ashley Peacock Captain General Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1947-10-17
27905 Wayland Harry Thornhill Private South African Infantry 1916-10-17
27907 Wayne Thomas Johannes Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
27991 Weinberg Albert Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-17
28111 Westenraad Hendrick Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28203 White Gordon Charles Lieutenant Cape Corps 1918-10-17
28311 Wild Walter Ernest Corporal South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28544 Willis Cyril Gabriel Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28713 Wishart Gordon Tarbat Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
28757 Wolvaardt Alphonsus Christoffel Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17
29137 Zulch Richard Thomas Private South African Infantry 1918-10-17

Deaths on 17 October by Year