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ON THIS DAY

17 July

188

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
46 Abrahams Hassien Private Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1941-07-17
112 Adams Cecil John Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1941-07-17
225 Affleck James Douglas Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
496 Anderson Victor Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
660 Armstrong Alfred Ernest Benjamin Corporal South African Infantry 1916-07-17
935 Baisley Sydney Norman Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
1439 Beeching William Driver South African Service Corps 1917-07-17
1446 Beetar Joseph Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
1522 Bell William James Private South African Air Force Regiment (Natal Mounted Rifles) 1944-07-17
1561 Bengisa Ncauwe Or Ngauwe Cape Boy South African Native Labour Bureau 1918-07-17
1656 Berry Ian Joseph Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-07-17
29453 Blaauw Andries Johannes Rifleman 1 Parachute Battalion 1976-07-17
1932 Blatherwick Reginald Alfred William Second Lieutenant South African Air Force 1941-07-17
2224 Botha David Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
2383 Bowley Sidney William Charles Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1941-07-17
2586 Bridson Walter Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1916-07-17
2602 Brighton Edwin Kenneth Sergeant Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1944-07-17
2939 Buckingham Joshua Isaac Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
3138 Butcher Cyril Ross Sergeant Umvoti Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1940-07-17
3154 Butler Sam Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
3308 Campbell Hugh Lance Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1942-07-17
3347 Capper Wilfred Franklin Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
3516 Castle Harold Birks Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
34315 Chuene Arthur Hugh Bromley Sergeant South African Police 2000-07-17
34317 Cilliers Diedre Constable (female) South African Police 1993-07-17
3995 Clews William Edward Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4002 Clift Prior Hudson Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4155 Coetzee Mathiam Corporal 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1945-07-17
4188 Cohen Alfred Edward Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
41563 Collins Henry De Villiers Trainee South African Air Force 1962-07-17
4296 Colly Harold David Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4316 Combrinck Pierce Ryan Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4384 Conway Thomas Perry Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
4426 Coombe Augustus Victor Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1916-07-17
34367 Cooper Daniel Constable South African Police 1992-07-17
4867 Cyster Japie Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-07-17
5027 Davey George Henry Sergeant South African Infantry 1916-07-17
5159 Davis Thomas Oliver Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
34413 De Coning Philippus Rudolph Detective Sergeant South African Police 1992-07-17
34420 De Jongh Nicolaas Maghiel Captain South African Police 1996-07-17
5358 De Lange Nicholaas Johannes Corporal Natal Mounted Rifles, S.A. Forces 1944-07-17
5444 De Vos John Lance Corporal South African Infantry 1916-07-17
5735 Dillon Joseph Benjamin Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
6030 Drummond James Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
6303 Dunn James Selwyn Air Sergeant South African Air Force 1941-07-17
6302 Dunn Joseph Albert Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
6511 Egnal Alec Human Corporal Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-07-17
6838 Evison Charles Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
6968 Feast Frederick Walter Private South African Infantry 1916-07-17
7326 Forbes Neville John Second Lieutenant Royal Air Force 1918-07-17

Deaths on 17 July by Year