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ON THIS DAY

24 October

242

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
5711 Dietrich Ernst Driver Cape Auxiliary Horse Transport 1918-10-24
5769 Dismore James Henry Private South African Infantry 1918-10-24
5976 Doyle Cornie Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6050 Du Plessis Sergeant Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6152 Du Preez Peter W Sergeant Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6272 Duncan Alexander Private South African Infantry 1918-10-24
6304 Dunn Stephanus Andries Private South African Medical Corps 1918-10-24
6390 Earp-Jones Denys Alfred St. Chad Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6594 Eloff Jan Hendrick Rifleman South African Mounted Rifles 1918-10-24
6709 Erasmus Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6710 Erasmus Sergeant South African Military Constabulary 1918-10-24
6691 Erasmus Anthony Lieutenant South African Air Force 1942-10-24
6736 Erlank Louis Marius Lance Corporal Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6897 Faltein Niklas (Nicholas) Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
6938 Farrell Percival Victor Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
7077 Ferreira Thomas Ignatius Private Protectorate Garrison Regiment 1918-10-24
7096 Ffolliott William Leigh Trooper British South African Police 1918-10-24
7265 Fletcher Lionel Charles Sergeant Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
7305 Folster Arthur William Master Merchant Navy 1943-10-24
7355 Forder Henry Cecil Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-10-24
7460 Fourie Jacobus Johannes Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
39333 Fourie Lionel Barry Corporal Rhodesian Corps of Signals 1979-10-24
7523 Francis Native Leader British South African Police 1918-10-24
39215 Fungura Alfred External Assistant Internal Affairs 1977-10-24
8040 Gerber Isiaih Reuben Sapper South African Engineer Corps 1942-10-24
8128 Gibson William Blaikie Second Engineer Officer Merchant Navy 1941-10-24
8218 Ginsberg Fred Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
8377 Goodman Max Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
8486 Gouws Private Cape Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
8577 Grant Joseph Henry Private Cape Town Highlanders, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
34832 Grobler Pieter Schalk Director South African Police 2002-10-24
8871 Groves Richard Lieutenant Sherwood Foresters (Notts and Derby Regiment) 1917-10-24
30574 Gunston Henry Candidate Officer South African Air Force 1987-10-24
9119 Hancock Royston S Private Rand Light Infantry, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
9350 Harter John Gerrard (Jean Gerard) Apprentice Merchant Navy 1943-10-24
9434 Hathorn Walter Blaikie Captain Royal Natal Carbineers, S.A. Forces 1941-10-24
9560 Heard Neville Morkel Private Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
9891 Hill James Cornelius Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-10-24
10164 Holmes Norman Harold Private South African Infantry 1918-10-24
10211 Hood Joseph William Private South African Signal Service 1918-10-24
10564 Hunter William Sergeant South African Infantry 1917-10-24
41464 Irish Cornelius Labourer South African Labour Corps 1915-10-24
10808 Jackson William Private South African Infantry 1918-10-24
10890 Jacobs John Reginald Maurice Captain Imperial Light Horse, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
35027 Jacobs Nicolas Constable South African Police 1978-10-24
11412 Jones Daniel Hermanus Johannes Private Camp Commandants Staff, S.A. Forces 1918-10-24
11421 Jones Emrys Morgan Private South African Infantry 1918-10-24
11465 Jones Robert Charles Dillon Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 1941-10-24
11495 Jooste Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24
11508 Jordaan Private Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces 1942-10-24

Deaths on 24 October by Year