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ON THIS DAY

26 August

69

South Africans who made the ultimate sacrifice

Person # Last Name First Name Rank Regiment Date of Death
71 Abramowitz Abraham Elijah Lieutenant South African Air Force 1943-08-26
402 Allison William Angus (Jock) Sergeant Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-26
504 Anderson William J Captain East African Medical Service 1917-08-26
29386 Bekker Harry Albert Rifleman South African Commandos 1976-08-26
2267 Botha Petrus J Major General Service Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-08-26
2463 Braid John Nicol Private South African Infantry 1916-08-26
2651 Broad Leslie Ben Leading Telegraphist Royal Navy 1941-08-26
3494 Case William Fransham Rifleman London Regiment 1918-08-26
3532 Caulfield Milton Lee Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-08-26
4113 Coetzee Abraham Sergeant Cape Corps 1918-08-26
4147 Coetzee Johannes Hendrik Private South African Motor Cyclist Corps 1918-08-26
4601 Cox Edgar William Brigadier General General Staff 1918-08-26
5038 Davids Abraham Private Cape Corps 1917-08-26
5039 Davids Abraham Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1919-08-26
34466 Diedericks Aaron Detective Sergeant South African Police 1989-08-26
7801 Fyvie William Second Lieutenant Royal Scots 1917-08-26
30411 Gerritz Hadley Private N TVL Maintenance Unit 1989-08-26
8479 Gouws Signaller South African Corps of Signals 1946-08-26
9152 Hansraj Mucka Corporal Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces 1943-08-26
9302 Harris Willie Peter Private Cape Coloured Labour Regiment 1919-08-26
9387 Harvey Basil Percy Francis Private Special Service Battalion, S.A. Forces 1940-08-26
9724 Henry James Douglas Lieutenant Royal Engineers 1943-08-26
10311 Hoskin Alfred Ernest Driver South African Service Corps 1917-08-26
10689 Innes Hector Albert Corporal South African Armoured Corps 1943-08-26
35177 Khoali Paul Constable South African Police 1992-08-26
12618 Kriel Sergeant 1st Reserve Brigade, S.A. Forces 1942-08-26
12700 Krynauw Daniel Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-26
35314 Kwakwa Louis Wilhelm Constable South African Police 1997-08-26
39592 Le Roux Benjamin Thomas Sergeant Rhodesian Light Infantry 1979-08-26
31407 Louw Francois Lance Corporal South African Infantry Corps 1978-08-26
35533 MacHaba Stuart Constable South African Police 1991-08-26
14633 Makaoa De Wet Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-08-26
14682 Makin William James Captain War Correspondent 1944-08-26
14755 Malcolm James Coghill Private South African Infantry 1916-08-26
41367 Manamela Gubuki Native Constable South African Mounted Rifles 1919-08-26
14895 Mancoba Private Essential Services Protection Corps, S.A. Forces 1942-08-26
15293 Martin Robert Douglas Second Lieutenant Wiltshire Regiment 1916-08-26
15548 Matle Petros Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-26
35969 Mavhungu J S Gerhard Detective Constable South African Police 1993-08-26
15673 Mawela Samuel Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1944-08-26
15851 McCarthy William Offley Captain Rhodesia Regiment 1916-08-26
16323 Mehungu Jan Private South African Native Labour Corps 1917-08-26
16760 Miselo William Private Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces 1945-08-26
17100 Mokgosi Ben Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-08-26
17583 Moses Jonas Private Cape Corps 1918-08-26
17749 Mouton Christian Johannes Lieutenant South African Air Force 1944-08-26
17829 Msengi Shisandaku Private South African Native Labour Corps 1918-08-26
18346 Nathan Banda Private Northern Rhodesia Regiment 1943-08-26
36781 Nemadodani Jacob Louis Sergeant South African Police 1999-08-26
19092 Ntubne Or Ntubane Private Rhodesia Native Regiment 1917-08-26

Deaths on 26 August by Year