On 31 July, let us pause to remember these young men from our Generation who answered the Final Roll Call.
31 July 1978: 72531742BG Sapper Louis Francois Porter from 46 Survey Squadron, South African Engineers was killed in a military vehicle accident at Kimbezi in Eastern Caprivi. He was 21.
31 July 1982: 78914058SP Rifleman Domingo Dala Denge from 32 Battalion was Killed in Action during a contact with enemy forces in Southern Angola. He was 30.
31 July 1987: 84319656BG Airman Jacques de Villiers Snyders from TEK Base was killed in a private motorcycle accident in Central Pretoria when his motorcycle collided with a truck at the intersection of Church and Rebecca Street. He was 18.
31 July 1987: 80251077BG Rifleman Louis Samuel Du Piesanie from Infantry School was killed in a private motor vehicle accident 8 km from Beaufort West. He was 23.
31 July 1988: 84610914BG Lance Corporal Keith Balfour Anthony Haynes from the Technical Service Corps attached to 32 Field Workshop was killed near Grootfontein while driving his military Bedford after he lost control of the vehicle while turning a corner and the vehicle overturned, crushing him inside the drivers cabin. He was 24.
31 July 1989: 86276052BG Private Edward Stephen Cooper from the Provost School was killed when his SAMIL 50 overturned at the Army Battle School. He was 18.
31 July 1991: Two members from 111 Battalion were killed when their military vehicle that was transporting patients to 1 Military Hospital, overturned on the N4 Highway near Cullinan. They were:
86742814HF Rifleman Bonisani Abednego Sibuyi. He was 27
89729982HF Rifleman Morris Mavabaza Simbine. He was 33
FOR THEM THE LAST POST HAS SOUNDED
On 31 July 2025, let us pause to remember these young men from our Generation who answered the Final Roll Call.
31 July 1978: 72531742BG Sapper Louis Francois Porter from 46 Survey Squadron, South African Engineers was killed in a military vehicle accident at Kimbezi in Eastern Caprivi. He was 21.
31 July 1982: 78914058SP Rifleman Domingo Dala Denge from 32 Battalion was Killed in Action during a contact with enemy forces in Southern Angola. He was 30.
31 July 1987: 84319656BG Airman Jacques de Villiers Snyders from TEK Base was killed in a private motorcycle accident in Central Pretoria when his motorcycle collided with a truck at the intersection of Church and Rebecca Street. He was 18.
31 July 1987: 80251077BG Rifleman Louis Samuel Du Piesanie from Infantry School was killed in a private motor vehicle accident 8km from Beaufort West. He was 23.
31 July 1988: 84610914BG Lance Corporal Keith Balfour Anthony Haynes from the Technical Service Corps attached to 32 Field Workshop was killed near Grootfontein while driving his military Bedford after he lost control of the vehicle while turning a corner and the vehicle overturned, crushing him inside the drivers cabin. He was 24.
31 July 1989: 86276052BG Private Edward Stephen Cooper from the Provost School was killed when his SAMIL 50 overturned at the Army Battle School. He was 18.
31 July 1991: Two members from 111 Battalion were killed when their military vehicle that was transporting patients to 1 Military Hospital, overturned on the N4 Highway near Cullinan. They were:
86742814HF Rifleman Bonisani Abednego Sibuyi. He was 27
89729982HF Rifleman Morris Mavabaza Simbine. He was 33
Their names and sacrifices will not be forgotten