We remember the following 67 Moths who have answered the Sunset Call during the Moth Year 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
We Will Remember Them
(last updated on the 1st April 2025)
Moth Sunset Calls 2024-Jul-01 2025 to 2025-Jun-30
| Sunset Call Date | Initiation Date | First Name | Last Name | Current Province | Current District | Current Shellhole | Current Operational Unit | Age | Years of Service | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Jul 2024 | 14 Nov 2019 | Marthinus Johannes | Herbst | Platinum Provincial Dugout | East Rand District | Shellburst | Technical Service Corps | 61 | 6 | ||
| 08 Jul 2024 | 01 Sep 1987 | Jack | Parker | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | No District - SKZN | Pennington/Jock Payne | BSAP | 96 | 38 | ||
| 10 Jul 2024 | 01 Jan 2004 | David Andrew | Le Roux | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Mainline District | Victory | ADK TRANS/MAIN | 70 | 21 | ||
| 21 Jul 2024 | 01 Sep 2019 | William | Kitshoff | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Majozi DCM | SA Army - 5 SAI, 9 SAI | 64 | 6 | ||
| 28 Jul 2024 | 01 Sep 1981 | Trevor | Thomas | Platinum Provincial Dugout | East Rand District | Windy Corner | 89 | 44 | |||
| 01 Aug 2024 | 01 Sep 1980 | Daantjie | Fourie | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Weskus Quartel | 86 | 45 | |||
| 08 Aug 2024 | 11 Jun 1980 | Philippus Johannes Jacobus | Nel | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Outpost - Platinum | Minefield | 70 | 45 | |||
| 09 Aug 2024 | 14 Oct 2022 | Ian Ernest | Featherstone | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Picardy-Bazooka | R.A.F. Halton | 76 | 3 | ||
| 09 Aug 2024 | 07 Jul 2022 | Johan | Wandrag | Platinum Provincial Dugout | South Eastern Transvaal District | Monte Sole | 4 SAI | 67 | 3 | ||
| 10 Aug 2024 | 01 Aug 2008 | Marcel | Bosch | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Red Barn/ToTS | 74 | 17 | |||
| 14 Aug 2024 | 01 Jun 2013 | Stephen Victor | Cooke | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Warrior | Engineers Rhodesia | 77 | 12 | ||
| 25 Aug 2024 | 01 Feb 2015 | Dave | Wright | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Dawn Patrol | 68 | 10 | |||
| 26 Aug 2024 | 01 Jun 2015 | Dennis James | Moran | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Pietermaritzburg District | Inchanga/Queens Own | BSAP PATU | 79 | 10 | ||
| 30 Aug 2024 | 01 Apr 2001 | Robert Richard | Jones | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Rhumbelow | 68 | 24 | |||
| 03 Sep 2024 | 01 May 2013 | Cheryl Ann | Grover | Platinum Provincial Dugout | East Rand District | Dickie Fritz | Rhodesian Air Force | 68 | 12 | ||
| 04 Sep 2024 | 01 Jan 2003 | Daniel | Engelbreght | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Vereeniging/Bukshee | S.A.I. | 68 | 22 | ||
| 08 Sep 2024 | 01 Sep 1978 | Robert McDermid | Dow | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Oasis | Sandton Commando | 85 | 47 | ||
| 16 Sep 2024 | 01 May 2014 | Clair | Fichardt | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Pip-Ack | 81 | 11 | |||
| 17 Sep 2024 | 01 Dec 2001 | Daphne Elizabeth Ann | Foster-Sutherland | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Marshal Smuts | WW2 | 99 | 24 | ||
| 18 Sep 2024 | 02 Jul 2023 | Anthony Neville | Bensted - Smith | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Pretoria District | Field Marshal | 1 Signal Regiment | 79 | 2 | ||
| 22 Sep 2024 | 06 Jun 2023 | Frank Edward | Knowles | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Pietermaritzburg District | Gunga Din | 15 Maintenance | 65 | 2 | ||
| 28 Sep 2024 | 01 Apr 1991 | Ian | Naude | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Northern Natal District | Monte Stanco | 75 | 34 | |||
| 29 Sep 2024 | 01 May 1978 | Brian Ian | Wickens | Platinum Provincial Dugout | South Eastern Transvaal District | Mukumbura | 75 | 47 | |||
| 30 Sep 2024 | 01 Jan 2013 | John | Wilkinson | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Mainline District | Better `ole (ntl) | 78 | 12 | |||
| 04 Oct 2024 | 27 Nov 2018 | Andrew Masleod | Budge | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Byng Boys | Port Natal, 21 Maintenance Unit | 66 | 7 | ||
| 11 Oct 2024 | 01 Jul 1996 | Winks | Stening | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Pietermaritzburg District | Up North | 2nd WW Veteran | 99 | 29 | ||
| 17 Oct 2024 | 01 Jul 2016 | Jacobus Frederick | Van Staden | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Chilly Trench | SAAF | 66 | 9 | ||
| 23 Oct 2024 | 01 Dec 2014 | Sean | Harrington | Eastern Cape Provincial Dugout | East London District | Gonubie | 61 | 11 | |||
| 25 Oct 2024 | 01 May 2012 | Brian Rhys | Davies | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Mainline District | Twilight/Red Tab | British Army | 89 | 13 | ||
| 26 Oct 2024 | 26 Nov 2023 | Charles Thomas | Ward | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | No District - SKZN | Cinder City | SAP | 61 | 2 | ||
| 31 Oct 2024 | 01 Jul 2013 | Christopher John | Nichol | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Mainline District | Twilight/Red Tab | BSAP Rhodesia | 79 | 12 | ||
| 31 Oct 2024 | 01 Jul 2001 | Samuel | Smith | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Port Natal Sharpshooters B | 1 Construction Regiment | 74 | 24 | ||
| 01 Nov 2024 | 16 Jul 2022 | Frederik Pieter Jacobus | Boersma | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Outpost - Platinum | Botha | 1 Parachute Battalion | 60 | 3 | ||
| 08 Nov 2024 | 01 Sep 2004 | Bernard Henry | Clarke | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Mainline District | Twilight/Red Tab | NMR | 78 | 21 | ||
| 27 Nov 2024 | 01 May 2012 | Tim | Paxton | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Outpost - Platinum | Minefield | BSAP Rhodesia | 74 | 13 | ||
| 08 Dec 2024 | 26 Sep 2021 | Nicolaas Abraham | De Beer | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Bomb Alley | SAAF | 79 | 4 | ||
| 09 Dec 2024 | 01 Dec 2013 | Daniel Jacobus | Saayman | Eastern Cape Provincial Dugout | East London District | Port Rex | 61 | 12 | |||
| 13 Dec 2024 | 05 May 2022 | Ian Barry | Gedye | Platinum Provincial Dugout | East Rand District | Cosy Corner | SA Navy | 78 | 3 | ||
| 20 Dec 2024 | 01 Jun 2014 | Jennifer Gail | Hewer | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Long Distance Snipers | 1 Engineer's Unit | 74 | 11 | ||
| 22 Dec 2024 | 01 Sep 2009 | Frans | Du Plessis | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | No District - SKZN | Hard Tack | 69 | 16 | |||
| 25 Dec 2024 | 01 Jan 1997 | Johan | Burger | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Blaauwberg Cuca | 2 SAI INFANTRY | 70 | 28 | ||
| 27 Dec 2024 | 01 Jun 2014 | George | Beveridge | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | No District - SKZN | El Alamein | SADF | 59 | 11 | ||
| 30 Dec 2024 | 01 May 2008 | Lionel Eduard | Winterbach | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Coalfields District | Gondar | 35 Sqn | 77 | 17 | ||
| 04 Jan 2025 | 01 Apr 2016 | Jan | Barnard | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Coalfields District | Ratel | SAP TIN Unit | 67 | 9 | ||
| 04 Jan 2025 | 01 Mar 1997 | Ivor | Elliott | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Journey`s End | 66 | 28 | |||
| 11 Jan 2025 | 01 Aug 2011 | Gerry | Caldiera | Platinum Provincial Dugout | East Rand District | Sphinx | 77 | 14 | |||
| 12 Jan 2025 | 01 Mar 2006 | Howard John | Nurcombe-Thorne | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Mainline District | Winston Churchill | 19 FD Eng Regt & 18 FD Eng Regt | 80 | 19 | ||
| 13 Jan 2025 | 01 Sep 2006 | Robert | Fisher | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Marshal Smuts | Middelburg Commando | 78 | 19 | ||
| 13 Jan 2025 | 01 Sep 1983 | John | Becking | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Pietermaritzburg District | Gunga Din | Rhodesian Defence Force | 89 | 42 | ||
| 15 Jan 2025 | 13 Mar 2022 | Ronald | Faragher | Eastern Cape Provincial Dugout | Settlers District | Aloe White Ensign | SADF 5SAI | 69 | 3 | ||
| 17 Jan 2025 | 11 Feb 2018 | Cristiaan de Wet | Beukman | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Warrior | SAAF | 75 | 7 | ||
| 20 Jan 2025 | 01 Apr 2016 | Allen Richard | Sounes | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Warrior | 1SAI | 72 | 9 | ||
| 24 Jan 2025 | 02 May 2023 | Garnet | Dalton | Eastern Cape Provincial Dugout | East London District | Port Rex | SADF 11 Commando E Company | 67 | 2 | ||
| 25 Jan 2025 | 01 Sep 1980 | Brian | Bagnall | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Outpost - Platinum | Minefield | 84 | 45 | |||
| 02 Feb 2025 | 01 Jan 2003 | Johnny | Nicholson | Platinum Provincial Dugout | East Rand District | Tim Lukin | SA Irish Regiment | 79 | 22 | ||
| 06 Feb 2025 | 01 Feb 2024 | Johannes Hermanus | Coetzee | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Pietermaritzburg District | Allan Wilson | SA Navy | 74 | 1 | ||
| 08 Feb 2025 | 01 Jan 2003 | Paul | Daykin | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Red Barn/ToTS | 82 | 22 | |||
| 11 Feb 2025 | 03 Mar 2022 | Christopher Noel | Jones | Platinum Provincial Dugout | West Rand District | Steel Helmet | Signals Regiment | 64 | 3 | ||
| 16 Feb 2025 | 01 Jan 1995 | Marius | Van Der Westhuizen | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Pip-Ack | 70 | 30 | |||
| 18 Feb 2025 | 01 Aug 2006 | Nell | Gilbert | Free State & Northern Cape Provincial Dugout | Bloemfontein District | El Gobi | WW2 | 101 | 19 | ||
| 19 Feb 2025 | 13 Feb 2023 | Brian | Lubbe | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Dawn Patrol | Service Corps | 72 | 2 | ||
| 22 Feb 2025 | 11 May 2019 | Bruce Hardy (Butch) | Baker | Platinum Provincial Dugout | Outpost - Platinum | Long Tom | AFB Louis Trichardt | 82 | 6 | ||
| 25 Feb 2025 | 01 Dec 2014 | Warren | Cowan | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Battledress | 54 | 11 | |||
| 05 Mar 2025 | 01 Aug 2010 | Johan Daniel | Van Schalkwyk | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Journey`s End | Rhodisian Air Force-Thornhill | 77 | 15 | ||
| 08 Mar 2025 | 01 Dec 1997 | Norman | Adams | Southern Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Pietermaritzburg District | Atomic | 84 | 28 | |||
| 14 Mar 2025 | 01 Jan 2002 | Emil | Lancaster | Kwazulu Natal Provincial Dugout | Durban & District | Byng Boys | 1 Construction Reg (Springs) | 57 | 23 | ||
| 24 Mar 2025 | 01 Dec 2010 | Wouter | Van Der Ley | Cape Western Provincial Dugout | No District - Cape Western | Dawn Patrol | 72 | 15 |