Find A Grave - South Africa

Dube, Lucky b. August 3, 1964 d. October 18, 2007
Reggae Musician. Born Ermelo Dube in Mpumalanga, he was South Africa's most successful reggae artist. In 1984 he released his first album, "Rastas Never Die", and went on to record more then 20 albums in Zulu, English and Affrikaans. His 1993 album "Victims" sold over one million copies worldwide and he received a record contract from Motown in 1995. The following year he was named "Best Selling African Recording Artist" at the World Music Awards and named "International Artist Of The Year" at...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Dube Farm Cemetery, Newcastle, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Durnford, Anthony b. May 24, 1832 d. January 22, 1879
British Officer, Zulu War. Lt. Col. Durnford was a colorful leader of colonial troops in South Africa. During the Zulu War of 1879, Durnford was killed fighting in the last stand of the British force at Isandhlwana.
Fort Napier Cemetery, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Fassie, Brenda b. November 3, 1964 d. May 9, 2004
South African Singer. She became a household name with her band "The Big Dudes" after their smash single "Weekend Special" in 1984. She followed with the single "Too late for Mama," which went platinum in South Africa and placed her in the international limelight. She toured extensively, performing in South America, Australia, Europe and the United States. Time Magazine called her "The Madonna of the Townships" in an interview published during a U.S. tour in 2001. She collaborated with African...[Read More] (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Langa Cemetery, Langa, Western Cape, South Africa
Gama, Winston b. 1962 d. November 22, 2004
Actor. Gama who was from Johannesburg, South Africa, played in the films, "Shaka Zulu" (1986), "Purgatory" (1988), "Dragonard" (1987), "Roten Elefanten, Die" (1986), and Master Of Dragonard Hill" (1989). (Bio by: K)
Avalon Cemetery, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Glasock, Horace Henry b. October 16, 1880 d. October 20, 1916
2nd Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in London, England, he served as a Driver in Q Battery, Royal Horse Artillery, British Army. In actions at Korn Spruit South Africa, on March 31, 1900, a British force including two batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery, was retiring from Thabanchu towards Bloemfontein when the enemy formed an ambush. When the alarm was given that the guns and their limbers to be run back by hand to a safe place, Driver Glasock with two comrades succeeded in running...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Goldin, Brett b. 1978 d. April 17, 2006
Actor. He was born and died in South Africa. He was a respected actor on stage and screen. On stage, he is remembered for his work in the play "Pick Ups" and he was appearing as Guildenstern in Janet Suzman's production of Hamlet. His film credits include the horror film "Slash," "Proteus" and "The Crazy Monkey Movie." Sadly, his body and the boyd of fashion designer Richard Bloom were found naked in a field, having been shot in the head. Five men were arrested when they were caught using...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
West Park Cemetery, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Plot: Jewish Section
Gorle, Robert Vaughan b. May 6, 1896 d. January 11, 1937
World War I Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. In the First World War, he served as a Lieutenant in the 50th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. For the attack on Ledeghem Belgium, October 1, 1918, he was in command of a 18-pound canon in support of infantry. Seeing that the infantry was being driven back by intense German machine-gun fire, he brought his gun into action in the most exposed positions. Without hesitation, several times he galloped his gun in front of the leading infantry destroying...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Stellawood Cemetery, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Griffiths, William b. 1841 d. January 22, 1879
Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, he served as a Private in the 2nd Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot, British Army. On May 7, 1867 at the island of Andaman, in the Bay of Bengal India, Private Griffiths was one of a party of five who risked their lives in manning a boat and proceeding through dangerous surf to rescue some of their comrades who had been sent to the island to find out the fate of the commander and seven of the crew, who were feared murdered by the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Isandhlwana Battlefield, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Hurley, Denis Eugene b. November 9, 1915 d. February 13, 2004
Roman Catholic Bishop. Ordained priest through the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. At the age of 31, he became the then-youngest Roman Catholic bishop in the world; it was a position in which he served for 45 years. He was a tireless and courageous opponent of apartheid and sought social, economic, and religious justice for all peoples throughout his life. At great personal risk he engaged in political opposition to the existing regimes in the Republic of South Africa, criticizing police terror...[Read More] (Bio by: Anonymous)
Emmanuel Cathedral, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
kaMpande, Cetshwayo b. 1827 d. February 8, 1884
Zulu King. Cetshwayo was king of the Zulu nation in South Africa during the British invasion of 1879. Although his men fought bravely and inflicted one of the worst defeats in the history of the British military at Isandhlwana on January 22, 1879, their spears were ultimately no match for the British firepower. Cetshwayo was eventually captured and deposed.
Nkhandla Forest, Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kente, Gibson b. 1932 d. November 7, 2004
He was born in East London, South Africa. He produced more than 20 plays and 3 television dramas from 1963 until 1992. He was the founding father of the black township theatre. He was the first South African to tackle poverty, crime, and politics of the country's sprawling townships under white rule revolutionizing African urban theatre with his gospel and jazz infused musicals. (Bio by: Genet)
Cause of death: AIDS related
Roodepoort Cemetery, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Kruger, Paul b. October 10, 1825 d. July 14, 1904
He was a former president of South Africa and leader of the Boers. (Bio by: Ron Moody)
Church Street Cemetery, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Plot: Heroes Acre
Kunene, Mazisi b. May 12, 1930 d. August 11, 2006
Author. He was born in Durban, South Africa. Kunene studied at the University of Natal, and won the Bantu Literary Competition Award in 1956. He left South Africa in 1959, taught in Lesotho, and years later gained the distinction of becoming Professor of African Literature and Language at the University of California in Los Angeles. His books reflected powerfully the language and history of his Zulu heritage and made him a major voice in African literature. Among his works "Zulu Poems" "Emperor...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Amahlongwa Cemetery, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Kuzwayo, Ellen b. June 29, 1914 d. April 19, 2006
Author, Politician. She was born on a farm in the Thaba Nchu district in the Orange Free State, South Africa. In the 1940s, she joined the likes of Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo in forming the militant ANC Youth League, becoming a women's and civil rights activist. In fact, she was a stalwart campaigner against apartheid in South Africa. In 1994, at 79, she was elected as an ANC member of South Africa's first multiracial parliament. Also she acted as a shebeen queen, alongside...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Doornkoop Cemetery, Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Lane, Thomas b. May, 1836 d. April 12, 1889
Crimean War Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a Private in the 67th Regiment, Hampshire Regiment. At Taku, China, August 21, 1860, Private Lane's regiment was attacked by the enemy at there fort entrance. He with an officer, before an entrance had been effected by the enemy to enlarge an opening in the wall, through which they eventually could have entered, stopped the forward assault and was severely wounded. For this action in the face of the enemy, he was awarded the Victoria...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Gladstone Cemetery, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Makhene, Ramolao d. July 13, 2003
Actor. Born in South Africa, he was a stage and film performer best known for his role as Vusi on the SABC1 TV drama series "Soul City" from 1994 to 1999. During the 1960s and 1970s, he was cast in many plays in South Africa's landmark theatrical and cinematic pieces. His film credits include "Place of Weeping" (1986), "Saturday Night At the Palace" (1987), "Quiet Thunder" (1988), "Cyborg Cop" (1993), "The Air Up There" (1994) and "Cry The Beloved Brother" (1995). He won recognition at the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Klipspruit West Cemetery , Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Malone, Sgt. Joseph b. January 11, 1833 d. June 28, 1883
Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Eccles, Lancashire, he served as a Sergeant in the 17th Lancers, Duke of Cambridge's Own, British Army. On October 25, 1854 at Balaclava, Crimea, known as "The Charge of the Light Brigade" Sergeant Malone's horse had been killed under him, stopped on the field amidst a storm of shot and shell. Rising to his feet, he helped a troop sergeant major and another sergeant to move a severely wounded officer out of range of the enemy's guns. For gallantry...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Saint Andrew's Churchyard, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
McCann, Rev. Owen b. June 29, 1907 d. March 26, 1994
South African religious leader and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Woodstock, near Cape Town, he studied first at Saint Joseph College, in Rodenbosch, then at the University of Cape Town, and finally at the Pontifical Urbanian Athenaeum "De Propaganda Fide," in Rome. He was ordained, on December 21, 1935, in Cape Town. From 1940 to 1948, he was editor of “The Southern Cross”, then he did pastoral work in Cape Town, until his election as titular bishop of Stettorio and his...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon)
Roman Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Plot: Our Lady of the Flight into Egypt Chapel
McCrea, John Frederick b. April 2, 1854 d. July 16, 1894
Basuto war Victoria Cross Recipient.
Kokstad Cemetery, East Griqualand, KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Melvill, Teignmouth b. September 8, 1842 d. January 22, 1879
British Officer, Zulu War, Victoria Cross Awardee. Lt. Melvill was serving as adjutant of the 1st Battalion, 24th Regiment of Foot (2nd Warwickshire Regiment / South Wales Borderers) during the Zulu War of 1879 in South Africa. During the battle of Isandhlwana, January 22, 1879, when the British force was about to be overrun, Lt. Melvill was charged by the battalion commander with carrying the Queen's Colour of the battalion to safety. He cut his way out of the surrounding Zulus and reached the...[Read More]
Cause of death: Killed in action
Hillside overlooking the Buffalo River, Fugitives Drift, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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