Famous Graves in South Africa
68 records found
Nelson Mandela
18 Jul 1918 – 5 Dec 2013Nelson Mandela was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary,...
Horace Henry Glasock
16 Oct 1880 – 20 Oct 19162nd Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in London, England,...
Dr Christiaan Barnard
8 Nov 1922 – 2 Sep 2001Medical Pioneer. He was the world renowned South African doctor...
Peter Brown
1837 – 10 Sep 1894Basuto War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Sweden, he served as...
Winston Gama
1962 – 22 Nov 2004Actor. Gama who was from Johannesburg, South Africa, played in...
Horace Edward Ramsden
15 Dec 1878 – 3 Aug 1948Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Chester,...
James Langley Dalton
1831 – 8 Jan 1887Zulu Wars Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in London, England, He...
Bantu Steven “Steve” Biko
12 Dec 1946 – 12 Sep 1977South African Black Leader. Biko founded the Black Consciousness...
Frederick Miller
10 Nov 1831 – 17 Feb 1874Crimean War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Radway, England, he...
Frederick Hugh Sherston Roberts
8 Jan 1872 – 17 Dec 18992nd Boer War II Victoria Cross Medal Recipient. He served as a...
Henry Harbord “Breaker” Morant
9 Dec 1864 – 27 Feb 1902Soldier, Poet. He freely invented details he told about his...
Ramolao Makhene
1947 – 13 Jul 2003Actor. Born in South Africa, he was a stage and film performer...
Shaka Zulu
1787 – 23 Sep 1828African Military Leader. Shaka "King of the Zulus" was a strong...
John Frederick McCrea
2 Apr 1854 – 16 Jul 1894Basuto War Victoria Cross Recipient. He was gazetted for the...
Herman Albrecht
1876 – 6 Jan 19002nd Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Burgersdorp, South...
David Reginald Younger
17 Mar 1871 – 10 Jul 19002nd Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Edinburgh,...
Thomas Edward Rendle
14 Dec 1884 – 1 Jun 1946World War I Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Bedminster Bristol,...
Robert James Thomas Digby-Jones
27 Sep 1876 – 6 Jan 1900Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. A native of Scotland,...
Alfred Atkinson
6 Feb 1874 – 21 Feb 19002nd Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Leeds, England, he...
Charles Herbert Mullins
28 Jun 1869 – 24 Mar 1916Second Boer War Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Grahamstown,...
