1,077 approved dedications. Click a name or record number to open the full memorial page.
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| 30 July 2020 | 33394 | Corporal Louis Pieter Van Breda |
Lede van die Staatspresidentswag marsjeer met die oorskotte van kpl Louis van Breda en kpl Rowland Liebenberg nadat dit by die Lugmagbasis Ysterplaat in Kaapstad aangekom het. BRON: PARATUS • APRIL 1988 Sien hoofartikel…
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| 29 June 2020 | 30718 | Second Lieutenant Adriaan Hodgson Hind |
From Anthony Turton:
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| 23 June 2020 | 33927 | Lieutenant Freddie Johannes Zeelie |
Fred’s father received Fred’s posthumously awarded Louw Wepener Decoration. On the photo (left to right) Magnus Malan, Fred’s mother, Jan Breytenbach DVR SM, Fred’s father, unknown and Dewald de Beer VRM.
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| 11 May 2020 | 29855 | Rifleman Frank Paul Couvelis |
Factually incorrect! I was with Regt Erongo and was the platoon radio operator in platoon 1 who conducted the attack. We were supposed to attack Ediva, 8km to the west of Cahama but a navigational error in the thick bus…
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| 20 October 2019 | 32585 | Corporal Anton Prinsloo |
Iemand het my vertel dat hy die Ratel bevelvoerder was en dat hulle vuur getrek het en dat Anton hulle toe terug in die Ratel was, het hy gesien dat daar een van die troepe weg was. Anton Prinsloo het toe weer uit die R…
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| 16 October 2019 | 29413 | Staff Sergeant Peter David Berry |
From Mara Marx: General Viljoen said that the soldiers were former Rhodesian Army men and that they had crossed into Zimbabwe on an unauthorized mission apparently aimed at trying to free friends held in a detention cam…
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| 16 October 2019 | 29375 | Sergeant Robert Trevor Beech |
From Mara Marx: General Viljoen said that the soldiers were former Rhodesian Army men and that they had crossed into Zimbabwe on an unauthorized mission apparently aimed at trying to free friends held in a detention cam…
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| 16 October 2019 | 33837 | Sergeant John Andrew Wessels |
From Mara Marx: General Viljoen said that the soldiers were former Rhodesian Army men and that they had crossed into Zimbabwe on an unauthorized mission apparently aimed at trying to free friends held in a detention cam…
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| 13 October 2019 | 33766 | 1st Lieutenant Steven Volkersz |
I have just today received some more information from a source that will remain anonymous: "In reality Steven Volker was taken as a prisoner, cooperated, he was just killed by a hysterical stupid cook, who later was als…
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| 11 October 2019 | 33766 | 1st Lieutenant Steven Volkersz |
FOR HIM THE LAST POST HAS SOUNDED We stand to attention and salute 74324500PM Lieutenant Steven Volkersz from 2 Squadron who had volunteered to do an Operational Duty Tour as an Impala Aircraft Pilot at Air Force Base O…
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| 08 September 2019 | 30280 | Major Edward Richard Every |
Rest in peace Ed. Gone but never forgotten
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| 24 August 2019 | 29429 | Gunner Christo Francois Bezuidenhout |
I remember the day clearly . I will not forget you rest in peace
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| 05 August 2019 | 32648 | Gunner Riaan Jakob Rautenbach |
Feedback from Chris Schutte: R J Rautenbach - Charlie gun. He was standing next to me and Henk Bothma and Wimpie Snyman. Tail fin broke off according to results of inquiry. Blast of the mortar killed him. Shrapnel caugh…
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| 30 July 2019 | 29875 | Rifleman Daryl Peter Croeser |
Ratel 72, 30 July 1982. Hit a double cheese mine, Op Meebos Read more about it at http://www.warinangola.com:8088/default.aspx?tabid=590&forumid=2933&postid=10209&view=topic
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| 17 July 2019 | 31667 | Rifleman Mark Mason |
Photo of Mark taken during his last visit to his family, sometime in Dec 1981 or Jan 1982... (sent in by his brother, Dave Mason)
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| 30 May 2019 | 33773 | Captain Barend Jacobus Vorster |
I think the circumstances surrounding this are inaccurate.
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| 24 April 2019 | 41520 | Lance Corporal Petrus Jacobus Handura |
From Anton de Bruto: That was my last contact, Ismael Handura , was killed when he said, kom manne, kit op, with one single shot, France Phekka and Luislang were killed, Luislang got a direct hit with RPG, he was still…
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| 18 April 2019 | 30174 | Lance Corporal Pieter Gerhardus Viljoen Du Toit |
From Carlos Veloso: 84379122BGLance Corporal Pieter Gerhardus Viljoen Du Toit (SAMC Attached). He was 19. Rifleman Petrus Wama (201 Battalion SWATF). He was 24.It appears that Du Toit was subsequently captured by SWAPO/…
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| 15 April 2019 | 33484 | Second Lieutenant Daniel Rudolf Van Der Westhuizen |
From Roland de Vries: Oom Daan van der Westhuisen was awarded an HC.
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| 05 April 2019 | 32458 | Rifleman Steven Dennis Oscar Pearson |
From Mark Becker: I was on that patrol, and clearly remember that day and the events sorrounding it, RIP The leautenant had a premonition during the night, and in the morning asked us to quitely call out numbers from th…
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| 10 March 2019 | 29429 | Gunner Christo Francois Bezuidenhout |
From Pieter Brits:
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| 10 March 2019 | 29429 | Gunner Christo Francois Bezuidenhout |
From Dawid Pieters: Hoofseun en onder hoofseun saam my in kinderhuis op Potchefstroom...TRAGIES...RIP soldiers
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| 10 March 2019 | 29520 | Gunner Jameson Bosse |
From Pieter Brits:
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| 10 March 2019 | 29520 | Gunner Jameson Bosse |
From Dawid Pieters: Hoofseun en onder hoofseun saam my in kinderhuis op Potchefstroom...TRAGIES...RIP soldiers
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| 09 March 2019 | 35296 | Sergeant Johan Andries Kuhn |
As told by Cde Jeffrey Ndlovu (pseudonym Kenny Murwiri), who was a former ZIPRA chief of technical engineering and adjutant-general: The 16 of us were all over, moving from one place to another laying mines until the nu…
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| 17 February 2019 | 30631 | Captain Louis Harmse |
I had the unfortunate task to take Capt Harmse back in a body bag and he were also our commander. platoon sergeant Chris Van Wyk Callsign 39Juliet Still in my thoughts RIP
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| 13 February 2019 | 30864 | Lance Corporal Evaristo Joao |
From Pierre Wessels: It was a long walk on the night of the 30th, everybody carrying 2x 81mm HE mortar bombs, 1 days food and water. It was dark moon and we walked single file to the 81mm fire position. I recall 26 km’s…
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| 13 February 2019 | 29249 | Rifleman Gonsalves Antonio |
From Pierre Wessels: It was a long walk on the night of the 30th, everybody carrying 2x 81mm HE mortar bombs, 1 days food and water. It was dark moon and we walked single file to the 81mm fire position. I recall 26 km’s…
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| 13 February 2019 | 33309 | Rifleman Kambala Tolosi |
From Pierre Wessels: It was a long walk on the night of the 30th, everybody carrying 2x 81mm HE mortar bombs, 1 days food and water. It was dark moon and we walked single file to the 81mm fire position. I recall 26 km’s…
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| 13 February 2019 | 33944 | Rifleman Domingoes Zua |
From Pierre Wessels: It was a long walk on the night of the 30th, everybody carrying 2x 81mm HE mortar bombs, 1 days food and water. It was dark moon and we walked single file to the 81mm fire position. I recall 26 km’s…
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| 06 November 2018 | 32203 | Rifleman Dudley Nel |
From Craig O'farrell: Here is a picture of Dudly Nel Killed 82. I got the pic from his brother Kevin Nel (school friend)
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| 03 October 2018 | 30718 | Second Lieutenant Adriaan Hodgson Hind |
Just for the record, Adrian was not killed instantly. His gunner Kurt Oelofse helped him out of the turret. He climbed off the vehicle and was standing near the water tank when one of the infantry Ratels collected him a…
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| 11 September 2018 | 33489 | Gunner Hans Jurgens Van Der Westhuizen |
Was his instructor in 1981 and served together in Ops Packer. He was always full of life and full of mischief, a man that enjoyed every day. RIP.
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| 26 August 2018 | 40810 | Lance Corporal Nicolaas Willem Barnard |
Photo sent in by Craig O'Farrell
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| 01 August 2018 | 32585 | Corporal Anton Prinsloo |
Ek het jou vriendskapversoek op Facebook aanvaar en ook geantwoord op jou navraag op die War in Angola Facbook blad. Ek sal help waar ek kan. My iniigige simpatie met julle verlies. Ek neem aan dit was wel Korporaal A.…
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| 31 July 2018 | 32585 | Corporal Anton Prinsloo |
Lt Schoemies. Ek wil graag met jou in aanraking kom rakende my man se boetie Anton. Is dit moontlik. Dankie Juanita Prinsloo 079 808 3078
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| 27 July 2018 | 33958 | Rifleman Ettienne Zwanepoel |
Gone but never forgotten my old friend, Steve Wright
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| 22 May 2018 | 31276 | Rifleman Bernard Jacobus Leach |
I have now changed that in my ROH-database, thank you!
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| 22 May 2018 | 31276 | Rifleman Bernard Jacobus Leach |
I served with Leach, but a correction as he was a rifleman and not a private. He was a Ratel driver.
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| 09 April 2018 | 30767 | Rifleman Andries Petrus Human |
Newspaper clipping from Johan Fouché:
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