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| 13 December 2006 | 29423 | Rifleman Michael Nicolaas Beukes |
Was shot during a rare night attack by SWAPO near Ombalantu (Owamboland). Assigned to do the regular 8 day "Yeti" patrol duty, his platoon's overnight patrol camp was ambushed and the SADF suffered 5 casualties that nig…
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| 13 December 2006 | 1686 | Gunner Gideon Christiaan Matthys Bester |
Alhoewel Freddie Zeelie se dood amptelik as in Suidwes sou plaasvind, was hy besig met 'n verkennings operasie in Angola. Hy was die eerste Recce om te sneuwel in Angola Leon
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| 15 December 2006 | 30448 | Sergeant Jan Pieter Albertus Furstenburg |
Not breaking tradition as a PF instructor, Sgt Furstenburg was a respected hardliner and merciless disciplinarian. On numerous occasions I personally endured his one to one "special treatment", testing my physical and m…
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| 16 December 2006 | 32974 | Petty Officer Roy Frederick Skeates |
So sad the way no-one even knows about this dedication page, never met Roy , was too young, would have liked to though, have heard all the stories though! Nick Skeates ( Nephew)
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| 19 December 2006 | 29352 | Rifleman John Barnard |
If this is the J Barnard that i served with he was killed at Epupa falls in the Kokoveld(sector 10 ) in May/ June of 1987. He was out on a mine hunt with his team and a CPL Corrai when the buffel in which they were trav…
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| 19 December 2006 | 819 | Private John Hal Brown Ayton |
Niel was part of Papatroop an Eland90 troop during Operation Savannah. What happened to young Niel was that, on the morning of November 23rd 1975 (referred to by the survivors as ?Bloody Sunday,?) his armoured car was h…
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| 26 December 2006 | 31265 | Rifleman Johannes Gerber Le Roux |
This incident was 54 Bn/5 SAI Bn and the followup was performed by Berede 101 Maj Mense. I was at Eenhana at the time.
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| 29 December 2006 | 17694 | Labourer Longone Motobehe |
Richard Husdell was born in South Shields Durham England in 1882. His family relocated to Port Elizabeth South Africa in the late 1800s. His father Augustus was a military man and as a result he enlisted. Early in 1901…
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| 30 December 2006 | 30457 | Lieutenant Kurt Gagiano |
Killed while moving from a ambush site towards sound of terrs using a different footpath ran into ambush. johan
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| 30 December 2006 | 47511 | Burgher Petrus Jacobus Bellingan |
Hy het in Heidelberg Kaap gesterf maar ek weet nie onder watter omstandighede nie?? [as iemand my daarmee kan help sal ek bly wees] J Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 04 January 2007 | 29260 | Rifleman Willie Jacobus Appelgryn |
This incident was 54 battalion which was 5 SAI BN. We operated from Nkongo, Elundu and Eenhana. Ops Intel was over 45 enemy attacking divided into 3 flanks. A very bad day. S.M.Cronje
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| 07 January 2007 | 33054 | Rifleman Don Andries Spence |
Rfn D A Spence died 1982. Bravo Company 1 Para Bn as a result of an accidental discharge by a Rfn Rossouw after a contact with SWAPO in Angola approximate age 20.
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| 07 January 2007 | 33619 | Rifleman Abel Albertus Van Wyk |
Rfn A A van Wyk died as a result of an accidental discharge (own rifle) SWA 1982.Approximate age 21.
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| 12 January 2007 | 29380 | Major Nico Beetge |
Hi My name is Gerhardus Beetge I was born in 1971. this is quite a coincidence.
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| 12 January 2007 | 30555 | Lance Corporal Waldemar Heinrich Grobler |
Wallie was 'n 5 SAI seksie leier wat in Elundu gestasioneer was. Hy was baie goed en moes die laaste keer saam met ons uitgaan voor hy na Vryburg sou vertrek om met die liefde van sy lewe te trou. Ons was in totaal 17 l…
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| 20 January 2007 | 29364 | Lieutenant (Doctor) Cecil George Bartie |
Yes the person was DR Bartie my own cousin. died in 1981. Unknown Unknown
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| 24 January 2007 | 29608 | Second Lieutenant Roelof Nicolas Britz |
2 Lt Roelie Britz from 32 Bn Gp was killed by a crocodile on the night of 14 November 1978 when he went for a swim in the Kavango River. His body was never recovered. Information from Louis Bothma's book, Die Buffel Str…
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| 24 January 2007 | 31041 | Second Lieutenant Gerrit Keulder |
2Lt Keulder was killed in a SWAPO ambush south of Chana Henombe in Angola on 8 March 1977. He and his fellow 32 Bn soldiers tried to "liberate" some SWAPO cattle to Omauni for own use when the enemy opened fire on them.…
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| 24 January 2007 | 1097 | Lieutenant Henry Francis Barker |
2Lt Andre Opperman was killed in a SWAPO ambush on 6 September 1978 close to Chana Omalapapa at Beacon 28 on the Angolan border. Information obtained from Louis Bothma's book, Die Buffel Struikel.
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| 24 January 2007 | 33248 | Sergeant Coenraad Jacobus Theron |
Sgt Cobus Theron died on 6 June 1978 as a result of wounds he sustained from own artillery fire early May 1978 during Operation Rheindeer. Information obtained from Louis Bothma's book, Die Buffel Struikel.
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| 25 January 2007 | 33170 | Lance Corporal Michael Swanepoel |
This boy wasn't killed on the border, I watched him burn to death in Bourke's Luck along with 6 other boys. We had just come back from active duty in Kwa-Zulu Natal, and were called out to assist with a forest fire on E…
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| 04 February 2007 | 29816 | Staff Sergeant Donald Norman Coleby |
In 1983 Donald was on patrol in the operational area. His unit was ambushed and Donald was hit across the body by a burst of RPD machine gun fire. My heart breaks for those that died and those that lived. Our youth was…
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| 11 February 2007 | 31867 | Rifleman Meshack Mesongo |
Johannes Anonie van Niekerk, the son of Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk, former Commissioner of the Zuid Afrikaanse Polisie (ZARP) died in the battle of Modder River of wounds sustained in battle. He was married with two you…
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| 13 February 2007 | 7399 | Private Jacob Jacobus Fortuin |
Born in 1879 as William, brother of John Frederick b. 1878, he used the identification of a cousin in order to sign up and fight. Reported to have died of enteric fever.
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| 14 February 2007 | 33706 | Second Lieutenant Johannes Petrus Verhoef |
Johan was shot by own of his own troops after the troop was reprimanded for going off to drink at a "koeka" shop.
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| 16 February 2007 | 282 | Labourer Jan Albrecht |
You are definitely missed not only by your immediate family but all your cousins, uncles and aunts. you were a wonderful cheerful person sadly missed, you could have gone on in life and become some great.
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| 19 February 2007 | 30203 | Corporal Richard Alexander Ede |
Richard Ede was our brother and died at the Angolan border on 06 January 1983 at the age of 27. He was survived by his wife Annie and his two sons, Richard and Charles as well as his four siblings and parents. His death…
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| 21 February 2007 | 46656 | Burgher Gerhardus Christoffel Snyman Du Preez |
Gerhardus Christoffel Snyman DU PREEZ Birth: 31 May 1872 Klein Winterhoek Death: 4 May 1900 Winburg, OVS hospitaal Chr: Uitenhage Occupation: policeman of the ZAR Spouse: Anna Christina VAN DER MERWE 3 of his brothers a…
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| 28 February 2007 | 31162 | Candidate Officer Marthinus Jacobus Hendrik Krugel |
Service Record: Burnett George TROLLIP Age: 20, Nationality: English, Trade: Farmer Enlisted: 1st Feb Father: JO Trollip, Maraisburg Rank: Trooper Died of fever at Bethleham whilst a prisoner in the hands of the Boers 1…
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| 28 February 2007 | 31162 | Candidate Officer Marthinus Jacobus Hendrik Krugel |
Name: George Burnett Trollip Birth: 17 Apr 1879 - Whiteridge Farm, Middelburg, Cape, South Africa Christening: in Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg, Cape, South Africa Death: 9 Jun 1900 - Bethlehem, Free State, Sou…
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| 02 March 2007 | 31096 | Corporal Jan Hendrik Kleynhans |
We will remember you Unknown Unknown
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| 17 March 2007 | 9261 | Private Charles Augustus Harris |
Doodgeskiet deur englse wag 1-5-1900 terwyl besig met aandgodsdiens !. Groenpunt kamp Kaapstad. Hy was 22. Begrawe Woltemade begraafplaas Kaapstad .
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| 17 March 2007 | 16665 | Captain James Henry K Miller |
Van trein geval onderweg na front! 17-11-1899 Woltemade begrafplaas Kaapstad. Grafskrif: "hard luck" Uit: Vir vryheid en reg bls 117 Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 17 March 2007 | 32575 | Lieutenant Pieter Daniel Pretorius |
Killed on railway line. 3-3-1900 In "Vir vryheid en reg" bls. 117 Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 32663 | Corporal Andries Dawid Renken |
A. D. Renken . [1199] Killed Border Age : 27 Mil. No : 75338285BT Grave in Kirkwood [E Cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 22558 | Private Thomas John Scott |
P Mc Gillivray Priv. Gordon Highlanders Died: 15 -11-1900 illness Greenpoint, Cape Town Grave: Woltemade graveyard Cape Town Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 47511 | Burgher Petrus Jacobus Bellingan |
Petrus Jacobus Bellingan killed ABW. Born : 13-05-1879 Killed: 15-09-1901 Heidelberg cape Kommandant Theron comm Grave:Farm ?Tigerhoek?Uitenhage distr.
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| 18 March 2007 | 43996 | Burgher Cornelius Lourens Vermaas |
Cornelius Vermaas killed ABW Born : 2 Okt 1880 Killed :2 Okt 1901[on his 21st birthday!] at Kirkwood easten cape Gen. Smuts comm. Grave : Uitenhage Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 14979 | Private Tom Franklin Mansbridge |
S. Bowden Mil. No. :3395 PTE 5th SAI Killed : 14-06-1917 1st WW Grave: Alice [Ciskei E cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 6602 | Air Mechanic Gert Wilhelmus Paulus Els |
G.W. Els Mil. No.: 234064V S.A.L.M. Killed: 14-11-1947 2nd WW Age : 48 Grave : Alice [Ciskei E cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
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