Stories

Date	#	Person	Story
30 May 2001	33693	Rifleman Phillipus Francois Venter SA Army · 1975-12-01	Battle of Bridge 14 It was about November or December 1975 at Bridge 14 in Angola where Myself (Private Kevin Bowden) and Docter Andre Heyns under enemy mortar fire were requested to accompany 3 Recce's on foot to cross…
30 May 2001	33891	Second Lieutenant Kevin Roy Winterbottom South African Air Force · 1976-06-09	Kevin Roy Winterbottom, Posthumous HC SA Air Force No 70388129PE Rank: 2nd Lieutenant Decoration: Honoris Crux (Posthumous) On the morning of 9 June 1976, 2nd Lieutenant Winterbottom was flying an Impala aircraft on a g… — Eugene Griesel
30 May 2001	33893	Petty Officer Coenraad Johannes Wium SAS President Kruger · 1982-02-18	Died in the crash of the SAS Kruger into the SAS Tafelberg. He was serving on the SAS Kruger at the time. Unknown Unknown
30 May 2001	30252	Captain Andre Erasmus South West African Territory Force · 1980-05-21	32 BN May 21 1980 Savate Angola cpl Andy falkus cpl engelbrecht capt Erasmus Lt patrick Capt C Muller (I think) This was a spec op in support of UNITA and the actual attack commenced at 09:21 Dean Shelley [dean@phoenix.…
30 May 2001	1702	Ordinary Seaman Hedley Crossman Beswetherick South African Naval Forces · 1942-04-05	32 BN May 21 1980 Savate Angola cpl Andy falkus cpl engelbrecht capt Erasmus Lt patrick Capt C Muller (I think) This was a spec op in support of UNITA and the actual attack commenced at 09:21 Dean Shelley [dean@phoenix.…
30 May 2001	32434	Second Lieutenant Timothy Simmons Patrick South West African Territory Force · 1980-05-21	32 bn May 21 1980 Savate Angola cpl Andy falkus cpl engelbrecht capt Erasmus Lt patrick Capt C Muller (I think) This was a spec op in support of UNITA and the actual attack commenced at 09:21 Posted by : Dean Shelley de…
30 May 2001	30240	Corporal Eduard Coetzee Engelbrecht South West African Territory Force · 1980-05-21	32 bn May 21 1980 Savate Angola cpl Andy falkus cpl engelbrecht capt Erasmus Lt patrick Capt C Muller (I think) This was a spec op in support of UNITA and the actual attack commenced at 09:21 Dean Shelley [dean@phoenix.…
30 May 2001	30286	Lance Corporal Andrew Jeremy (Ande) Falkus South West African Territory Force · 1980-05-21	32 bn May 21 1980 Savate Angola cpl Andy falkus cpl engelbrecht capt Erasmus Lt patrick Capt C Muller (I think) This was a spec op in support of UNITA and the actual attack commenced at 09:21 Dean Shelley [dean@phoenix.…
30 May 2001	30286	Lance Corporal Andrew Jeremy (Ande) Falkus South West African Territory Force · 1980-05-21	Ande was my brother who had joined the RLI in 1979. He quit to join 32 bn when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe. He had only been serving a short time when he was killed at the battle of Savate in 1980. He was wounded in the ch…
30 May 2001	33180	Candidate Officer Elna Susan Swart South African Air Force · 1980-03-25	I was serving at AFB Grootfontein as a SAAF Regimental Policeman when this accident occurred. CO Swart, a very pretty young woman I remember, decided to accompany two pilots on a routine mission in a Dakota but, unfortu…
30 May 2001	33587	Rifleman Lionel Van Rooyen South African Infantry Corps · 1981-07-10	Rifleman Lionel Van Rooyen was killed on July 10 1981 in a training excercise at Omuthiya SWA. (he was blown up in a mortar explosion which was later described as a "misfire") 15 of our troops were injured. He was 19 ye… — Derek Walker
30 May 2001	32552	Corporal Johan Louis Potgieter South African Infantry Corps · 1981-11-04	He was killed in Ops Daisy (somewhere in Nov 1981) a month and a half before we were due to klaar out. Also a member of Bravo company of 1 SAI which was stationed at 61 mechanised battalion group. When we left Omuthiya…
30 May 2001	5000	Sergeant John Danvers Military Labour Corps · 1918-03-04	32 bn May 21 1980 Savate Angola cpl Andy falkus cpl engelbrecht capt Erasmus Lt patrick Capt C Muller (I think) This was a spec op in support of UNITA and the actual attack commenced at 09:21 Posted by : Dean Shelley de…
30 May 2001	5194	Corporal Leonard Rishworth Dawson South African Engineer Corps · 1942-10-26	Killed in Action John Dovey dovey.john@gmail.com 2001-05-30 13:37:59 — Killed in Action John Dovey
30 May 2001	7085	Private Robert Ferroni The King's (Liverpool Regiment) · 1916-08-08	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	7535	Labourer John Francis South African Native Labour Corps · 1918-01-22	Killed in Action Attached from Namaqualand Border Scouts
30 May 2001	9904	Private William Edward Hill South African Road Corps · 1919-02-20	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	12209	Private Frederick Godliep Kilian Q Service Corps, S.A. Forces · 1941-03-19	Died of Wounds 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	16888	Private John Mliyane Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces · 1942-06-20	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	17315	Trooper Kenneth Norman Montague South African Horse · 1916-07-06	Accidentally Killed 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	19349	Private Jacob Olivier Cape Corps · 1918-05-26	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	19355	Private Olivier Indian and Malay Corps, S.A. Forces · 1946-04-19	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	19582	Private Luputa Paison Northern Rhodesia Regiment · 1943-07-14	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	23302	Gunner Daniel Jacobus Slabbert South African Field Artillery · 1917-01-25	Died of Wounds 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	25978	Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry · 1916-07-07	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	26015	Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry · 1916-07-07	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	26191	Unknown Soldier Unknown Soldier South African Infantry · 1917-04-20	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	26802	Private Jan Adam Van Graaff National Reserve Volunteer · 1945-10-25	Died of Wounds 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	28775	Sub-Lieutenant John Claude Hudson Wood Royal Naval Reserve · 1942-11-25	Accidentally Killed 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	29400	Private Carel Johannes Beneke South African Ordnance Services Corps · 1988-03-13	Died of Wounds 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	43716	Burgher Smith Boer Forces · 1900-06-10	Died on Service 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	29876	Rifleman James Clark Cromhout South African Infantry Corps · 1981-12-29	Died on Service 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	33837	Sergeant John Andrew Wessels 44 Parachute Regiment · 1982-08-18	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	34707	Sergeant Eddie L Fox South African Police · 1992-04-11	Died on Active Service 2001-05-30 13:37:59 — Died on Active Service
30 May 2001	34708	Inspector Clint John Francke South African Police Service · 2003-02-05	Died
30 May 2001	34709	Constable Johannes Zacharias Franken South African Police · 1952-06-27	Died of Wounds 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	34710	Constable Louis W G Franken South African Police · 1974-12-23	Killed in Action 2001-05-30 13:37:59 <a href="main.php?page=
30 May 2001	34711	Student Louis W G Frans South African Police · 1987-10-29	Regt. No. 2 Died on Active Service
30 May 2001	34712	Student Constable Kenneth Lewis Frara South African Police · 1966-05-29	Regt. No. 294 Died on Active Service
30 May 2001	34713	Constable James Fraser South African Police · 1922-06-26	Regt. No. 350 Died on Active Service