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Eddie Bloem was the Flight Engineer on an Alo III (43) that was doing a night ops from Ondangua on 16 July 1986 when it hit a radio mast at Eenhana. He is well remembered by many: http://www.flyafrica.info/forums/showth…

Info from http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13046/13046.html and http://content-www.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/44238.html :- Full name Gary Arthur Bricknell Born 13th August 1954, Cape Town, Cape…

You taught me about love that is real, about Karma and you gave me a little girl who has so much of you in her - you would be[are] proud. "Wish you were here" K Karen

Hi John, this was my nephew he was in 1 SAI Bloemfontein. They were one of the first okes to use Ratels. As I were told by his parents the Ratel were shotout by RPG. Nice site! I will see if I can get more info. you got…

As far as I know, R.C. Palmer "Bones", was a member of The Natal Carbineers, B Company, at the time of his death. Walter D.

Died of Enteric Fever Lee Foster

Life is very short.On the 24th December 1975, Muller TA on the 5.5 atillery guns ask me to get his bush jacket out of the landrover.We saw a lot of fighting that day.We start shooting about 10 the morning.At 12 the enem…

Two nights before he died he said to me that he feel he is not going to see his parents again.We were in Angola in 1975 with ops savanna and already saw a lot of fighting. He was the best no 1 on the 5.5 atillery gun.On…

i was in d squdron,troop 3 ,always in the kuk,to this very day i always remember that once i was feeling down and PINE came to me and gave me a chocolot,ill never forget him.RIP NAWDISH

I was with Newton-Thompson in HQ Company in Oudtshoorn from 04 January 1965. We were in the Vickers ,.303 Medium Machine Gun Platoon and we went on a cross country run as we called it. It was a very hot day and my frien…

Guy was an only son to a single parent (his mother). I knew Guy having attended high school with him and also through other social activities. Guy's death at the hands of one of his troops was a tragedy and a shock that…

4 SAI KILLED AT OKANKOLO ON 15 /10 / 1981 A van der Kooi

I am proud to have this mans leather on oak cartridge magazine it has a brass plaque with his name and Malpas Cheshire from where he came. Greenshields, Lieutenant George Lockhart, 13th Company Imperial Yeomanry He died…

Being a wealthy businessman, Johannes Carolus van Duyker soon became a target for the British troops in the Anglo Boer war. They burned down his farms and wool processing operations and booked themselves into the Centra…

Lt Mc Guinness when the attempted forced landing went wrong and the aircraft crashed into trees.

Lt Mc Guinness died in an aircraft accident after a partial engine failure. Unknown

Lt Diggle who was acting as his co-pilot. The aircraft crashed into trees while attempting a forced landing. Unknown

One needs to read Col Jan Breytenbach's new book "Eagle Strike". An awsome account of the truth of the Cassinga attack. Not the rubbish written by certain officers who claimed to be in charge on the day and even got nam…

Dear John During June 2008, I visited the cemetery at Tsumeb and found the grave of Lt Kurt Gagiano, photo attached. He is listed as person 485 on the ROH website. I have no nothing of this person other than what is ava…

Hey John My friend Matthys Phillipus Fourie was killed on the border on 16/11/1976 his date of birth was 25/4/1958 He was buried with full military honours and his grave site is in Silverton Pretoria grave no 890. He wa…

Grant, never a day goes by without thinking of you. My oldest son looks, talks and writes like you. He too questions the world's norms and vocalises these in an opinionated and thought provoking manner. You would have l…

By 1991 the SWA War was over - Ido mot want to deny any Honours to this Commandant, maybe you have the date wrong Herman

Died in a motor-car accident in Limpopo.

I was friends with his sister before he went off to do his duty, and I can still recall Alan as a very out-going, friendly and mischievous character. He was usually up to something, and lived life to the full. You are s…

Dad, we miss you! Anyone with any info please let us know.

According to other internet sources he died when the Unimog he was travelling in hit a landmine.

I saw his story on a program called grensoorlog on Kyk-net. What a waste of a young life, his mom looked so strong but you could still see the pain of a parent loosing a child although it was a long time ago.

Frikkie was my nephew. I can still remember his funeral like it was yesterday. My aunt received a letter from him a week after he was buried telling her he can't wait to come home.She had a nervous breakdown then and di…

Rob, You and I got on like a house on fire. We shared not only special moments in our army career but in our home lives as well. I just wanted you to know that I have kept my promise to you and still continue to talk to…

George Burton Heslop born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Was my great Grandfather. Died train accident Waterval Onder. Was a compositor in civillan life, Lived in Cape Town. Had 4 Daughters.

This Downman was mentioned in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's account of the Boer War.

Lt Oosie was van 5SAI (Ladysmith) gestasioneer te Nkongo (54BN, Sektor 10). Hy het in Maart 1980 gesneuwel (nie meer seker oor die presiese datum nie) tydens 'n voertuighinderlaag, ongeveer 5km vanaf die basis op die Ch…

Ek onthou die tydperk - dit was in die Nkongo gebied - weens baie hoe infiltrasie van Swapo in die gebied is heelwat versterkings daarheen gestuur. Verskeie eenhede het kom uithelp en latere oorgrensoperasies - voorlope…

Douw was killed in a RTA whilst on a mission to LBG Grootfontein. His Convoy was returning from Rundu. Unknown Unknown

Maj Mike Bondesio died of a heart attack at the controls of an Avro Shackleton Johan Meyer

Bruce Chinery died on 11 Jul 83 flying Impala Mk I No 477. He had a birdstrike at low level near AFB Waterkloof and resultant flame out. He ejected but died in process.

On 05 May 82 Lt Ray Hughes was on a training flight near Port Elizabeth. Bad weather and poor visibility caused Lt Hughes to mistake hangar lights and perimeter lights for the runway and both pilots only ejected when th…

Lt L Jacobs and L/Cpl P J Terburgh was killed on 07 Aug 83 in Impala Mk I (No 487) crash near Verwoerdburg Johan Meyer

On 10 Jul 82 Lt Van Rensburg was the pilot of Bosbok 950 that crashed near Oshigambo in SWA. Both Lt Van Rensburg and passenger CO A G Roux were killed Johan Meyer

Info I have is that Capt McLeod died in Impala crash in Magaliesburg area on 05 Jun 85 as result of inflight fire Johan Meyer