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| 02 May 2009 | 317 | Private Henry Peter Alexander |
It is amazing that just because people heard that we were in Signals, that we had an easy time up there. I was 512 TP in Mpacha and I remember how the stuff used to fly there. Used to go out with 32 BN to triangulate en…
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| 04 May 2009 | 30232 | Trooper Dennis Michael Elworthy |
My name is Barry Callaghan I was in the attack that night in 1 SSB. Still have bad memories of that horrible night. I was a gunner in 1 SSB and we had just arrived to take over.
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| 13 May 2009 | 1117 | Gunner Adam Willem Johannes Barnard |
Francisco Daniel Roxo was born on the 1st of February 1933 in the village of Mogadouro in the Tras os Montes province of Portugal. In 1951 he settled in the Portuguese colony of Mozambique and after a short period with…
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| 13 May 2009 | 32675 | Lance Corporal Carlos Alberto Correia Pinto Ribeiro |
L Cpl Carlos Alberto Correia Pinto Ribeiro (little Robbie) joined the SADF in 1975. He was a member of 1 Reconnaissance Commando. Little Robbie, as he is fondly remembered by his colleagues, went missing believed killed…
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| 13 May 2009 | 33044 | Sergeant Ponciano Gomes Silva Soeiro |
Attached to 32 Battalion when he died. Considered one of their own.
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| 13 May 2009 | 33044 | Sergeant Ponciano Gomes Silva Soeiro |
Ponciano Gomes Soeiro was born in Portugal, where he joined the Portuguese State Police. He was transferred to Angola, early in his career with the DGS, and was stationed in the Uíge Delegation with the rank of Agent 2n…
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| 13 May 2009 | 29895 | Staff Sergeant Almerindo Mourao Da Costa |
Almerindo Mourão da Costa, was born on the 19th August 1944, in a small village in the north of Portugal. Mourão da Costa was a member of the FLECHAS, elite unit of the DGS in Angola. Almerindo joined the SADF in Februa…
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| 13 May 2009 | 32677 | Sergeant Jose Correia Pinto "Carnaval" "Robbie" Ribeiro |
José Correia Pinto Ribeiro, nome de guerre "Carnaval" was a native of the former Portuguese Colony of Guinea Bissau. Carnaval became a parabat serving with the Portuguese Paras in Guinea with the rank of Sergeant. José…
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| 18 May 2009 | 32555 | Sergeant Ronald Potgieter |
Apparantly my brother died on 17th Dec 1981 on the border of SWA while demonstrating how to use a morter bomb. The army claimed he pulled the line himself. Does anybody have more info about what actually happened on tha…
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| 20 May 2009 | 32843 | Trooper Jan Jurgens Roets Schutte |
Jan Jurgens Roets SCHUTTE, 16 Aug 1958 Springs - 23 Aug 1978 Katima Mulilo, seun van Stefanus Johannes Bester SCHUTTE en Johanna Susanna Maria VENTER. Hy is oorlede tydens die Grens-oorlog toe PLAN (Swapo se gewapende v…
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| 25 May 2009 | 31182 | Lance Corporal Ockert Petrus Kruger |
If recall OP Kruger, had a twin, both were killed in a landmine blast back in 1982. I was in the same sqn with them.
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| 27 May 2009 | 32408 | Lieutenant Nigel David Osborne |
Lt Nigel Osborne were also killed. I believe they were carrying ammunition and got hit by a RPG7. Unknown Unknown
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| 30 May 2009 | 20676 | Private Willem Cornelius Pretorius |
I believe that Emile Litkie is my grandfather. My father was one of two sons, his name being Roy Edward Litkie, living in Krugersdorp in the 1950s when I was born. I lost touch with him at an early age, so a huge chunk…
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| 09 June 2009 | 29824 | Rifleman Johannes Conga |
The Hotel California piece is that he wanted to learn English and I told him it meant Good Morning, he would greet everyone with a “Hotel California” in the mornings… "Hotel California - Koporal" etc....
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| 11 June 2009 | 30174 | Lance Corporal Pieter Gerhardus Viljoen Du Toit |
Some more details on my Son, Pieter Gerhardus Viljoen Du Toit. Surname: Du Toit Initials: P. G. V. Rank: L/Cpl Date: 18 Apr 1988 Corps: SAMS, (not SA Army) Awards: Pro Patria and Southern African Medal (Posthumous) Year…
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| 19 June 2009 | 29958 | Rifleman Pieter Jacobus De Beer |
I knew this person very well, he got killed in a ambush travelling from Eenhana to Oshakati, they were anbushed between Eenhana and Oshigambo, I still remeber this like yesterday, we were travelling from Oshakati to Een…
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| 19 June 2009 | 31392 | Rifleman Michael Dereck Loubser |
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…
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| 19 June 2009 | 31621 | Rifleman Jacobus Johannes Maritz |
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…
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| 19 June 2009 | 33167 | Rifleman Christo Swanepoel |
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…
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| 19 June 2009 | 33418 | Rifleman Jacobus Johannes Van Der Star |
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…
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| 20 June 2009 | 46022 | Burgher James Henry Albert. Katzkie |
James Henry Albert Katzke was born in King Williamstown, Cape Colony during March 1866. At the time of the outbreak of the Anglo Boer War he and his family were residing on the farm Misgegund, district Krugersdorp. On h…
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| 23 June 2009 | 29900 | Rifleman Gerald Pereira Da Silva |
EEN VAN DIE 7 GOUDVELDERS
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| 23 June 2009 | 30158 | Second Lieutenant Charles Frederick Du Toit |
'The aircraft was doing a 1v1 exercise above cloud and while trying to outmanoeuvre the aircraft on his tail entered cloud with lots of bank on and did not recover. The other aircraft recovered to level visual flight an…
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| 23 June 2009 | 30157 | Rifleman Barthlomeus Jacobus Du Toit |
B.J.
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| 23 June 2009 | 35331 | Gerald Jack Laing |
Note by Major J. J. Hulme: (Died of wounds received in action on 28 December, 1852, aged 27 years.) This information appears from a tombstone in the Old Cemetery at Bloemfontein. The nature of the hostilities is not sta…
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| 23 June 2009 | 35453 | Inspector Petrus Andries Daniels Louw |
Note by Major J. J. Hulme: Von Broembser, Trooper, Herschel Mounted Volunteers, Silver Spruit, 13/5/1879 Ref: Cape Archives; D. D. 1/10 Miscellaneous ; Report A G. Austen to H. Everitt, dated 14 May, 1879.
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| 24 June 2009 | 29692 | Captain William Warren Carey-Thomas |
Rand Revolt On Friday, 10 March 1922, a series of explosions signalled the advance of the Red commandos and an orgy of violence began. To quell this the Union Defence Force was called out, as well as the aircraft of the…
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| 24 June 2009 | 30882 | Air Corporal William Henry Johns |
The tank was a Whippet that was brought back to the Union by the Air Force for fund collection but pressed into emergency service. This tank is still on display at SA Army College.
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| 02 July 2009 | 29386 | Rifleman Harry Albert Bekker |
Harry was killed on the border at RUNDU in SWA. His brother Charles was in the front vehicle and he in the second one. They detonated a land mine in the road and the second vehicle was blown up. 7 young white men, 2 col…
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| 05 July 2009 | 2834 | Sergeant William Brown |
I live in Pinkneys Green, Maidenhead, UK. We just celebrated, yesterday, the 50th anniversary of our houses. These were built on land adjoing the main house of Clarefield Court where Valerian Litkie, a diamond merchant…
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| 09 July 2009 | 30143 | Rifleman Cornelius Michiel Du Plooy |
Died in a freak accident.
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| 09 July 2009 | 30369 | Rifleman Johannes Rudolf Fourie |
Died in shooting incident, at Ladysmith Ralph McLean
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| 09 July 2009 | 30540 | Rifleman John Grinyer |
Died in a Military Vehicle Accident, involving his section being transported in a Gladiator. There was a bad crash and fire, with the troops trapped in the rear. The army vehicle he was in collided head-on with a newspa…
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| 09 July 2009 | 31066 | Rifleman Johannes Frederick Kies |
Died in freak accident, at Ladysmith, drowned Ralph McLean
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| 09 July 2009 | 31311 | Rifleman Peter Alfons Ernst Leonhardt |
Died in a Military Vehicle Accident, involving his section being transported in a Gladiator. There was a bad crash and fire, with the troops trapped in the rear. The army vehicle he was in collided head-on with a newspa…
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| 09 July 2009 | 31464 | Rifleman Kevin Eric MacK |
Died in a Military Vehicle Accident, involving his section being transported in a Gladiator. There was a bad crash and fire, with the troops trapped in the rear. The army vehicle he was in collided head-on with a newspa…
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| 09 July 2009 | 32381 | Rifleman Gregory George Olyott |
Died in a Military Vehicle Accident, involving his section being transported in a Gladiator. There was a bad crash and fire, with the troops trapped in the rear. The army vehicle he was in collided head-on with a newspa…
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| 09 July 2009 | 33379 | Rifleman Mark Felice Vallero |
Died in a Military Vehicle Accident, involving his section being transported in a Gladiator. There was a bad crash and fire, with the troops trapped in the rear. The army vehicle he was in collided head-on with a newspa…
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| 20 July 2009 | 31189 | Rifleman Grant William Krull |
I just wanted to add a little note on here to say that more than 25 years after Grant's passing, I took my daughter who is now 12, to the SANDF memorial in Pretoria. I was just 6 years old when Grant passed away, and it…
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| 21 July 2009 | 32733 | Rifleman Brian Alan Ross |
I was with Brian when he died. We were members of a patrol (10 guys) in charge of a few kilometers of the Yati. Days were spent laying claymores and burying animals that had walked into them. In our area of responsibili…
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