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Captain Jacques Guillaume Labuschagne was born on the 7 September 1934 in Graaff-Reinett. He was father to three children Charmagne, Patricia and Jacques Labuschagne. He was married to Maureen Joan Labuschagne. He died…

Ek was saam met Wynand op Hoerskool Wagpos en Uitkoms koshuis. Hy was ook my peleton Lt. in 84/85 op 7SAI. Hy is oorlede 2 weke voor ons sou uitklaar. Ons het spore gekry van 'n groep van vier terroriste naby "Johannes…

Cpl Prinsloo was with our company ( B Comp 203BN SWATF) in Angola at the Cuito Mine field. The platoon was in Rattles and when the attached started they retreated ..and found out later that Cpl Prinsloo was not with the…

My name is Chris Crossley. Dennis Elworthy was actually with 1SSB in the 1978 January intake. He was in B Squadron for operational duty and was posted to Katima Mulilo in July 1978. The attack was from Sesheke where Swa…

I was with Roberts the day of the accident, we were busy shoot with our G5 when after a few shots we had a miss fire, Roberts was the one shooting the gun he walked up to the gun and as soon as he touched the mechanism…

Richard was casevac'd from the field with an injured leg, The Puma in which he was being transported landed with its wheels on the security fence at the Oshakati LZ and capsized, bursting into flames and killing all occ…

Born in Mdingi Location neaar King Williams Town Sanele Mfene

Full names were Jacobus Francois Geldenhuijs. He was executed by firing squad on 1902.2.14, one month after renown Kommandant Gideon Jacobus Scheepers was likewise executed Prop Geldenhuys

I believe the initial 'A' stands for Arnoldus.

Killed in action on 12 January 1979; landmine explosion at Etale.

I am the only eye witness to what happened. Minnie and I were in Platoon 6, HQ Coy, Inf School. The platoon was tasked with establishing a formal roadblock facility as part of our TEINOPS. This facility comprised 16X32?…

Willie De Vos fell in an ambush near beacon 32 on 21 June 1979. (From the book-"Buffalo Battalion by L.J. Bothma") Chris

He left hehind his wife, Marie and 2 sons, Frank and Gerhard. He was transferred from 12 Squadron just a months before the accident.

Cpl Moag joined us on an ops driving one of the Buffels of a Romeo Mike team.We were making our way out of the area following a contact had stopped the vehicle convoy overnight in a standard circular temporay base.Willi…

I am Tamryn Burger my Dad Louis Burger nicknamed Vaaitjiie is Dawie's brother. Dawie birthday was 3rd October 1956, he dies when he was 21 and he was not flying the helicopter as some people like to believe, they flew i…

He was the RSM of 5 Maintenace Unit and was killed by an landmine explosion Knight P.

Was also with Steve on this unfortunate day. We were riding donkeys at the beginning of the shona and still have the photos of the antics . We had not moved to far on before we were fired upon from the stick houses on t…

Col Peter John Knight, MMM

Edward was a bright and charming young man and his loss was sorely felt, he was doing his battle phase training at Lohatla Army Battle School as part of his NCO's course when he was tragically killed in an Samel acciden…

Further to that already added, Lourens Pieter Arnoldus was born on 10 October 1835 to Johannes Albertus and Judith Margaretha Gildenhuizen (he was their fourth child but first son). Lourens married Sara Johanna Eksteen…

Samuel Arthur Screech was my great grandfather; born in Gosport, Hampshire, England, in July 1862 and died in SA on March 17th. 1900 while serving on HMS Doris. He was awarded the Goodenough and QSA medals.

So many years ago, but still remember your faces like yesterday , U our hero's !!!!!!

WO2 JJ Burger was my CSM during National Service during 1975 at 2 SAI Bn Gp in Walvis Bay. He was very involved in Ops Savannah - there is quite a bit of reference to him in books on the war at that time.

Vic Betteridge is quite correct. Rfn Scheepers was part of a group who were clearing all the islands downriver from Calueque Dam and fell into the water and drowned. He was with 2 SAI Bn Gp.

Rfn Senekal was indeed fatally wounded at Pereira d'Eca. He was a member of 2 SAI Bn Gp.

If correct the person was part of our platoon and died during an ambush while returning from Oshikati to Ondangwa being part of two Buffels that escorted a school bus that came from Grootfontein to Oshikati. Sitting on…

I believe that he grew up in Rheederspark, Welkom, in the Free State and attended Welkom High School. The name, the date, the unit and the manner of KIA are all consistent.

Ek het in junie 1984 ingeklaar te 7sai te Delta Komp.my pel bev was 2lt Armstrong.Ek dink my peleton sersant was Kpl Oddendal.Ek is na die JL peleton wat na Infanterie Skool moes gaan . Ek onthou een middag nadat ons kl…

Too many sad stories / events which happened. I was at Nkongo as a corporal / driver in 79 /80 and think so much about the times up there and tragic loss of such good young friends of which memories will remain etched i…

Ernest Herbert was born in Shipham Somerset, I am not certain when he joined the army, but he certainly sailed on the ship Britain with the 2nd SLI in 1899 and landed at Cape Town, I have seen his SA medal and it has fo…

Rfn Boshoff drowned while crossing the Kunene River between Namibia and Angola on the 20th or 21st June 1984. He, Rfn. L. Wasas and myself went across on a log to Angola and had to swim back to Namibia as the log had di…

Les I often think about you and that terrible day. Rest in peace.

L-Kpl SC Trollip was van 2Regiment de la Rey. Tydens die agtervolging van onwettige emigrante (deurlopers) uit Mosambiek het hy naby Krokkedilbrug-kamp in die Nasionele Kruger Wildtuin, in die Krokkedil-rivier vermis ge…

I too was a gunner on the G5's, the same as JP. If my memory serves me correct, he drowned in a river in Angola whilst we were busy withdrawing after ops displace Gunner

Russel was my room mate at boarding school at Klerksdorp Techinical High School in 1980, the year we wrote Matric. We played hockey together and he was a great friend and up today we miss him. Rest in peace Russel.

Ja, ek het ook vir Louis en sy familie geken, ons was saam op Oudtshoorn op skool - hy Weermag toe en ek na die SAP. Hy (en ek) get gelewe vir ons beroepe. Ek is later getroud, Louis 'n bietjie later. Ons het mekaar ger…

I think of Wane, Jean, Hughes, Dirk, Raymond and Nic so often. They were so young it is difficult to believe it has been 23 years. It is really good to see others remember them too. The evening before the attack Raymond…

Norman Franzsen was a Private in the South African Mounted rifles Regiment. Unit Text: Depot Staff Date of Death: 16/12/1914 Service No: 3164. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave Ref: D.R. 1788 Cemetery: Pretoria…

Captain Jacques Guillaume Labuschagne was the 2 Captain on board the ill fated Shackleton flight on the 8 August 1963. Charmagne Goncalves nee Labuschagne his eldest daughter

i was the medic. we were standind roadblock between tokoza and kathlehong.was about midnite,car approached and as troops were going to stop car for search ,dimmed lights and accelerated .as past by us red traces filled…