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Wimpie Landman was my brother. He died 14 May 1980. If you have any information of the exact events of his death, i will realy appreciate the info. After all these years, i am still trying to get closure.

Born in Rhodesia in 1971, Greg, went on to acheive great success in his short but full life. After matriculating at Fairbairn High in Goodwood, Cape Town, he completed his studies before joining the SADF in the final ye…

RFN Victor was 54 Battalion (5 SAI) at Nkongo 1978 Mark Cronje (USA)

Your information on the location and it being a hand grenade accident is correct. We were in 1 SAI and members of the then called O&O Wing(later called Mechanised Leader Wing). Incidently, the shoulder flash dispayed on…

Tpr Fourie was a Eland Armor'd vehicle support trooper, he was killed along with two of his friends while on a opp's in the south of Angola . A troop consisted of two 60 mm and two 90 mm armored vehicle's better known a…

William Parvin was from Yorkshire, the notice announcing his death was place in the North Eastern Daily Gazette on January 4 1901. He was 27 years old when he died.

Private W. Parvin of the Coldstream Guards drowned at Palmiet Spruit. His medal, the Queen's South Africa Medal (with four clasps) was auctioned in 2005 for ??220.

He was shot by a drunken British soldier, taking a shot at his shadow on the side of the tent he slept in. He was interned on St Helena during the Anglo Boer war. More info obtainable from the book "Mari Joseph Goddefro…

Jacobus Alwyn van der Berg, affectionately known as Dutchie by one and all, was a fine soldier who never hesitated to do his duty. In fact he was not called up for Border duty in 1978, having served in 1976 (Ops Savanna…

I was part of the Mission Control time that controlled Andre on his last sortie. We took them to over the target and they were saying that there was lots of reflection of the anti-aircraft fire against the clouds. This…

Cpl Matshavha was a member of A Coy, 2 SAI Bn. On an UN (MONUC) deployment to the Democratic Republic of the Congo he was based in Kindu with the rest of the Battalion. We were busy with the normal staff meeting in the…

Terry was with me at the Infantry School in Oudtshoorn in 1975. we were posted to 2SAI Bn Gp (Walvisbay) and we trained the next intake there until being posted up to the "OPS" area. we were sent to different sectors so…

My brother (19) was taken away from us on the 19 August 1988, a day I will never forge t... getting a knock at the front door... my worst day ever. Raymond I love and miss u so much u just have no idea... I am still bat…

Gerhard Genis. A brilliant scholar. Matriculated from Springs Boys High 1976. Was tragically killed in a Silver Falcons training exercise when the wing of the Impala aircraft broke off.

Although nearly thirty years have gone by since i finished the army i remember Maj Louw as well. I was part of the Jan 82 intake and was in platoon 3 Charlie company. I remember Maj Louw as a fair and well respected Off…

I was also in 8SAI during 82 & 83. Platoon 3 charlie company. We lost a cpl Bruwer and Rfn Groenewald was seriously injured with shrapnel in the neck from a claymore mine which denonated during a mix up in positions on…

EK HET N MOOI FOTO VAN HOM EN ANGUS WAAR HULLE TAN OP ROOIKOP. DIT IS OP WESSEL STRYDOM SE FB. EK EN FERDIE BARNARD WAS SO 2MAANDE GELEDE BY ROOIKOP, MAAR MAG NIE INGAAN NIE.

I was in the same platoon as cpl Bruwer and remember the claymore mine accident clearly. Rfn Groenewald was critically injured in the same incident. We were on the Angolan border and had set up claymore mines. Someone d…

My brother Pete only lived to be 19 years old. In the short time that he was with us, he left indelible marks on all of our lives, through his beautiful nature and special spirit. We share the same birthday - June 30th…

Ek was die gunship helikopter vlieenier wat hom opgelaai het, die kontak was baie deurmekaar en 'n baie tragiese geval. Alhoewel hy tekens van lewe getoon het was hy nie by sy bewussyn nie. Heeltemal n sinnelose lewensv…

IT WHOSE A LIVING LEGEND AND A TRUE HERO FOR ALL OF US YOUNG MOZAMBIQUE BOYS. OLD PORTUGAL HIGHLANDS BLOOD AND GUTS. NEVER SURRENDER , LOYAL TO THE END.

So glad I found Guy listed here, I did Jl's with him in '84 He was in my company and if I remember correctly my Platoon, (It was a long time ago). I seem to recall he was posted to the SAKK and was doing a Boarder tour…

The memory of that day when the samil had the blow out will never leave me. Ian and i were at Glenwood High and finished matric together in 1985. Charles Van Rensburg still recalls leaving Ralph Lee behind in the shop.…

Rfn. Remmington of Infantry School died in a Buffel roll-over in the Oshivello area while on a night operation in pursuit of SWAPO raiders out the Tsumeb area. The Buffel was driven by Lt. Koekies Koekemoer.

I was in 7 SAI when Cpl Torre died. The facts, as I recall, were that he was standing on the back of a Buffel which overturned during training maneuvers in Letaba Ranch (an area in which we did Veld maneuvers) - Circa D…

I was the platoon commander the day this happened. We were going to be picked up at a RV near the Chandelier road. We reached a shona near the pick up point and rested their in a TB for the rest of the morning. There we…

Frederick Broome was born in 1876 in Forest Hill, Kent to Charles Saville Broome & his wife nee Emily Bellyse. He had 3 sisters. He died of enteric fever. His father was a brother of Judge William Broome and Sir Frederi…

Stumbled onto this site by accident. I was next to him on that buffel when it happened. We were the guys on foot chasing and when we got back the buffels arrived with some guys on board. I was put up there with the MAG…

Well Ian it???s been a long time 24yrs to be precise and I still remember you and I sitting on that samil tray joking about leaving Ralph Lee at the shop we had just left so he had to get on the samil behind us but he h…

I was walking between Bruce and Lionel in formation when the incident happened. Lionel, Bruce, Alfie and myself were best friends and were Riflemen 1 to 4 of our section. One 120 mm mortar fell between Bruce and Lionel…

I trained in 8SAI with Lotriet and was also promoted to L.Cpl after what was a very tough and demanding section leader course. Soon after that we were sent up to join the Border War in Northern Namibia; our role being a…

Alan was my dearly beloved brother and this is the first time in 34 years I have known what happened to him. Thank you Jim J Sharon Firmin

I WAS ALSO PART OF THIS BATTALION AT THE TIME I WAS IN HOSPITAL AS I STOOD ON A LAND MINE IN JUNE THAT YEAR BUT WE WERE ALL VERY CLOSE IN BRAVO COMPANY . MAY YOU REST IN PEACE MY FRIEND WE MISS YOU.

Hi my naam is 'Baldraad' en was saam met Dennis van 2 SDB Zeerust. Dit was ons laaste aand op die grens en ons sou die volgende more terug vlieg.Ek was daai aand op Wanela, so 8 km van Katima. Een troep was op Katima en…

I remember buddies well ,we trained together in H company 4 sai ,after mortar training we where moved over to delta on 3 platoon company together .Our mortar troop split in half,the other half going over to c company,ha…

William Joseph GRANVILLE on Findmypast is shown as Cpl 10455 Army Service Corps, died of disease 31 Mar 1901. He was born 1864 in Stoke Damerel, Devonport, married Alice MARTIN in 1889. They had one child Lydia who died…

Theo or Tank was my friend since std 6 at Grey in Bloem. We were friends all the way to matric. I went off to 4SAI and he went to Bats. He was in Bats with another good friend Andre Sonnekus. Tank had 2 and a half finge…

This Was my Great Grand Father. Born abt 1861; Death 24 Jan 1900 Battle of Spioenkop maried to Rachel Margaretha Petronella De Bruin born Heilbron 4 March 1862 Death 24 Jul 1936 Louis Scheepers

Yes it was my husband. I was fortunate to visit him at Ondangua for a week and left on the afternoon just before the accident. If anyone was there when it happened or remembered the time the two wives stayed in the medi…

We did a small ops Carnation I think it was, and about 140 of us walked into Angola from Eenhana to rev a Terr base, we had a Cmdt with us from Eenhana don't recall his name though. We where going to do a First Light at…