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I remember meeting him in 1981 or 1982 when he was on leave. He had two younger brothers; I was friends with his youngest brother, Colin. Colin and I went to Christian Brothers College. This was in Welkom. He made a goo…

I was next to lionel the day he got killed our section and platoon took brunt of mortars the previous night we still all had a sip of drambiue which was his fav I salute you old. friend. craig

Pieter was a soldier in 4 Recce. He died in a parachute accident during a hi-lo training exercise. Whilst approaching the side door of a dakota, his emergency chute apparently opened by itself and shot out the door. The…

I remember Gavin as a person who made you laugh, even at the most impossible of times. Even after 31 years I still remember him!!!!!!!

Dougie and I were at school together and were the closest of friends for our entire time together during our High School years and after School we did our then compulsory military service together. Both serving in the A…

Gary's recce friends and I will honour him on the 35th year of his death at the place of Onamulano where he perished, held erect on his knees still holding his RPG with a fatal bullet through a bible in your pocket. I w…

I was injured in the same landmine accident as Manie. The incident happened at approximatly 12h00 on the 26th of March 1976. I was told that Manie died before we were taken out by helicopter.

Charles Cuthbert Stanley Heinke is remembered at St Luke's with All Saints Church, Salford. A plaque bearing his name, it reads: In sure and certain hope To the memory of Charles Cuthbert Stanley Heinke of the 77th Comp…

Mark Rodney Harty - the best brother any sister could wish for. You are 51 tomorrow - 27th February. I miss you so much. There is not a day that goes by that i do not think of you. You will never be forgotton - i will a…

Known to his family as "Bokkie" and "Macie" to his wife and children, Andrew was in the army and transferring ammunition and vehicles from Voortrekker Hoogte to Namibia when he had a heart-attack while staying over in a…

It was with much sadness and shock that I came across this page. During a moment of nostalgia I was searching for old friends on the internet and came across this. I went to Park View Primary and Glenwood High School wi…

Hi Leon.....27 years today....you are always loved and remembered....you would have been 48.....R.I.P. little brother Belinda

My broer was in dieselfde skermutseling as Lt Zeelie .Hulle was net n paar ouens van die recce kommando onder Lt Zeelie. Carin-Suzette

This record is incorrect. Rfn Victor was with 5 SAI and he was killed in an ambush near Nkongo along with Rfn Appelgryn on 14th December 1979. He was not with 32Bn, I knew him personally. Mark McKay 75300087

During the support of the attack on a known FAPLA position, the 32 anti-tank sqn was to lead the attack (starting at 06h30) with the tanks flanking left and right. After many attempts, due to the dense bush, the 32 anti…

Rfn Ari Greyling was killed on 16th December 1979 along with Mannetjies Fourie in a fierce gun and mortar battle lasting approximately 20 minutes. There was nothing we could do for him as he had been shot and a mortar l…

Hey Smithie, dis nou 28 jaar gelede. Voel soos gister toe ek en jy in die Kunene geswem het. Ek mis jou. Jou buddy, Oosie.

I knew "Mannetjies" well as he was in my section. He died when we were ambushed on the 16th December 1979 near Nkongo. We knew it was coming as another platoon had been ambushed on the 14th December and we were doing a…

Ek het Daryl goed geken. Ons het hom Brandy genoem. Ons kompanie het bestaan uit 3 peletons en ek , Herman vd Westhuizen (Wessie), en Etienne van Tonder was die ander 2 peletonbevelvoerders.Ons bevelvoerder was maj Char…

Rudolph and another officer (Lt), both of 5 SAI Bn, was shot and killed by one of their own troops in the Ops room at the base that used to be at Margate Airport. An OPS Medic also in the building at that time managed t…

Whilst deployed internally at the base at Margate Airport, Lt Grobbler and 2 Lt RJ Smit was shot and killed by one of their own troops in the Ops Room. An OPS Medic managed to kill the attacker after being wounded himse…

I would like to know if this young man was Andre Mostert from Vryheid by any chance. I was a pen pal and then the letters just stopped. Never knew what happened. In his last letter to me he spoke of a donkey that was li…

My name is Marlize (Botha) Visagie. I was in that attack that night, I was 9 years old and we lived in Katima for 3 years. My dad was stationed in Katima Mullilo and me, my mom and sister were sitting it out in our bunk…

I was an eyewitness to this accident.

This is an extract from my book ;'Zulu Zulu Golf' We started to pick up the other vehicles on the radio and I heard someone call: ???We are close. The Ovambos say it???s any moment now. Can???t the gunships see anything…

Lt K Martin was educated at Jeppe High School for Boys Peter Bell

Sergeant Dique was killed in action on 9 November 1987 by FAPLA's 16th Brigade, a battle in which I also participated. According to stories at the time he was sitting in the tailgunner's position on a Ratel 20. A mortar…

I was in the same action as Dylan, base attack on SWAPO. Dylan was one of the intelligence officers, his grave is in Winterton, near where his family farmed and near where I farmed. We used to visit every year when I li…

Johnny McEwan's platoon (Alpha Co, 5 SAI) died in a shooting accident. After Klaarstaan at the Ruacana Air base, one of his mates discovered that the ejector on his R1 wasn't working. Johnny fiddled with it, cocking it,…

I did section leading with Derek and in the company I rememeber him fondly, and we where listening in on the Radio as his Platoon Leader called in a chopper, you could hear his desperation and sorrow. what a waste John…

Sorry, the story I just added should have been for 1721 Chris Catto Nick Collins

Chris Catto was a lance corporal, Plt 4 Alpha Co, 5 SAI. This occurred in 53 Battalion area. I was in Plt 2, but the P4 guys told us the story. Pl 4 had divided into two sticks. Chris' stick was lying at night in a TB i…

Robert Condo served with me in the dog unit based at Bourkes` Luck. He died during a training exercise.

Smithie, was a great chap and taught many a chap a lesson in boxing, iwas not there when he disappeared, but will always miss his positive attitude towards life he was a well loved man a legend.

William Kerr was born in 1843 in Scotland. He married Annie Hislop in Tradeston, Glasgow in 1864. His trade was given as a Master Draper. He and Annie had four children in Glasgow. One died of scarlet fever and one othe…

James Kerr (mistakenly given as John kerr in the photo file-title) was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1866. His parents were William Kerr, a Master Draper, and Annie Hislop - married in Tradeston, Glasgow in 1864. In 1877…

SAMC Attached John Dovey dovey.john@gmail.com 2012-01-11 01:55:09

Alrighty... I got a response from our guy at the archives. " His file was copied to microfiche and the witness statements from the Board of Enquiry (Handwritten) are difficult to read. I can make out that he was the RPG…

Gerrie, seun van Hendrik Stephanus Samuel Barnard en Ina Barnard. Broer van Neels, Hentie, Frikkie, Jannie en Santie Barnard. Grootgeword in Boksburg. Jan Petrus Barnard jpb@jPBINC

I was Tim's platoon leader atthe time. We we in base in "no-mans-land" a few hundred metres south of the Angolan border. I recall that afternoon the mail arrived and Tim was one of the few who got a parcel from home. We…