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Pierre had taken my place at point about 30 minutes before we walked into the ambush , brave and dedicated he was always . Pierre had become a great friend and section corpral , He always got a lift with me on our weeke…

28 Jaar vandag.Mag ons jou nooit vergeet nie!Rus in vrede Johan v/d Spuy

26 years later I still remember the scene of that day as if it was yesterday steve

Ek was gestationeer op Ondangwa tydens die April inval. Ek was die onderofisier aan diens to Lt Els ingekom het, dit was vir my 'n besondere tragiese geval en het my diep geraak. Wat aan ons gese is was dat Lt Els in di…

From: http://www.angloboerwar.com/south-african-units/435-natal-carbineers On Dec. 18 (1899) , Umbulwana "Long Tom" dropped a 100lb shell in the horse lines, when the men were at stables, killing Tprs. Buxton, Milne-Mil…

I came across this website and was shocked to hear about what happened at Wenela base in 1978.I did my first border stint there during January and April 1977,I was 25 at the time and part of Wynberg Commando Regiment ba…

Deon van Aswegen died when doing border duty. He was a gunner at 14 Field Regiment Potchefstroom. He died after a RPG has hit the Buffel at the side he was sitting. He came from Stilfontein Johan Greyling

I was there when Peter was killed in a stupid, careless accident near Jan Kempdorp. If there were correctly trained medics present, his death might have been avoided. I remember that even the ambulance battery was dead.…

And Mr Kirby Thank You.

I want to thank everyone that helped us: Jeff Schur Hans Fouche Koos Moorcroft Rowley Medlin (9F) R.I.P Jeff Burger

As far as I know, Rob met his death in an accident onboard the SAS DRAKENSBERG. I served with Rob in the Navy Permanent Force when we were both mideshipman, and have great memories of an astro-navigation training cruise…

I am assuming this is the same Oosthuizen mentioned in the book, Baanbreek In Die Bos written and published recently by Annie Buitendag, who is the wife of then Cmdt Thys Buitendag, 203 Battalion's commanding officer at…

Herbert Truebody, was one of the best ; great friendly guy, d squadron Rooikop Walvisbay 1977 . we were both in troop1 , he,s call sign was 41 bravo , my was 41 alfa. He was killed in combat on 4th may 1978 at the swapo…

Just wanted to update my email address from kevin@unify.com to kevinb@internode.on.net Kind Regards Kevin Kevin

my name is eric robinson and i was also with 3 sai based at wenela on the night katima was hit. it was our last night of a patrol when we were ordered to walk to the golf base to lend support to the gunners. it was a sp…

Ek is jammer , ek kon niks meer daai oggend doen.

I think this is the Cpl Pelzer who was a Corporal at 4 SAI, Delta Company in Middelburg during my basic training in July 1976, he wasnt my Platoon Sgt but he stood out as a fair corporal, very neat and "paraat" with a g…

Yes, David was mortarist but he was in charge of the 7,62 Browning machine gun that we had with us on that patrol. I remember this well as he had given me a lecture on this gun a few days before. I am not 100% sure but…

Ek boer naby Sheepmoor , klein dorpie naby Ermelo .Weet waar die ongeluk plaasgevind het . Berg suid - wes van Sheepmoor . Sterkte vir julle met verlies , al is dit lank terug .E-pos my vir meer besonderhede of sel no.

76375658BG Rfn Glen Andrew Paul did his National Service with 8 SAI. He died in the operational area on the 18th May 1980 . He was born in East London and attended Cambridge High School for a while. He was one of four c…

Sergeant Cornelius Andries Petrus van Tonder was killed on 10 November 1975 when the Impala Jet he was co-piloting crashed near Nottingham Road, Kwa-Zulu Natal, after hitting a grove of trees. He was a member of Durban'…

I met Hannes in about 1977 while on a course in Heidelberg . I bought my first car, a "sharky" Peugeot 404, from him and became good friends with him. I drove that car with a TAB registration for about 7 years. When Han…

To Garvie Harves, as we affectionately knew him. Was one of my best friends, jeez, did we laugh together! I cant thank him enough for asking his mom if I could move in (twice) when the turmoil of my home life was just t…

I am trying to find out if this person is my great grandfather or not. How would I get in contact with the two people who posted above?

Wynand and I were in the same platoon in Oudtshoorn and returned to 7SAI in June 1984 on completion of JL's. He was a great shot and assisted me on the shooting range, aiding me in getting my silver balkie, which, witho…

Gary was born in Zambia to Kay and Richard (deceased) Walker. He had 2 sisters (Barbara + Susan) and a brother Kelvin. All whom today live in Durban, Natal. He went to a Catholic Boys School in Pietersburg, N Tvl. From…

Unfortunately the stories above are not true. Danny was killed by a SWAPO terrorist AK 47 round to the chest ALMOST a year and a day after Eddie Bloem died in a helicopter accident. Eddie Bloem had just returned from hi…

Brave souls each and everyone that passed that fateful day 31/10/1987. Dear friend and remembered each day Wayne Ewels small in stature like myself, but with heart of a lion.I have and will always live each day to its b…

I first met Johan Calitz in 1979 at the start of our second fase training in Potchefstroom. He slept in the bunk next to me for a few weeks before i was sent to Loopspruit SAMS base for my medical training. On my return…

Gabriel was killed in an ambush during a follow up operation. He was a part of Romeo Mike 4 Steve Grenfell (Lt RM4)

S.SGT Van Niekerk was based in Rundu, Sector 20 and formed part of the Intelligence team. While operating with the team across the border he was shot by a member of 201 Battalion as he climbed into a Buffel. C.Dicks

My gran, Jean Lyster (nee Matthews), was married to Jack Carlisle. I managed to get a copy of Jack's medical record - he went to King Edward School in JHB and worked as a company secretary at the Pretoria News before he…

Cpl. Truebody's call sign was 45 Charlie. His crew were evacuated under fire by Robert George Kanes who stuffed them into his own Eland. He then drove out with the damaged Eland thus recovering the body of the deceased…

Hi, I would like to say that Blikkies was a very humble person, with a very good sence of humor. Without going into detail, I would like to mention that he was shot in an ambush close to Rundu on the morning of 04 May 1…

1197 Remmington was killed during night op in 1978 in vehicle roll over while pursuing a large group of SWAPO insurgents who had been causing havoc in the farming community around Tsumeb.

A young speedy winger by the name of Renier Grobler had a phenomenal rise to Bok colours in 1969. He made his debut when Northern Transvaal beat the 1969 Australians 13-3 and scored a try. He would play two more games f…

Rifleman Zondi was in the back of a Samil-20, having just been picked up with the rest of his section after doing twelve hours duty at one of the border posts with the Eastern Cape. He was involved in "OPS HUMANE" to pr…

Alan was my good mate and partner in all sorts of mischief. We both matriculated from Alexandra High School in Pietermaritzburg and went to Scottsville Presbyterian Church. Alan was posted to 1 SAI and I was posted to I…

Trooper Robert Worswick was 26 years of age when he enlisted into Damant's Horse. He was 5 feet 9 inches tall with a fair complexion and light brown hair. He came from Bowen Terrace in New Farm, a suburb of Brisbane in…

The Late Capt John Howitson was my brother in Law, married to my sister Marianne (nee van Graan). Marianne was at the time of John`s death pregnant with their 4rd child, Jean who was born about 7/8 weeks after his death…