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Hey buddy miss you guys so much, 25 years today, will never forget the good times. So long Pal enjoy your jumps in that big DZ soft landings till we meet again.

Hi ,I really hope this is not rfn job,driver for Romeo mike 6 .i was a 2nd Lt in command of Romeo mike 6 for a while ,remember him as my driver and friend during time spent at 101 in 1985! Had my first contact in Angola…

J P Uys was in 1 Para Bn A Coy 79/80. He was killed in the Kaokaveld in 1980 when the Buffel in which he and other members of Valk 2 were travelling back to camp overturned. All troops in the buffel were injured as the…

Grant Mann and another gunner were changing a wheel on a vehicle in the transport park (TPT) at the 10 Artilery Brigade in Potchefstroom, when the wheel exploded and sent one of the split pieces of the rim flying throug…

Killed in Action 4th August 1900 Elands River Western Transvaal. No. 2518 British South Africa Police. One of the garrison of 505 Rhodesians and Australians besieged 4th - 16th August 1900. Most likely one of the gun cr…

I recall the day that Willempie died as if it were yesterday, and now almost 30 years later I remember that he was a sharing guy and and slow to anger. He was in my section and although I hung out with the other guys li…

I served with Tim in the same platoon but not in the same section. Earlier the day of 16 December 1976 we spend some time together during the day chatting about the love ones back home. Enjoying some of the eats that we…

I served with Eddie Yeo at 25 Field Squadron, Oshakati. Eddie was supposed to go with us on a pass that April (1988), but duty called and Eddie had to stay for another 2 weeks..... I remember our last goodbye so well...…

It is 30 years ago that you were taken from us so tragically and yet your memory still burns so brightly in our hearts. We mourn the loss of a son, brother, uncle and family that you may have had and wonder how differen…

Yes, I remember Sgt Major Burger from 1975 at 2 SAI. I was fresh out of infantary school posted to 2 SAI as platoon weapons instructor. SM Burger was my CSM. Can remember him as being a wonderful person to us instructor…

Gone but not forgotten . I remember this like yesterday. A very sad day in our lives. Pte Aubrey John Botha was my brother in law at the time and was doing duty with 11 Commando, Kimberley in Umtata due to the critical…

I was sad today when browsing on the internet and i came upon this site. Lt Kurt Gagiano was one of the Lt's in Charley Company, 2 SAI Battalion, Walvis Bay, 1975 to 1976 when i did national service. I remember him very…

A quick overview of the story of W.A Knisley ,From selkirk Ont canada ,he Elisted on 28th Dec 1899 . Fought in the Boer War in South Africa Recived Distinguished Combat medal, Also distinguished Service in the feild. Un…

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…