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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…

Wingnut, Johan se bynaam, was ons MAG gunner gewees. Hy het altyd so 'n skaam glimlaggie gehad, stil ou, goeie vriend. Uit op 'n patrollie het ons 'n TB gestig en later rondom patrollie gestap voor ons na die TB terugge…

Ian, my mate. It's been so many years and I still think about you all the time and wonder how you doing in heaven. I remember when we used to ride bikes, go fishing and galavant around the streets of Glenwood when we we…

'Van' was killed by a landmine on horsebak on the pipline running from the Charlie water tower west in the direction of Oshandi. He was last in line of the troups and his horse stepped on the mine behind us.

Mike Bondesio (who died of a heart attack at the controls of a SAAF Shack in 1983). He managed to limp his crippled MkIII of 203 Squadron into Lisbon on 2 Griffons and one Viper - having to do some fast footwork to avoi…

Just a correction on your information. It is not 33 Squadron but 35 Squadron.

James Carter Fidkin - through his son James Fidkin, was my Great Great Grandfather. Proud to know he gave his life for others Cozza

Dit is al 2012 en nog bly die herinneringe. Dit is September 1982. Ons is pas klaar met TEIN opleiding op Modderfontein buite Potch en is terug by 3 SAI hoofbasis waar ons in tente langs die peradegrond bly en wag om gr…

Price was a great guy that wanted to help someone in need. The enemy trapped him -sad. This is how I remember him the guy that always wanted to help, cleaning the 90 canon, digging foxholes, checking engine oils etc. We…

Died of wounds sustained on the gun position in action near the Lomba River due to catastrophic failure on the gun during high fire tempo engagements on 20 th September 1987 during Ops Modular. 6 other Battery members w…

Koos was killed in a contact near Etale on the 19th of June,1980.He was in SwaSpes,berede,plt 17. jc vd westhuizen

Theuns baby girl was born on 22 April 1988. She was named after her father - Antonia. Her first born is on the way and the suspected dat is 17 December 2012.

John and I dated in 1976. Met him at Flop Laats parents home in Lindbro Park on they night he and his mates celebrated receiving their pupil's license.He rescued me from nearly being drowned by all the holligans! I reme…

This was told to me by the ops medic who was with them. On the morning of 4 February 1988 Lt Mc Cann and his team were waiting at the edge of a shona somewhere in the vicinity of Eenhana. He no sooner stood up in the Ca…

At 19, Pete was too young to be taken away from us. I realize that both our parents carried a far heavier weight that either of them ever let on, and managed to convince both myself and my sister that restarting our liv…

Date of Birth 20.2.1944 Squardon 24 A L du Toit

My grandfather, Captain AEM Norton DSO (1869-1922), 4th South Australian Imperial Bushmen's Contingent (4SAIB), returned from South Africa in 1900 with the Bible (in Dutch) of a PR Botha of Blauw Vallei. The date on the…

I did duty in 1975-6 and was trained during basics by Sgt Jan Furstenburg. A tough instructor but what he taught us kept me alive through to 1984 when my duty ended. I have repeatedly stated that I would enter any battl…

Ek was daar die aand, sal Delange nooit vergeet.

He was actually shot and killed was not in the ratel Flip van Wyk

Chris died when the Harvard he flew (7 Squadron, Cape Town) hit the ground during a training excercise for foward air controllers (FAC) at Oudshorn during April 1975.

I was in Echo Comp in 4 SAI "Inligting" based at Tsinsabis at the time. Our commanding officer was Capt Goles. L/cpl Evans and his peloton was based in Etosha. It was our first casualty, I still remember the sadness and…

My father was in the British Army and worked with the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police Force during the hand-over to independence in the early 1960s. He was based in Mafeking and Gaberones. He was interested in war grav…

He was my best friend. He was conducting the second "Donkermaan" sortie in the same evening, in Southern Angola. His wingman was Jan Mienie. Reports from our troops on the ground say that they heard 2 explosions. Not su…

Anton Kruger, was a Parabat from 1 Parachute Regiment and shot down in the Puma SE of Cuvelai on 9th August 1982. He was from Middelburg Transvaal which might lead to the information showing him as from 4 SAI. The curre…

He was the first guy we lost from B company (July 80 intake). It was in a land mine explosion. I always liked talking to him at Oshikati, although I was not in his section and a rifleman we just clicked. The day he got…

See John Drakes dedication for the story of what happened on that day, they both got killed together. It was an ambush while they were on section patrol.

Hans was killed by antie personel land mine while we were on patrol.