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Jorry was killed by antie personel landmine,while we were on patrol.he was from 3SAI PL 4 Alfa komp.

Full name is Douglas G Hinds and he died in April 1976 in the Caprivi border strip.

Deon Schutte was my Sisters fiance, he was based out near the Mozambique border. Apparently one of his coloured troops who was denied his medicines earlier in the day took another troop hostage. Deon was woken up in the…

I think the Guy that was killed with Braam was 'Brecher' and the guy who lost his leg in the same battle was Middleton, I think from Durban.

Sappers Willemse and von Schmettau , I have never forgotton you guys , still have vivid memories on the train taking us to a place we should never have been , issued with green uniforms and takkies , dog tags with only…

I trained with Marius in Zeerest, he was really an exceptional character - for his team leading, and fortitude. We got separated early in training, but stayed in touch, he always maintained I was the only gunner to hit…

I knew Marius - I was in Bravo company - 90mm Ratels, He was a really good friend. :/ - I remember the asccident, it still saddens me.

Wallace and I did our training together as sapper at Bossiespruit near Kroonstad in 1986. I think he was in Delta company, I did not know him personally but everybody knew who each other in the camp was as we were only…

William Raymond Luiters was buried at the Robertson Cementary in the heroes acre, he and my brother were good friends. I remember him and his sister from visiting our home very often.I called my brother today and the fi…

I would also like to know who this Barnard is, was he the guy that did JL's with me in 1986 at Bossiesspruit near Kroonstad.I later heard that he died in a mine accident but I could never confirm it. Barrie's was part o…

I remember this well. All these guys were in my unit. We were split up to work at different hospitals during hospital phase of our ops medic training. The week before this happened I was at the hospital that L/CPL Kladi…

Middag sal nooit vergeet toe ek en Carstens met ons matrasse moes strand toe gaan op sondag r&r. terwyl almal swem moes ek en hy slaap op ons matrasse omdat ons aan die slaap geval het met n sessie in n klaskamer.dit wa…

Leon Grobler detonated an anti-personell mine on 20 February 1980 near Tsumeb which severed his femoral artery. He was subsequenty taken to 1 Military Hospital where he died from blood-loss on 27 February after the woun…

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…