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sappers cleared the road for a buffel convoy, did not pick up cheesemine.buffel in which Gouws travel went over mine, his head hit the rollbar of the buffel.He was declared brain dead.

The unit Dennis Elworthy was in was 2SSB (2nd Special Services Battalion -Zeerust). He was killed at Katima Mulilu in the Caprivi strip SWA in 1978, by a red-eye attack from Shesheke. He was my best friend. I was shot l…

Pletoon 18, Viking Company, Marines

Donald was killed in Katima Mulilo in the SWAPO mortar attack on the 23 Aug 1978. A shell pierced the roof of a bungalow killing 10 and wounding a number. I was in the mortars of 3SAI and we were stationed outside the c…

Lt John Purdon received his wings at Dunottar with my brother Lt Eric Thompson in 1974, they where both posted to 11 squadron in Potch. he was like a family member as he spend most of his weekend passes at my parents ho…

This is my Great-grandfather that was deported by the British to St Helena. I still have the original letter that he have written to his wife and children at "Groenpunt, Kaapstad" at 1900 before their ship left for St H…

"I was making comms at last light when I received a flash message to stand by for a signal in code. I got the code book out and recorded the letters and figures but as I deciphered it tears started to well up in my eyes…

jaco delport was not killed in the border war ,but in a vehecle accident in intellegence school at discobbelos Kimberly during junior leaders course. 83602979 bg lt anthon van der hoven nvt

Date : 08/02/1982 at 09h30 Place : Calueque Barrage in the Cunene River 30 Km north of the SWA border in Angola. L/Cpl EC Moolman and Cpl FC Rudolph were washed over the barrage weir. They were both caught in the curren…

Chris Kemp was a member of 14 Field Squadron -Engineer Corps (part of Northern Transvaal Commandment). He died in a landmine explosion in January 1977 on the Golden Highway near the old Eenhana camp in Owamboland (not t…

Ek, John Lombard was een van Weids se persoonlike vriende en as ek vandag hier moet sit en vertel van wat ons alles saam beleef het gaan die brief te lank wees. Ek was een van hulle wat eerste op die toneel was. Waar on…

This person died during Operation Modular. I received 60mm mortar training with him and he was a great person. It was a very sad day for all of us in 61 Mech Bravo company when he was shot. P.Henderson

James Bowie, Born in Preston, Lancashire, England 1870. He was the 4th Son of William Bowie and Janet McCrone of Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Scotland. He died at Ladysmith, South Africa during the "Siege of Ladysmith" on 13/1/…

John was my big buddy when I was in primary school at Leicester Road in Johannesberg. We used to stomp around the playground with arms linked chanting "we walk straight so you better get out of our way". He was heavily…

HE WAS KILLED DURING A RETALIATRY AIR ATTACK BY MIG 27`S ON THE CALUEQE DAM ON THE 27TH JUNE 1988. THE BUFFEL TOOK A DIRECT HIT, KILLING ALL OF THE OCCUPANTS. Unknown Unknown

I collected RFN Snyman after he had been wounded, with a medic we took him to a point where we would meet a helicopter. He died in the helicopter. I often think about him and his parents. We had another Unimog with a Sg…

Roetsie , ek onthou jou nog goed . Jou gesig nog altyd prominent in my foto albums en in my gedagtes ... Ek sal jou nooit vergeet nie . Eugene Liebenberg ewl@ananzi .co.za

I think that Walter Woolcott is my Grandfather on my Father's side. I never met him.

John Charles Niemeyer was an attorney and member of the Pretoria Commando. On the night of 9th December 1899, a British platoon of the King's Royal Rifles attacked a Boer howitzer on Surprise Hill (Vaalkop) that had bee…

Full Names: Eugene Kotz? Date of Birth: 16 April 1947 Date of Passing: 1 June 1982 Age at Death: 35 years Place of death: Cuvelai, Angola Awards: Southern Cross Decoration Pro Patria Nicky Kotz?

Frik van Loggerenberg "Loggies" 511 TP, Mashari, Ondurorundu Loggies

Walter Morton the son of William Morton and Mary Morton nee Riley was born on 17 July 1875 at Thornhill Briggs, Brighouse, W. Yorks., UK. He joined the West Riding Regiment in 1895 at the age of 18. His service number w…

Maj Louw was the 2IC at 8SAI and while on a training exercise at Riemvasmak outside of Upington, he was shot in the back of his head with a flare by accident by the Adjudant.

Vir die gene wat nie reeds die verhaal van Sersant Wynand Hawkins ken nie: Soos sy dogters hom beskryf; n Man van durf en daad se Adele, en n Pa wat als beter kon beter maak onthou Lizelle. Sy vrou het hom geken as n ma…

Pappa, Dis vandag Pappa se verjaarsdag, en ek wens en verlang met my hele hart dat ek vanoggend vir pappa n stywe drukkie kon gee en vir pappa kon se; Gelukkige verjaarsdag, en dat liewe Jesus pappa nog lank vir ons alm…

I believe this guy was on the border with me at 61 Mechanised Battalion, at a place known as Omathiya, just north of the Oshivelo gate in sector 10. We were from 4 field Artillery in Potch and were sent to the border fr…

Vir n beter Pa sou ek nie kon vra. Met my geboorte, en elke mylpaal in my jong lewe, tot koffie in die bed was hy daar vir my en aan my ma se sy. Pa was soms streng, maar regverdig. Saam het ma en pa my geleer van liefd…

Sersant Wynand Jacobus Hawkins : Wynand het in 1977 by die lugmag brandweer aangesluit na 4 jaar by die Pretoria Brandweer, en as korporaal na Langebaan verhuis waar hy vir 2 jaar gestationeer was. Einde 1977 meld hy aa…

Killed at Spion Kop 24th January 1900 J Inglis

Check out everyone who was based in Hoedspruit and then transferred to Ondangwa - the common denominator is that they "dead". Perhaps Steve could fill us all in with what happened to them, if he is still alive. Daniel's…

Charles du Toit was killed in an accident at Bandelierskop near Louis Trichardt in 1968 when he was 21 years old. His parents (Faan and Helen) were family friends - I was 12 at the time, so the memory is somewhat limite…

Michael's dad "Doc" Craul was my mother's (Lynette Robertson) cousin. I was 12/13 at the time of Mike's death. My mother told me that Mike was killed by a gunshot when one of the guards on duty went "bossies". He spent…

In the early morning of 21/5/1985 the SAAF firemen were called to assist the Pretoria fire brigade in extinguishing a fire that had started in a nearby petrol depot . When the tank exploded , 3 national servicemen , inc…

All three firefighters served in the SWA/Border war, Amn Knoetze, L Cpl Clench, Sgt WJ Hawkins. Ren?

Jannie De Villiers was my father. Left behind me, my older sister and my mother. I was only 10 months old at the time. If anybody has anymore information regarding the crash please contact me.

Lt Roelof Michiel du Plooy was awarded "The Silver Star of America" award posthumously for a deed of bravery he committed in action while blowing up a bridge in North Korea. He protected a parachuter on the ground by fi…

I believe I ended up with his service medal in my possesion,its engraved 4019 PTE. G.Chadwick W. Yorkshire Regi .... I have had it for years, bought it at a market on one of my visits to England. Can not find any contac…

Hollstrand, Lorntz Gottlieb Bengt Bengtson

Born 17 February 1873 in Stockholm, Sweden. Lived i Lule?, Sweden until 1900. According to a newspapercutting he died 14 April 1902 at 11.50 in the railwaystation at Deelfontein, South Africa. He worked att the railway…

Ian was 20 when he was killed in a military vehicle accident. They had completed their border duties and were in convoy going through Tsumeb when there was a blow-out and the vehicle rolled. Ian was killed and there wer…