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| 19 April 2007 | 33447 | Corporal Charles Lloyd Van Der Merwe |
IF MY FACTS ARE CORRECT, THIS PERSON WAS KILLED IN AN AIRCRAFT CRASH AT TINLEY MANOR BEACH JOHANN
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| 19 April 2007 | 1493 | Major Arthur Douglas Bell |
IF MY FACTS ARE CORRECT , THIS PERSON DIED IN AN AIRCRAFT CRASH AT TINLEY MANOR BEACH JOHANN
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| 19 April 2007 | 30415 | Private Izak Jacob Joubert Geyser |
MY ACCOUNTS ARE THAT THIS PERSON WAS KILLED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON 14 JULY 1976 AT TINLEY MANOR BEACH JOHANN
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| 16 April 2007 | 31184 | Lance Corporal Petrus Kruger |
Piet was my section leader and was killed by shrapnel in Ongiva while he was actually talking to me. I will never forget him.
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| 14 April 2007 | 32396 | Sergeant Hendrik Albertus Oosthuyse |
I would like to get in contact of any of my old friends who was from 1SSB and we were stationed in Oshakati Sector 10 from 1983-84 Barnes
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| 08 April 2007 | 29364 | Lieutenant (Doctor) Cecil George Bartie |
Thank you for confirming that.
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| 27 March 2007 | 566 | Rifleman Geoffrey Annandale |
A man who gave his life for his family, friends and country. He gave his best to the end, never considering himself, dedicated to the brave service he delivered upon all! A true hero, you live through your son ... a ded…
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| 25 March 2007 | 27365 | Second Lieutenant Viljoen |
John Robert Rodgers, known always as Jack, was my Great Uncle. He and my Grandfather thought it would be a great adventure to volunteer to fight for King and Country in South Africa. They enlisted together but did not c…
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| 19 March 2007 | 12905 | Captain Arthur Bloomfield Lane |
THE CITY OF LONDON IMPERIAL VOLUNTEERS DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI IN MEMORY OF ALFRED GEORGE EATLY, PTE. IN THE REGIMENT AND L/CPL IN THE 1ST CITY OF LONDON ROYAL ENGINEER VOLUNTEERS, SON OF GEORGE EATLY AND S…
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| 18 March 2007 | 6602 | Air Mechanic Gert Wilhelmus Paulus Els |
G.W. Els Mil. No.: 234064V S.A.L.M. Killed: 14-11-1947 2nd WW Age : 48 Grave : Alice [Ciskei E cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 14979 | Private Tom Franklin Mansbridge |
S. Bowden Mil. No. :3395 PTE 5th SAI Killed : 14-06-1917 1st WW Grave: Alice [Ciskei E cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 43996 | Burgher Cornelius Lourens Vermaas |
Cornelius Vermaas killed ABW Born : 2 Okt 1880 Killed :2 Okt 1901[on his 21st birthday!] at Kirkwood easten cape Gen. Smuts comm. Grave : Uitenhage Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 47511 | Burgher Petrus Jacobus Bellingan |
Petrus Jacobus Bellingan killed ABW. Born : 13-05-1879 Killed: 15-09-1901 Heidelberg cape Kommandant Theron comm Grave:Farm ?Tigerhoek?Uitenhage distr.
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| 18 March 2007 | 22558 | Private Thomas John Scott |
P Mc Gillivray Priv. Gordon Highlanders Died: 15 -11-1900 illness Greenpoint, Cape Town Grave: Woltemade graveyard Cape Town Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 18 March 2007 | 32663 | Corporal Andries Dawid Renken |
A. D. Renken . [1199] Killed Border Age : 27 Mil. No : 75338285BT Grave in Kirkwood [E Cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 17 March 2007 | 32575 | Lieutenant Pieter Daniel Pretorius |
Killed on railway line. 3-3-1900 In "Vir vryheid en reg" bls. 117 Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 17 March 2007 | 16665 | Captain James Henry K Miller |
Van trein geval onderweg na front! 17-11-1899 Woltemade begrafplaas Kaapstad. Grafskrif: "hard luck" Uit: Vir vryheid en reg bls 117 Dirk Schellingerhout
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| 17 March 2007 | 9261 | Private Charles Augustus Harris |
Doodgeskiet deur englse wag 1-5-1900 terwyl besig met aandgodsdiens !. Groenpunt kamp Kaapstad. Hy was 22. Begrawe Woltemade begraafplaas Kaapstad .
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| 02 March 2007 | 31096 | Corporal Jan Hendrik Kleynhans |
We will remember you Unknown Unknown
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| 28 February 2007 | 31162 | Candidate Officer Marthinus Jacobus Hendrik Krugel |
Name: George Burnett Trollip Birth: 17 Apr 1879 - Whiteridge Farm, Middelburg, Cape, South Africa Christening: in Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg, Cape, South Africa Death: 9 Jun 1900 - Bethlehem, Free State, Sou…
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| 28 February 2007 | 31162 | Candidate Officer Marthinus Jacobus Hendrik Krugel |
Service Record: Burnett George TROLLIP Age: 20, Nationality: English, Trade: Farmer Enlisted: 1st Feb Father: JO Trollip, Maraisburg Rank: Trooper Died of fever at Bethleham whilst a prisoner in the hands of the Boers 1…
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| 21 February 2007 | 46656 | Burgher Gerhardus Christoffel Snyman Du Preez |
Gerhardus Christoffel Snyman DU PREEZ Birth: 31 May 1872 Klein Winterhoek Death: 4 May 1900 Winburg, OVS hospitaal Chr: Uitenhage Occupation: policeman of the ZAR Spouse: Anna Christina VAN DER MERWE 3 of his brothers a…
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| 19 February 2007 | 30203 | Corporal Richard Alexander Ede |
Richard Ede was our brother and died at the Angolan border on 06 January 1983 at the age of 27. He was survived by his wife Annie and his two sons, Richard and Charles as well as his four siblings and parents. His death…
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| 16 February 2007 | 282 | Labourer Jan Albrecht |
You are definitely missed not only by your immediate family but all your cousins, uncles and aunts. you were a wonderful cheerful person sadly missed, you could have gone on in life and become some great.
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| 14 February 2007 | 33706 | Second Lieutenant Johannes Petrus Verhoef |
Johan was shot by own of his own troops after the troop was reprimanded for going off to drink at a "koeka" shop.
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| 13 February 2007 | 7399 | Private Jacob Jacobus Fortuin |
Born in 1879 as William, brother of John Frederick b. 1878, he used the identification of a cousin in order to sign up and fight. Reported to have died of enteric fever.
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| 11 February 2007 | 31867 | Rifleman Mesongo |
Johannes Anonie van Niekerk, the son of Gerrit Jacobus van Niekerk, former Commissioner of the Zuid Afrikaanse Polisie (ZARP) died in the battle of Modder River of wounds sustained in battle. He was married with two you…
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| 04 February 2007 | 29816 | Staff Sergeant Donald Norman Coleby |
In 1983 Donald was on patrol in the operational area. His unit was ambushed and Donald was hit across the body by a burst of RPD machine gun fire. My heart breaks for those that died and those that lived. Our youth was…
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| 25 January 2007 | 33170 | Lance Corporal Michael Swanepoel |
This boy wasn't killed on the border, I watched him burn to death in Bourke's Luck along with 6 other boys. We had just come back from active duty in Kwa-Zulu Natal, and were called out to assist with a forest fire on E…
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| 24 January 2007 | 33248 | Sergeant Coenraad Jacobus Theron |
Sgt Cobus Theron died on 6 June 1978 as a result of wounds he sustained from own artillery fire early May 1978 during Operation Rheindeer. Information obtained from Louis Bothma's book, Die Buffel Struikel.
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| 24 January 2007 | 1097 | Lieutenant Henry Francis Barker |
2Lt Andre Opperman was killed in a SWAPO ambush on 6 September 1978 close to Chana Omalapapa at Beacon 28 on the Angolan border. Information obtained from Louis Bothma's book, Die Buffel Struikel.
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| 24 January 2007 | 31041 | Second Lieutenant Gerrit Keulder |
2Lt Keulder was killed in a SWAPO ambush south of Chana Henombe in Angola on 8 March 1977. He and his fellow 32 Bn soldiers tried to "liberate" some SWAPO cattle to Omauni for own use when the enemy opened fire on them.…
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| 24 January 2007 | 29608 | Second Lieutenant Roelof Nicolas Britz |
2 Lt Roelie Britz from 32 Bn Gp was killed by a crocodile on the night of 14 November 1978 when he went for a swim in the Kavango River. His body was never recovered. Information from Louis Bothma's book, Die Buffel Str…
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| 20 January 2007 | 29364 | Lieutenant (Doctor) Cecil George Bartie |
Yes the person was DR Bartie my own cousin. died in 1981. Unknown Unknown
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| 12 January 2007 | 30555 | Lance Corporal Waldemar Heinrich Grobler |
Wallie was 'n 5 SAI seksie leier wat in Elundu gestasioneer was. Hy was baie goed en moes die laaste keer saam met ons uitgaan voor hy na Vryburg sou vertrek om met die liefde van sy lewe te trou. Ons was in totaal 17 l…
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| 12 January 2007 | 29380 | Major Nico Beetge |
Hi My name is Gerhardus Beetge I was born in 1971. this is quite a coincidence.
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| 07 January 2007 | 33619 | Rifleman Abel Albertus Van Wyk |
Rfn A A van Wyk died as a result of an accidental discharge (own rifle) SWA 1982.Approximate age 21.
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| 07 January 2007 | 33054 | Rifleman Don Andries Spence |
Rfn D A Spence died 1982. Bravo Company 1 Para Bn as a result of an accidental discharge by a Rfn Rossouw after a contact with SWAPO in Angola approximate age 20.
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| 04 January 2007 | 29260 | Rifleman Willie Jacobus Appelgryn |
This incident was 54 battalion which was 5 SAI BN. We operated from Nkongo, Elundu and Eenhana. Ops Intel was over 45 enemy attacking divided into 3 flanks. A very bad day. S.M.Cronje
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| 30 December 2006 | 47511 | Burgher Petrus Jacobus Bellingan |
Hy het in Heidelberg Kaap gesterf maar ek weet nie onder watter omstandighede nie?? [as iemand my daarmee kan help sal ek bly wees] J Dirk Schellingerhout
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