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Killed while moving from a ambush site towards sound of terrs using a different footpath ran into ambush. johan

Richard Husdell was born in South Shields Durham England in 1882. His family relocated to Port Elizabeth South Africa in the late 1800s. His father Augustus was a military man and as a result he enlisted. Early in 1901…

This incident was 54 Bn/5 SAI Bn and the followup was performed by Berede 101 Maj Mense. I was at Eenhana at the time.

Niel was part of Papatroop an Eland90 troop during Operation Savannah. What happened to young Niel was that, on the morning of November 23rd 1975 (referred to by the survivors as ?Bloody Sunday,?) his armoured car was h…

If this is the J Barnard that i served with he was killed at Epupa falls in the Kokoveld(sector 10 ) in May/ June of 1987. He was out on a mine hunt with his team and a CPL Corrai when the buffel in which they were trav…

So sad the way no-one even knows about this dedication page, never met Roy , was too young, would have liked to though, have heard all the stories though! Nick Skeates ( Nephew)

Not breaking tradition as a PF instructor, Sgt Furstenburg was a respected hardliner and merciless disciplinarian. On numerous occasions I personally endured his one to one "special treatment", testing my physical and m…

Alhoewel Freddie Zeelie se dood amptelik as in Suidwes sou plaasvind, was hy besig met 'n verkennings operasie in Angola. Hy was die eerste Recce om te sneuwel in Angola Leon

Was shot during a rare night attack by SWAPO near Ombalantu (Owamboland). Assigned to do the regular 8 day "Yeti" patrol duty, his platoon's overnight patrol camp was ambushed and the SADF suffered 5 casualties that nig…

CHRIS PIETERSEN WAS MY UNCLE HE WAS 22 YEARS OLD WHEN HE DIED. HE WAS PART OF THE NEWLY COMISSIONED 31 SQUADRON AT AFB HOEDSPRUIT. HE WAS A PUMA HELICOPTER CO PILOT. HE WAS SHOT DOWN DURING OPERATION MEEBOS WITH THE RES…

Gramps also served in WW1.

William George Phillips was my grandfather. He was born on 17 June 1881 and enlisted for duty in East London, South Africa with the Imperial Light Horse in at the age of 17. Gramps died on 29 September 1973 at the age o…

Masacred at Boston Farm, Bothwell, Lake Chrissie, South Africa 6 Feb 1901, with 20 comrades. All buried in a mass grave Military section Lake Chrissie cemetery. Monument errected by 2nd Bat, Prince of Wales Own (West Yo…

Not sure if the above refers to the person the above writer actually refers to. The Sapper "Tommy" Wiggel I remember did his national service with us in Bethlehem in the Orange Free State in 1977 and was killed shortly…

Sapper Hakies Viljoen, as he was known, was a member of 2 Field Engineer Regiment and did his basic training in Bethlehem in the Free State as part of the January 1977 intake. He died in a shooting accident in Kwando in…

Missing my Brother Wrn Gerhardus Johannes Kemp (I/D: 6009115015005) Beukesstraat 33, Warden, 9890. Died in Smokeshell 1980 for what?

Richard Armstong Patrick Rank Armorer Sergeant born Scarbrough 1868 m Alice jane Matthews 1890 CHILDREN Ethel Easter. Mabel. Harold.Richard.

I have established that this person (Private E J Bowers) died on 20th June, 1900 in Johannesburg and is buried in the Braamfontein Garden of Remembrance, Eddie Billington

Rfn Thabete was an int collector in the Natal area. He was hitchhiking back to PMB, when he fell asleep in the truck. His service pistol was stolen and he was shot dead with his own pistol. Oshkosh was a very brave sold…

The incident happened on the 3rd of April 1989. I was an acting Pl Cmdr of B Comp Pl 3 - 61 Mg Bn Gp. We picked up "spoors" early the morning and made contact later that afternoon. I remember Lt. Chris as first class of…

i am wondering if this is my great grandfather walter frederick charles spencer, who was posted to india aged 27 when the boer war was happening. I am not sure lest we forget all the fallen heros. walter did not die in…

Bruce Gaylard was my Mothers cousin. Bruce was killed with H.Booysen in 1962 during flight training where Bruce was an instructor. They were flying a Harvard. Bruce's father was also a pilot and was killed during the se…

It was said that Gavin was killed in a Buffel accident, To this day I still do not know the true story..I would appreciate if anyone that was with him at the time could mail me and fill me in Brother Mark

I think we replaced his unit. We were raced through to Nkongo base, 12 km from the Angolan border, where we replaced the drivers from Romeo Mike 16. The first team of drivers had been withdrawn, because one of them had…

Member of Sector 20 Comops, Rundu. nico Fourie

On the 5 Feb 1975, Martin was an Instructor (Lt.) on a training flight in an Impala Mark I (#510) jet fighter, with his pupil Candidate Officer MG Russell, when there was an onboard fire. Both pilots ejected to safety a…

Ek was net duskant die tragedie gewees. Op ons Bedfords. Was saam met 2SAI se HK kompanie gewees, 81 mm mortiere. Ek het my boeglam geskrik, nuut op die grens, toe die browning begin hardloop. Ons het gehoor van die ou…

Sgt Maritz was killed in a Mig attack during the period of Ops Modular, Hooper and packer, while on detached duty to 6 Signals Unit. He was a member of the SACS

I did my national service Jan 1977 to Dec 1978 with 2 SSB of 2 SAI Bn Gp and one of our officers as Lt Andre Venter. So I can attest that Luietenant Andre Venter was in fact wounded while sitting on top of his car a few…

was my gg grandfather. samuel james cook. married to sarah taylor and born in newton abbot b 1868. died of dystentryon new years eve 1899 in the seige of ladysmith. yolanda

If my memory serves me right Andre Stapa flew a photo recconaisence sortie that day and disapeared shortly after the vital evedence was gathered. I believe the wreck was spotted from the air but at a too precarious posi…

Oorlede in 'n buffel ongeluk, opad terug "states" toe na 3 maande opleiding saam met Infanterieskool. Ek was saam met hom in dieselfde peleton, hy was in die buffel wat voor my gery het toe die "barbed wire" losgekom he…

Gavin Viljoen was killed when the Samil truck transporting himself and other soldiers collided with a civilian vehicle near their base, 7 SAI Phalaborwa. Gavin was the only casualty. Although his parents tried their bes…

Bloemfontein memorial only. Known as his resting place. Army number 2313 aged 30. Married, father of seven children. My grandfather. r.brown

Greatest buddy ever. You are always rememberred Sgt vincent stewart (swede)

Steve (28) and Porto (510) were 2 good guys who were a laugh when we share guard duty. We also liked it when Steve's family came to visit on a Sunday as he had a lovely sister who we all thought was lekker!! Porto came…

Lt. McLeroth was part of a 4-ship flying Kittyhawks during a strike on ferry landing sites on the River Po - to the north of a town called Ferrara - on 22/04/45. He was shot down by AA and crashlanded to the north of th…

Jimmy (my Uncle) fought and was killed in Italy in the last stages of WWII. My late father (Arthur Aberdein) volunteered for the British Army (as many apparently did) and fought in an armoured division at the same time…

Lt. Richard Glynn (not Clynn) was shot down in a Bosbok on the night of 03 Sept '87 whilst engaged in an operational sortie directing artillery fire onto targets in Angola. He was 20years old. A.D.

david cumming born musslebourgh scotland 1866 came to south africa 1895. killed on spion kop 1900. age 34. left wife and 3 children. tom argyle