Stories

Date	#	Person	Story
16 January 2002	34746	Constable Meshack Gayisa South African Police · 1988-01-29	Killed in Action 2002-01-16 15:01:11 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	34745	Constable Thobile N Gaven South African Police · 1997-09-28	Killed in Action 2002-01-16 15:00:38 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	34744	Constable Thobile N Gatya South African Police · 1997-02-10	Killed in Action 2002-01-16 14:59:31 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	34743	Constable Thobile N Gasani South African Police · 1951-09-09	Killed in Action 2002-01-16 14:58:33 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	1013	Private Herbert Alfred Bambury South African Infantry · 1916-07-18	Killed in Action 2002-01-16 14:42:17 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	33241	Special Sergeant Daniel Teteiko South West African Police · 1989-04-02	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:23:01 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	27456	Lieutenant Theodore Villiers Vlok South African Air Force · 1944-07-07	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:22:33 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	24053	Private Saul Steenkamp Cape Corps · 1917-12-17	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:22:03 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	22791	Donkey Driver William Setoti South African Native Labour Bureau · 1917-02-03	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:21:14 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	22166	Private Stephan Salfester Cape Corps, S.A. Forces · 1942-11-02	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:20:52 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	20690	Air Mechanic John Evans Price South African Air Force · 1945-12-25	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:20:27 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	20566	Corporal Harold Edwin Potten South African Medical Corps · 1919-01-05	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:15:44 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	18357	Private James D Naude South African Pay Corps · 1946-11-13	Att Kitcheners Horse from the Cape Town Highlanders
16 January 2002	18357	Private James D Naude South African Pay Corps · 1946-11-13	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:25:18 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	18318	Private Petrus Hishidivale Nanghema Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces · 1943-03-23	Died on Service. Initials should be L.F.
16 January 2002	17563	Labourer Hendrik Mosala South African Native Labour Bureau · 1918-10-15	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:17:49 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	17387	Lieutenant William Patrick Moore South African Air Force · 1944-05-11	Charles Forbes Honner was a corporal in the 4th South Australian (Imperial Bushman) Contingent. He died of illness on 24 Dec 1900 at Hebron, where he is buried, marked by a marble cross. Charles was the son of Robert Ho…
16 January 2002	12318	Private John James Kirkby Transvaal Scottish, S.A. Forces · 1941-12-10	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:17:29 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	10704	Pupil Pilot Herbert Frank Irlam South African Air Force · 1943-11-23	Accidentally Killed - Drowned
16 January 2002	10008	Second Lieutenant Norman Charles Hoare South African Air Force · 1941-11-26	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:16:37 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	7467	Private Johannes Petrus Fourie Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces · 1941-02-01	Att Kitchener's Horse from Cape Town Highlanders
16 January 2002	7467	Private Johannes Petrus Fourie Field Force Battalion, S.A. Forces · 1941-02-01	Died on Service 2002-01-16 14:24:29 <a href="main.php?page=
16 January 2002	30425	Sergeant William Henry Bernard Gildenhuys South African Infantry Corps · 1977-05-25	Accidentally Killed John Dovey dovey.john@gmail.com 2002-01-16 16:16:40 — Accidentally Killed John Dovey
11 January 2002	31385	Major Lucas Frederick Lotter South African Infantry Corps · 1988-04-18	He was struck in the back of the head by a single round that bounced off the hatch of the Caspir. It was early / mid evening and they were follwing up on spoor just North of Alpha tower. They were fired on and the Major… — Mark Davies Mark Davies
03 January 2002	31422	Airman Craig Anthony Lucarne South African Air Force · 1987-01-13	At his funeral (at Boschoff Street Methodist Church) the church was packed full with his friends and family. I remember that his girlfriend had to be taken out of the church because she was hysterical with grief.. There… — John John Dovey
03 January 2002	31422	Airman Craig Anthony Lucarne South African Air Force · 1987-01-13	Taken from a Story in the Natal Witness: City Airman killed in N3 Crash City Reporter A National serviceman from Pietermaritzburg, Airman Craig Lucarne (19), was killed and four of his colleagues were injured in an acci… — John Dovey
31 December 2001	30114	Second Lieutenant Owen John Doyle South African Air Force · 1979-03-14	My brother was navigator aboard a Canberra bomber. The plane was shot down a short distance inside Angola and crashed killing both pilot Wally Maira's and my brother Owen Doyle. They were on a bombing mission and left 1…
29 December 2001	32881	Signalman Gerhardus Johannes Jacobus Senekal 2 Military Base Management · 1979-04-11	George Weston was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) and was wearing the ribbon for the first time on the day he received his ftal wound.
29 December 2001	32881	Signalman Gerhardus Johannes Jacobus Senekal 2 Military Base Management · 1979-04-11	George Weston was born in King's Somborne in Hampshire and died of wounds after the battle of Onverwacht in January 1902 whilst serving in the Hampshire Company of the 7th Mounted Infantry.
26 December 2001	30891	Lance Corporal Alan Rodger Jones South African Infantry Corps · 1982-10-11	If I am correct, this man was my sister's boyfriend before he was called up. He, and several colleagues, perished in a weapons familiarisation accident. A supposedly "safe" foreign grenade exploded and killed several me… — Chris Collingwood
27 November 2001	17511	Private Zachariah Morris Native Military Corps, S.A. Forces · 1942-11-02	John Allen Howkett was my Great Uncle. He was killed in action at Paardeburg Drift, 18th February 1900. His name is recorded on a memorial in Exeter Cathedral, Devon, England. He lied about his age to join the army - I…
27 November 2001	29477	Trooper Trevor Donald Bodill 2nd Special Service Battalion · 1976-01-16	Trevor Bodill belonged to the "Natal" Bodill family. All the Bodill's in South Africa are related. The first Bodill's William arrived in 1860 at Port Elizabeth. Trevor Bodill is decendants are from the Families who live…
24 November 2001	33345	Lieutenant Noah Tucker South African Infantry Corps · 1988-06-27	Lt Noel Tucker was killed during a retaliatry air attack by mig 27's on the Calueqe dam (50KM North of SWA border, Angola) on 27 June 1988 at 14H07 after SADF artillary attacked town of CHIPEQUE. His buffel took a direc…
24 November 2001	32849	Trooper Gregory Scott South African Armoured Corps · 1988-06-27	Scott was killed during a retaliatry air attack by Mig 27's on the Calueqe dam (50KM North of SWA border, Angola) on 27 June 1988 at 14H07 after SADF artillary attacked town of CHIPEQUE. His buffel took a direct hit, ki…
24 November 2001	31852	Second Lieutenant Muller Meiring South African Infantry Corps · 1988-06-27	Killed N/E of Calueque (S Angola) on 27 June 1988 Unknown Unknown
23 November 2001	30082	Private Alan David Dixon South African Ordnance Services Corps · 1978-04-25	Alan Dixon was a friend of mine in 101 Transport Company, based in Grootfontein. He was driving a Magirus Deutz one night, loaded with supplies for 32 Bn at Nkurenkuru (sp.), when a front tire blew and the vehicle rolle… — Jim J.
18 November 2001	31334	Corporal Rowland Ridgard Liebenberg 4th Reconnaissance Regiment · 1985-05-21	Corporal R.R. Liebenberg was killed, and du Toit nearly so, though he remained conscious. The contact was over, and two of South Africa's finest soldiers were dead. While du Toit lay on his stomach, FAPLA soldiers appro…
17 November 2001	33795	Sergeant Frederick Gerhardus Wannenburg 1 Reconnaissance Regiment · 1975-12-07	Cuban and Fapla reinforcements had arrived in the first week of December near Bridge 14, which was located on the Nhia river, on the route from Cela to Quibala. Here they set up an HQ and ammunition dump just north of t…
17 November 2001	33044	Sergeant Ponciano Gomes Silva Soeiro 1 Reconnaissance Regiment · 1976-08-23	During a patrol near the Okavango river, a Wolf hit a landmine and was tipped over, killing Sgt P.G. Soeiro and crushing S/Sgt D. Roxo beneath it. The rest of the crew tried to lift it free, but it was too heavy, and he…
17 November 2001	32221	Second Lieutenant Petrus Johannes Stephanus Nel South West African Territory Force · 1982-03-13	SWAPO HAD SET UP A NEW INFILTRATION ROUTE INTO THE KAOKOVELD TOWARDS THE END OF 1981 AND WHEN THE SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY LEARNT OF THIS IT WAS DECIDED TO ASAULT THE TRANSIT CAMP BASED AT CAMBENO 40 KILOMETERS NORTH OF THE C…