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Coen was from 2 Regiment de la Ray in Potchefstroom and serving 3 month boarder duty during the time of the incident.

I was in the same unit as Cmdt Johan de Villiers, Chief of Staff Logistics. He was killed in the bomb explosion in central Pretoria. The bomb was timed to go off just after work when military personnel had left their of…

I remember Chapman as being a friendly guy . we were in in the same company Bravo but a different section. After all these years I still think about people like Chapman , Bruce White (Belair ) & John Drake ( Kloof ) all…

I remember John as a all round good guy. We did all our training together in the same platoon. I remember him taking a bet with me that I could not stop smoking. He forgot about the bet , but it was my reaction to being…

Koortsie was with me at Oudtshoorn in the same bungelo. I will never forget how we cleaned the floors with an blanket with a trommel on top of it. We polished the floor made someone sit on top of a army trommel and drag…

South African units Frontier Mounted Rifles The reports by General Forestier Walker showed that in October 1899 this corps, strength 229, was embodied and was stationed at Barkly East, Cathcart, Molteno, and Indwe. ??Wh…

Above story added to and corrected. T W JENKINS ??(1872 - 1900) My Great Grandfather,Thomas William Jenkins,Trooper 422 with the Frontier Mounted Rifles (strength 229) was killed in action on the 4/3/1900 aged 28.?? He…

Thomas William Jenkins was my Great Grandfather. He was killed in action on the 4/3/1900 in the Eastern Cape aged 28 and is buried in the Dortrecht cemetery. His son,my Grandfather, was six months old at the time of his…

Death to a believe is a departure from the distractions of this world, when a believer dies, he dies not in vain but as a Marty of faith and heaven in guaranteed. May the lord God Almighty in the Name of our Lord and sa…

I was also in Berede Platoon 17, and with Koos on patrol during Operation Smokeshell, on that day in June 1980. We had been chasing the spoor for more the 2 days when we were ambushed by SWAPO insurgents. I would just l…

just found this site on the internet my name is Neil Felt nick name Bobby i was in 1SSB as a SupportTrooper and was in this attack at Katima Mullilo. was a terrible night. which i will never forget. lucky for me i moved…

Danie Oosthuizen and I trained together as number three gunners. We operated the sights on cannons and rocket lauchers. He was driving his MRL in front of me, in convoy, when it rolled. The rear wheel hit the culvert an…

30 Sep 1988: 8776629BW Rifleman Lefu Andries Chauzane from 54 Battalion SWATF was accidentally killed near the entrance to 5 Maintenance Unit in Owamboland. He had crawled under his Kwevoel to check on a mechanical prob…

29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati…

29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati…

29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati…

29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati…

29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati…

29 Sep 1981: Two helicopter crewmen from 19 Squadron and four members of the SADF including a Medical Doctor were Killed in Action during Operation Protea when Aerospatiale SA330L Puma, Serial No.174 crashed at Oshakati…

30 Sep 1983: 79405536BG Rifleman Joshua Daniel Joubert Steyn from 4 SAI, attached to 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was accidentally shot dead in a shooting Incident at Omuthiya. He was 20.

30 Sep 1988: 86539533BG Sapper Robert Renison from the Army Battle School was killed when he accidentally shot himself in the chest while playing with his firearm in the Duty Room at Lohathla. He was 18.

29 Sep 1977: Four members from 4 SAI were killed in a friendly fire incident at Okalongo when a soldier who was watching the rear of the ambush position suddenly turned around and opened fire on his fellow soldiers. The…

29 Sep 1977: Four members from 4 SAI were killed in a friendly fire incident at Okalongo when a soldier who was watching the rear of the ambush position suddenly turned around and opened fire on his fellow soldiers. The…

29 Sep 1990: 83319236BG Rifleman B Hart from 6 SAI was killed in a Military Vehicle Accident on Beit Bridge Road while traveling towards the Vhembe Base. He was 23.

29 Sep 1977: Four members from 4 SAI were killed in a friendly fire incident at Okalongo when a soldier who was watching the rear of the ambush position suddenly turned around and opened fire on his fellow soldiers. The…

29 Sep 1977: Four members from 4 SAI were killed in a friendly fire incident at Okalongo when a soldier who was watching the rear of the ambush position suddenly turned around and opened fire on his fellow soldiers. The…

28 Sep 1988: 87066502CK Rifleman Rionell Prins from 53 Battalion SWATF was shot dead due to the accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle during operations in Southern Angola. He was 20.

28 Sep 1984: 78444866PE Corporal Petrus Johannes Du Plessis from 1 Special Service Battalion died after being grievously burned when a petrol stove accidentally exploded at Oshakati while the armoured vehicles were in a…

26 Sep 1985: Special Warrant Officer Jacob Stephanus from Koevoet was Killed in Action during a contact with PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland. He was 39.

26 Sep 1981: 70159124KV Captain Noel John Malcolm from 104 Air Command Squadron was killed when his Piper PA-28, Registration ZS-KFN crashed while carrying out an officially authorized SAAF tasking. He was 60.

27 Sep 1981: 76901255SP Rifleman America Jose from 32 Battalion was shot dead by a fellow soldier during an argument at Buffalo. He was 26.

26 Sep 1978: 76567023BG Private Jacob Daniel Otto van As from 1 Maintenance Unit was killed in a military vehicle accident at Grootfontein. He was 18.

27 Sep 1984: 80403264BG Trooper Jeams Andries Solomon Theodorus Randall from 2 Special Service Battalion was killed in a military vehicle accident at Zeerust. He was 20.

26 Sep 1990: 85083319BW Corporal Freek Johannes Palmer from the Cape Regiment was critically wounded while on patrol in Kwamashu after being shot by an unknown gunman using a home-made weapon. He succumbed to his wounds…

26 Sep 1982: 80594104CK Private William Henry Ludick from the Army Catering Corps was killed in a Military Vehicle Accident at Kuruman. He was 20.

26 Sep 1988: 86628708BG Gunner Ignatius Wilhelmus Ferreira from 4 Field Regiment was killed in a hit and run accident 9km from Kathu on the Kuruman road when he was struck by a civilian vehicle while assisting to dig ou…

Gary was in my peliton, was regtig n fantastiese man en soldaat gewees, ek was bekend as Viskop in Alpha kompanie, peleton 2, seksie 3. Rus in vrede goot maat.

25 Sep 1981: 80670391CK Rifleman Frederick Hikab from the South African Cape Corps, attached to Sector 30 Headquarters SWATF was killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned in the Etosha Game Reserve. He was 22.

24 Sep 1982: 77363927BG Rifleman Don Andries Spence from Bravo Company, 1 Parachute Battalion was killed after being struck by a bullet from an accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle after a contact with PLAN i…