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61 Mechanised Battalion Group

Battalion Group
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Formation Type Relationship Dates
South African Defence Force (1957–1994) — I South African Corps (1 SA Corps) — Battlegroups Category organic
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Dates Force Role Status
1979-01-01 – 2005-12-31 SADF Mechanised Infantry (combined-arms battalion group) Regular Force
Formed 1978 as Battle Group Juliet (SWAPO counter-insurgency, Ovamboland); formally named 61 Mechanised Battalion (Group) January 1979; disbanded 2005 at Lohatla. "Battalion Group" reflects its integral combined-arms structure: two Ratel-20-mounted infantry companies, an armoured car/tank squadron (Eland/Ratel-90, later Olifant), an integral G5 howitzer artillery battery, an 81mm mortar platoon, an anti-tank platoon, and an anti-aircraft troop -- not merely units attached for one operation. Fought at the Battle of the Lomba River, 1987. No evidence found that it was ever subordinated to or redesignated as a "61 Mechanised Brigade" -- see the note on that separate OrgEntity record. Source

Personnel

# Last Name First Name Initials Rank Regiment Unit Date of Death
33750 Visagie Pieter Andreas P A Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-09-16
33603 Van Staden Vickie V Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1996-04-20
33401 Van Den Berg Johannes Jacobus J J Lance Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1982-04-15
32798 Santi Andile M J Sergeant SA Navy 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1998-08-20
32797 Sandi Andile A Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1996-02-05
40849 Roberts Roland Henry R H Trooper 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1982-09-05
32652 Redelinghuis Johannes Everhardus J E Civilian Civilian 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1922-03-12
32651 Read Charles Alfred C A Fusilier Lancashire Fusiliers 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1948-01-02
32650 Ravhengani Riaan Jakob R E Lance Corporal SA Army 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1998-10-02
32649 Ravele Riaan Jakob M J Sergeant SA Army 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1998-03-22
32648 Rautenbach Riaan Jakob R J Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1985-08-05
31790 Mokgatle Joel J Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1996-01-21
31892 Mhlongo Seth Lebakeng S L Lance Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1997-12-14
31852 Meiring Muller M Second Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1988-06-27
31716 Matwa Marthinus Jacobus W L Lance Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1994-04-17
31379 Losper Samuel Petrus S P Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1999-07-07
31232 Lang Gavin G Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1980-12-12
31221 Lamb Bruce G Lance Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1988-08-27
31209 Labuschagne Johann J Trooper 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-02-07
31210 Labuschagne Johannes Alwyn J A Corporal 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1950-03-30
31145 Kotze J Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1979-08-11
31147 Kotze Jacob Johannes J J Private 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1981-04-09
31148 Kotze Johannes Tobias J T South African Army 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1984-07-18
31117 Koen Petrus Gerhardus Lourens P G L Second Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1988-09-18
40850 Kapiyawo Siriva R H Unknown Unit 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1978-01-01
30718 Hind Adriaan Hodgson A H Second Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-10-03
30599 Hall Peter P Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1981-03-02
30454 Gache Robert Antonio R A Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1989-11-18
30222 Ellis Sean Cochrane S C Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1988-09-16
30166 Du Toit Ignatuis J Lieutenant 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1995-04-10
29971 De Jager Frederick F Trooper 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1987-10-08
29749 Claasen Nicolaas Johannes N J Rifleman 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1996-01-21
29492 Bonnet Petrus Johannes P J Private 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1980-06-01
29429 Bezuidenhout Christo Francois C F Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1983-03-06
29303 Badenhorst Joachim Jacobus J J Gunner 61 Mechanised Battalion Group 1984-03-20

Attached to this unit

Home unit recorded elsewhere, but attached to 61 Mechanised Battalion Group per their record.

Name Rank Home Unit Date of Death
Coetzee, Stephanus Francois Stephan Candidate Officer 25 Field Squadron 1981-11-05
Du Toit, Jan Daniels Gerhardus Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-04-16
Fourie, Jacobus Hendrik Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-06-10
Fourie, Johan Carel Rifleman Regiment Groot Karoo 1983-12-31
Fourie, Johannes Jacobus Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-12-12
Fourie, Josef Johannes Lieutenant Gobabis Area Force Unit 1981-08-13
Hattingh, Gerhardus Petrus Cornelius Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-05-20
Hattingh, Peet Private Northern Transvaal Command Provost Unit 1984-09-02
Helm, Hermanus Christoffel Trooper 2 Special Service Battalion 1985-02-06
Hempstead, Graham Werner Rifleman 8 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-04-09
Hough, Leonard Patrick Rifleman 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-04-15
Hourquebie, Paul Sydney Warrant Officer Class II 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1998-05-25
Howard, George Michael Second Lieutenant 4th Artillery Regiment 1987-10-16
Howes, John Mark Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1987-11-11
Howitson, John Alexander Anderson Captain Services School 1979-11-08
Howse, Matthew Colin Rifleman 701 Battalion 1988-02-29
Jagga, Raymond Victor Lance Corporal School of Armour 1988-08-19
Kindness, Colin Watson Lance Corporal 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-05-19
Le Roux, Gabriel Pieter Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-12-31
Le Roux, Gordon Walter Graham Sapper 2 Field Engineer Regiment 1976-12-10
Le Roux, Jean Air Mechanic 35 Sqdn. 1971-01-19
Le Roux, Johan 35 Sqdn. 1972-11-24
Le Roux, Johannes Andries Rifleman 53 Battalion 1987-10-09
Luiters, William Raymond Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1985-08-09
Lukas, Dawid Rifleman 1st SWA Specialist Unit 1982-04-26
Lukas, Filimon Special Constable South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1984-04-08
Lukas, Fransiskus Special Constable South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1988-03-09
Lukas, Martin Special Sergeant South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1987-03-28
Lukas, Mathias Special Constable South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 1989-04-01
Myburgh, Gerhardus Johan Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-09-17
Myburgh, Hendrik Christiaan Johannes Lance Corporal 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1986-10-18
Myburgh, Isak Nel Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-01-26
Myburgh, Jan Johannes Herculas Christoffel Private TS Training Centre 1974-07-19
Niemand, Norman Walter Trooper 1 Special Service Battalion 1983-12-28
Niemand, Ocker Juergen Corporal 1 Special Service Battalion 1983-06-18
Nienaber, Andre Captain 1 Special Service Battalion 2001-12-07
Nienaber, Frank Lance Corporal 3 South African Infantry Battalion 1979-08-18
Nortje, Cornelius Johannes Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-05-12
Nortje, Gerhardus Frederick Sergeant 5 Reconnaissance Regiment 1986-02-01
Nothnagel, Johan Rifleman Cfs 1980-12-01
Peterson, Marius Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1982-04-15
Petrus, James Flack Lance Corporal 101 Battalion 1988-05-04
Petrus, James Flack Rifleman 101 Battalion 1988-05-04
Petrus, James Flack Rifleman 101 Battalion 1987-10-31
Pettit, Eaun Andrew Chapman Lance Corporal H Company 1981-04-02
Pfeffer, Hans Wolfgang Rifleman H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1980-07-29
Phakati, Lovemore Rifleman H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1983-01-20
Phala, Lovemore Rifleman H.M.S.A.S. Protea 1998-08-22
Schronen, Derick John Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-12-31
Schultz, Bruce Edward Rifleman 6 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-02-05
Schutte, Deon Lance Corporal H.Q. 1991-02-14
Schutte, Jan Jurgens Roets Trooper 1 Special Service Battalion 1978-08-23
Schutte, Pieter Marthinus Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1987-11-11
Schuurman, Jean Marc Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1987-11-01
Schwartz, Gabriel Johannes Rifleman Infantry School 1982-09-16
Scott, Douglas Gardiner Lance Corporal 1 Special Service Battalion 1993-08-19
Smit, Martin Johannes Sapper 1 Construction Regiment 1981-05-06
Smit, Mathys Cornelius Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-12-31
Smit, Pieter Frederick Lieutenant 42 Sqdn. 1980-03-25
Smit, Rudolph Jacobus Second Lieutenant 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1995-06-17
Smit, Sophia Elizabeth Lance Corporal 10 Air Depot 1980-02-12
Smit, Willem Hendrik Lance Corporal 2 South African Infantry Battalion 1980-08-30
Smit, Willem Jacobus Pioneer 47 Survey Squadron 1992-08-10
Smith, Abraham Jacobus Sergeant 32 (Buffalo) Battalion 1977-01-28
Smith, Alfred Gordon Private Kimberley Regiment 1980-09-06
Steyn, Jacobus Frederick Rifleman 5 South African Infantry Battalion 1977-03-13
Steyn, Josua Daniel Joubert Rifleman 4 South African Infantry Battalion 1983-09-30
Van Rooyen, Lionel Rifleman 1 South African Infantry Battalion 1981-07-10
Van Rooyen, Nicolaas Mostert Hofmeyer Van Der Spuy Private 31 (Bushman) Battalion 1978-11-24
Van Rooyen, Rudi Private OSC School 1990-12-11
Van Rooyen, Steven Second Lieutenant Dog Training Centre 1991-03-07
Van Schalkwyk, Arend Hendrik Commandant Dog Centre 1975-05-16
Van Schalkwyk, Cornelius Tobias Rifleman Equestrian Centre 1981-02-25