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Tag Archives: Border War
Trials of a Troepie
The military is a breeding ground for cartoons, there is just so much that can be done with the average soldiers trials and tribulations. These cartoons were drawn by Moth Brian Porter and are reproduced with his permission. Special thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Military, Personal, South Africa
Tagged Border, Border War, SADF, soldier, Troep
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Roodepoort Civic Fountain
It appears as if the Roodepoort Civic Fountain memorial still exists. Courtesy of Diederik Cloete the following images and information can be added to the record and the fountain may be removed from the extinct list. The fountain is situated … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, Military, South Africa, West Rand, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Border War, extinct, Florida, Roodepoort, Roodepoort Civic Centre, Roodepoort Civic Fountain
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South African Defence Force Memorial: Fort Klapperkop
The South African Defence Force Memorial at Fort Klapperkop could probably be moved to the extinct category as it seems to have lost its reason for existing, being superceded by the SADF Wall of Remembrance at the Voortrekker Monument. The … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, ROH, South Africa, Uncategorized
Tagged Border War, Fort Klapperkop, Memorial, SADF, Troepie, Voortrekker Monument, Wall of Remembrance
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The Koevoet Memorial; Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria
The Koevoet Memorial is situated at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria and images of it were kindly provided by Ryno Human and are used with his permission. The Memorial was unveiled on 6 April 2013 by Lt Genl “Sterk Hans” … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, ROH, South Africa, Voortrekker Monument
Tagged Angola, Border War, Koevoet, Owamboland, SAP, South African Police, South West Africa, Voortrekker Monument, VTM
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War Memorial at Hoërskool Roodepoort.
I was totally unaware of this memorial until I received an email from Ryno, who said that he had seen it while playing rugby at the school. I was quite surprised myself but had to wait till school re-opened before … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, Johannesburg, ROH, South Africa, West Rand
Tagged Angola, Border War, Hoerskool Roodepoort, Roodepoort, South West Africa, West Rand
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32 Battalion Roll of Honour
Roll of Honour. The names are in the order that the brass plaques are placed on the Tree of Honour. The limitations of this page have meant that I am using an image of the original post of the ROH … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, ROH, South Africa, Voortrekker Monument
Tagged 32 Battalion, Angola, Border War, Buffalo, SADF, South West Africa, Tree of Honour, Voortrekker Monument
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32 Battalion Tree of Honour
The 32 Battalion Tree of Honour was originally unveiled on 26 May 1985 by Maj Genl. GL Meiring, commander of SWATF. Originally from Buffalo in the Caprivi, it was subsequently moved to Pomfret and then to Zeerust, finally being planted … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Military, ROH, South Africa, Voortrekker Monument
Tagged 32 Battalion, 32 Bn, Angola, Border War, SADF, South West Africa, Voortrekker Monument
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