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Tag Archives: South West Africa
202 Battalion Memorial
34 Battalion was commonly known as the “Kavangoland Battalion” and it was established in 1975 as 1 Kavango Battalion to serve as a ceremonial guard of honour. It was then renamed 34 Battalion and again renamed 202 Battalion in 1980. … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Extinct Memorials, Heritage, Military, ROH, South Africa
Tagged 202 Battalion, 34 Battalion, Kavangoland, Roll of Honour, SADF, Sector 20, South West Africa, SWATF
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South African Mounted Police Camel Memorial: Upington
This memorial, also known as the Desert Patrol Statue, was photographed by Terry Cawood in August 2012. It commemorates the South African Mounted Police and their use of Camels and is situated in Upington. It was unveiled on 29 April … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, South Africa, Uncategorized, World War 1
Tagged Camel, Cape Mounted Police, Desert Patrol Statue, SAP, South African Mounted Police, South West Africa, Upington
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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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61 Mechanised Battalion Group Memorial
“Mobilitate Vincere” – Destruction of the enemy through mobility. When 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was disbanded in November 2005, amongst its regalia was the Memorial Needle where the unit remembered those who had died in battle. This memorial had … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Johannesburg, Military, Personal, ROH, South Africa, War Museum Johannesburg
Tagged 61 Mech, Angola, Army, Infantry, Namibia, Ratel, SADF, South West Africa
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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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31/201 Battalion Memorial
I do not know the history of this memorial or of 31/201 Battalion, I encountered it for the first time while attending a memorial service at the Voortrekker Monument. These images I took on 29 May 2011. When I … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Heritage, Military, South Africa, Voortrekker Monument
Tagged 201 Battalion, 31 battalion, Angola, SAD, South West Africa, Voortrekker Monument, VTM
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