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Tag Archives: Border War
Return to West Park
My very first war grave photography for the South African War Graves Project happened in 2005 according to the file information that I got from the images that I took. It is hard to believe that so many years later … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetery, CWGC, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Retrospective, South Africa, War Grave, World War 1
Tagged Border War, CWGC, disaster, Police, SADF, War grave, Westdene Dam, Westpark Cemetery
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61 Mech: The Book
When the 61 Mech Veterans Association was founded a few years ago, it was decided that the story of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group needed to be told. Not only to preserve the history for the future, but also to correct … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Military, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, War
Tagged 1SAI, 61 Mech, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, Angola, APC, Border War, Infantry, Lohathla, Mechanised Infantry, Ratel, Ratel 20, South West Africa
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