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Tag Archives: Border War
Rest in Peace Lionel
On 10 July 1981, Bravo Company of 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was rocked to the core by the death of one of its own and the wounding of 15 of its members. If you speak to anybody that served with … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Johannesburg, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, South Africa
Tagged 61 Mech, 61 Mechanised Battalion Group, Border War, Infantry, National Serviceman, Omuthiya
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I wear a Poppy To Remember….
I wear a Poppy To Remember…. my Father: a signalman; who was captured in North Africa during World War 2 my Grandfather, a rifleman, who was wounded in Delville Wood my Uncle: an air mechanic, who died in Egypt during … Continue reading
Posted in Border War, Memorials and Monuments, Military, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa, United Kingdom, War, War Grave, War Memorial, World War 1, World War 2
Tagged Border War, Casualty, death, Killed in action, Poppy, soldier, war, World War
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