by Hennie Heymans | May 30, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Colenso, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Anglo Boer War (Colenso) – Nongqai Vol 17 No 6 CHAPTER 7. THE BATTLE OF COLENSO Jennifer Bosch – Come in to my Parlour…… Buller rode along the lines, oblivious to the whizzing bullets and shrapnel all around him. “Steady, men,” he called out. “Don’t lose your heads.”...
by Hennie Heymans | May 28, 2026 | Elephant - Mascot, Koevoet, Mascots, Mascots, Military History, Natal Police (Colonial), SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)
Mascots- Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 EARLY SOUTH AFRICAN MASCOTS Hennie Heymans 1912 Police Pet: Zebra Most regiments had a regimental pet, and the Colonial Natal (Mounted) Police was no exception to this rule. Our magazine has featured various police and military pets in...
by Hennie Heymans | May 27, 2026 | Historical photos, Military History, Military Personalities, Rhino APC, SA Air Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Rhino, SAAF – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 RHINO ARMOURED PERSONNEL CARRIER (APC) Col William Marshall The Rhino APC was designed specifically for the South African Air Force (SAAF) from a requirement submitted to Armscor by them during 1983, its intended role was for airbase...
by Hennie Heymans | May 25, 2026 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, 1939 - 1945: The Wartime SA Police, 6 SAI (Police Brigade), Defence, Military History, SA Military History, SAP Brigade, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SAP Personalities, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie [SAP]
Murder: Const. Gold – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 1944: THE BRUTAL MURDER OF NO 12794 (F) CONST LR GOLD OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN POLICE (UDF NO 196019) IN A POW CAMP AT LAUCHHAMER BY A GERMAN OFFICER HB Heymans We ascertained that his full names were Lester Ralph Gold...
by Hennie Heymans | May 20, 2026 | Bush War, Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), Civilian Preachers in Ops Area (SWA), SA Military History, SAP History / Geskiedenis, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Siviele dominee in Ops Gebied – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 GISTER ONTHOU Ds Jacobus van Tonder (Gereformeerde Kerk) DIE BEROEP Ek was predikant van Ficksburg Gereformeerde Kerk op ʼn Kapelaans-kursus in Pretoria 1984 toe ek beroep is na Tsumeb gemeente SWA, wat strek van...
by Hennie Heymans | May 18, 2026 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), British Army in Colonial South Africa, Historical photos, Magersfontein, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Magersfontein – Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 6. BATTLE MAGERSFONTEIN. – Boer Ambush. Jennifer Bosch THE PRINCIPAL COMMANDERS OF BLACK WEEK’S 2ND BATTLE. LORD METHUEN (Paul) – Commander of the British force advancing toward Kimberley; he planned and...
