by Hennie Heymans | Aug 25, 2025 | Regiment Windhoek, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Historic Background of the South West Africa (SWA) 1 Infantry Battalion and Regiment Windhoek: 1927 – 1989 HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THE SOUTH WEST AFRICA (SWA) 1 INFANTRY BATTALION AND REGIMENT WINDHOEK: 1927 – 1989 Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Introduction South...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 20, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Irish Volunteer Monument, Military History, SA Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
THE IRISH VOLUNTEER MONUMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA: FROM BRIXTON JOHANNESBURG TO ORANIA NORTHERN CAPE Compiled by Wolfgang Witschas Abstract The Irish Volunteer Monument in South Africa is a memorial dedicated to Irish soldiers who fought alongside the Boers in the...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 19, 2025 | 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Foreign Volunteers, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
ANGLO BOER WAR: REMEMBERING THE FOREIGN VOLUNTEERS (3) Description In this article we remember the following foreign volunteers fought on the Boer side: Andries Smorenburg, Colonel de Villebois-Mareuil and Count Harra von Zeppelin. A short life description of each is...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 17, 2025 | Destruction and damage to Railway Property, Military History, Railway Transport in South Africa, SA Railways Police / Spoorwegpolisie, South African Defence Force, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
THE DEMISE OF THE SA RAILWAYS POLICE. 1961 & 2025: SIGHTINGS AT HAMILTON STATION ON MAINLINE. 1964: MEMORIES OF SADF-TRAINING AT 16TH SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT COMPANY J & J Wepener This is the main line – all copper catenary wires have stolen – diesel traction is...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 12, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, 1899 - 1902 Anglo Boer War, Local South African Police Forces, Natal Colonial Troops, Natal Police (Colony), Natal Police Memorials, SA Military History
1899 – 1902: Anglo Boer War Memorial Pietermaritzburg to Natal Police & Natal Troops ANGLO BOER WAR MEMORIAL PIETERMARITZBURG Memorial at Pietermaritzburg to Natal Police and Natal Troops who fell in the Anglo Boer War of 1899 – 1902. The only way to safeguard our...
by Hennie Heymans | Aug 12, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Military History, POW's / Krygsgevangenes, SA Military History, SADF Special Forces, SAP Brigade, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)
FREDERIK JACOBUS WAGENAAR GELDENHUIS (MM) (MMM) (MID) – WO (UNION DEFENCE FORCE, SA POLICE & SADF – RET) FJW Geldenhuis—Oom Fred: A Tribute to a Quiet Hero Hennie Heymans RSM (Ret) FJW Geldenhuis, affectionately known as Oom Fred, was my friend. When he relocated...
