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...
by Hennie Heymans | May 14, 2026 | 1938 - Voortrekker-eeufees, SAP History / Geskiedenis, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Special Service Battalion (SSB), Union Defence Force
1938: Voortrekker-eeufees: Nongqai Vol 17 No 5 DIE WERK VAN DIE SA POLISIE GEDURENDE DIE VOORTREKKER-EEUFEEESVIERING Nongqai Januarie...
