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 | Oct 8, 2025 | Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Union Defence Force (1912)
South African Commonwealth War Casualties Buried Across the World – Part Ninety-Three. SOUTH AFRICAN COMMONWEALTH WAR CASUALTIES BURIED ACROSS THE WORLD – PART NINETY-THREE. By Captain (SAN) Charles Ross (SA Navy Retired) South Africans participated in almost every...
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...
by Hennie Heymans | Jul 3, 2025 | SA Military History, 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, SA War Graves / SA Oorlogsgrafte, SAP Brigade, SAP History / Geskiedenis, Union Defence Force (1912)
FOLLOW UP: GRAVE: J “PIET” ZULU Grave: Private J Zulu: N12401: Native Military Corps: S.A Forces, Tobruk. Brig HB Heymans (SAP – Ret) & Capt C Ross (SA Navy – Ret) Refer to:...
by Hennie Heymans | Jun 11, 2025 | • M.O.T.H. Bomb Alley Shellhole, • M.O.T.H. Cape Western Provincial Dugout, General JC Smuts, M.O.T.H. Blaauwberg Cuca Shellhole, Military History, Regiment Westelike Provincie (RWP), SA Military History, Uncategorized, Union Defence Force (1912)
JAN SMUTS COMMEMORATION AT RIEBEEK WEST Greig Stewart Abstract The Cape commemoration of Jan Smuts’ birthday took place on Sunday 18 May 2025, at his birthplace on the farm Bovenplaats, near Riebeek West. The parade, organised by the M.O.T.H. Blaauwberg Cuca...
