by Wolfgang Witschas | Nov 27, 2025 | SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Anglo-Boer War (1899 - 1902), British Army in Colonial South Africa, British Concentration Camps
Second Anglo Boer War (1989-1902): Von Steinaecker’s Horse (SH) Unit Wolfgang Witschas Abstract “Steinaecker’s Horse unit” (SH) was a volunteer British military unit created by the British Military Intelligence, that fought for the British...
by Hennie Heymans | Nov 24, 2025 | 1939 - 1945 2nd WW, Military Personalities, Remembrance day, SA Air Force, SA Military History, South African Commonwealth War casualties buried across the World –, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, South Africans in RAF
The story of Captain Kinnery, S.A.A.F. Abstract Captain John Frederick “Jack” Kinnery (1918–1944), born in London and raised in Johannesburg, trained as a surveyor before enlisting in the South African Air Force in 1940. Rising through the ranks from air gunner to...
by Sarie van Niekerk | Nov 22, 2025 | Amglo Boer War Prisoners of War British Concentration Camps Ceylon Camps, British Army in Colonial South Africa, CULTURE - PRESERVING, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
SARIE VAN NIEKERK MY GREAT GRANDFATHER A PRISONER DURING THE ANGLO BOER WAR. HE WAS HELD ON THE ISLAND OF CEYLON (NOW SRI LANKA), 1901-1902. Sarie van Niekerk: Editor Nongqai Vroue/ Female Key Words: Anglo Boer War, British Concentration Camps, Ceylon Abstract My...
by Henning van Aswegen | Nov 18, 2025 | Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA, IRREGULAR FORCES IN AFRICA, National Security - Nasionale Veiligheid, Revolutionary Warfare, SA Army, SA Defence Force / Weermag, South African Defence Force, STATE-BACKED INSURGENCIES IN AFRICA
Irregular Forces – State-Backed Insurgencies in Africa Helmoed Römer Heitman – Nongqai The most common concept of irregular forces is that of guerrilla forces engaged in insurgency against a government. It is also generally understood and accepted that for an...
by Wolfgang Witschas | Nov 10, 2025 | British Army in Colonial South Africa, Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Historical photos, History, Life Story, Military History, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED
Second Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902): Oliver John “Jack” Hindon Wolfgang Witschas Abstract Captain Oliver John “Jack” Hindon (1874-1919) was a Scottish-born Boer military figure renowned for his bravery and his activities as a master...
by Hennie Heymans | Oct 16, 2025 | British South Africa Police (BSAP), Foreign Armies / Buitelandse Weermagte, Foreign Police Forces, SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES HISTORY PRESERVED, Southern Rhodesia Constaulary
Colonel George Parson CBE, DSO and BAR COLONEL GEORGE PARSON CBE, DSO AND BAR Gerry van Tonder Commanding Officer of the Southern Rhodesia Defence Force from 1929 to 1936, as an officer in the British South Africa Police (BSAP) Colonel George Parson served with...
