Those who Fought
Frans J. Fourie
During his career, he went on many operations, mostly with the seaborne specialists, 4 Recce. Some were spectacular, like Ops Kerslig where he won the Honoris Crux and many more. His list of decorations besides the Honoris Crux (HC) is the Southern Cross Medal...
George W. Clarke
Clarke was Canadian born, and emigrated to the United States at an early age with his 9 siblings. His family settled in the carefree, post-WW2 suburban utopia that was California in the 1950s. Despite his easy going upbringing, some deep inside him called him to be...
Hannes Nortmann
He started his career at 1SSB and then attended the School of Armour after becoming involved in the development of the Rooikat armoured fighting vehicle. But it was in Southern Angola where he made his name commanding the armour part of 32 Battalion’s Support...
Head Wuranda
17.11.1975 awarded SCR (Corporal) (3 Troop) 17.12.1976 awarded BCR (Sergeant) (3 Troop)
Hendrik Gerhardus Van der Merwe
born 27.10.1954, son of Mr & Mrs. C.J. Van Der Merwe of Noordhoek, Bloemfontein
Jan Andries Nel
Jannie was a legendary Sergeant-Major within the Selous Scouts. Prior to Op Long John, he had two years of successful leading 3-man teams on successful pseudo-operations behind enemy lines without any external support. At the time of his death, he was only 30 years...
Jim Reeves
Warrant Officer 2nd Class Jim Reeves, 5 Reconnaissance Commando. "Jim Reeves" (nom de guerre) was born in the Portuguese Colony of Cape Verde Islands on 13 August 1959. At age 18, he volunteered to join the South African Defence Force, shortly after the Portuguese...
John Alan Coey
John Alan Coey (November 12, 1950 – July 19, 1975) was a U.S. Marine who served in the Rhodesian Army as one of "the Crippled Eagles", a loosely organised group of U.S. expatriates fighting for the unrecognized government of Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) during that...
José ‘Mr T’ Da Costa
Da Costa was born in Lobito, then a lively coastal town in the Benguela province of Angola, to a white Portuguese father and a mother from one of the local tribes. In early 1976 Da Costa arrived at Buffalo Base in the Western Caprivi with a group of ex-FNLA...
Ken Gaudet
Ken Gaudet knows a thing or two about living a life of adventure. He served in the 173rd in Vietnam before traveling to Rhodesia where he participated in cross border combat jumps with the Rhodesian Light Infantry. Then he served with an assortment of foreigners in...
