South African
Adrian Nelson Manuel
Barnado Domingos
Marques Felix
Les Hearne
Hannes “Zibbie” Joubert
Antonio Paulino
“Buttons” Heyns
Born in Windhoek 1959. Grew up in Otjiwarango and Tsumeb.
Alfred Desmond “Mac” McCallum
Son of James Frank William McCallum
Willie Venter
Bobby Keller
Jacob Schalk “Kloppies” Kloppers
After matriculating, Kloppies was conscripted for military duty in January 1977, and was assigned to 3 South African Infantry Battalion in Potchefstroom. After basic training, he applied to be considered for the Recces and reported for pre-selection. The...
Hans “Sterk” Dreyer
Dawid Hermanus Fourie
awarded the Honoris Crux for his actions and bravery in the operational Area on 6 September 1978
1 South African Infantry Battalion
Established as 1 SA Infantry Training Battalion at Oudtshoorn, (hence the ostrich feathers on the unit insignia) on 26 January 1951, the unit became part of the infantry corps with its establishment in January 1954. The unit was reconstituted as 1 SA Infantry...
Amilcar Manuel Rodriques Goncalves Queiroz
Awarded the Honoris Crux for his actions and bravery on 21 May 1985, during Operations Argon Queiroz served in the South African Special Forces from 1975 to 1990. Decoration: He was awarded the Honoris Crux, the highest military decoration for bravery in South...