Border War and SADF Graves in South Africa

Border War and SADF Graves in South Africa.

Special thanks to Ronnie Lovemore for the images from Forest Hill Cemetery in Port Elizabeth. Some of the images on these pages are externally linked to the eGSSA - Gravestones in South Africa Library. Many of the images of border war casualties may be found on this library but due to copyright restrictions may not be reproduced directly here. As always my special thanks must go to Alta Griffiths for her help as well as to the many photographers who regularly contribute images to this project.
The rough criteria for inclusion in these pages are that the grave must be from 1970 upwards and be identifyable as being of a serviceman. It may include SANDF members as well. I only really have access to the cemeteries in and around Johannesburg and am grateful to everybody that has sent in photographs from other parts of the country too. Inclusions may be sent to me via the Contact Page.

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Houtbay Cem Lt. M.S. McCann 101 Bn SWATF 04/02/1988	Touwsriver Cem Rfn. Douwrie 1 SA Cape Corps 16/07/1984	Touwsriver Cem Rfn. C.J. Kotzé 1 SAI 04/07/1979	Florida Cem Airman. M.L. Nel SAAF 05/06/1982
Langberg Cem (Brits) F.A. Ferreira 18/01/1979	Langberg Cem (Brits) Rfn J.M. Seles (Teles?) 09/05/1988	Langberg Cem (Brits) W. de Beer 12/04/1979	Langberg Cem (Brits) J. Du Plessis 07/05/1980
Langberg Cem (Brits) J.A. Crous 14/12/1981	Langberg Cem (Brits) Capt H.G. Kruger 3 Recce Regt 27/12/2004	Langberg Cem (Brits) Sgt W.C. Marx 1 Recce Regt 28/10/1977	Langberg Cem (Brits) Sgt P.A. Minnaar 06/12/1977
Westonaria Cem Spr. N.C. Van Der Leeuw 5 Military Works 27/02/1987	Westonaria Cem Tpr. W.J. Pienaar School of Engineers 17/07/1986	Westonaria Cem L/Cpl. F.P.O. Van Dr Bijl 101 Workshop 28/05/1983	Westonaria Cem Rfn. T. Jacobs 6 SAI 29/04/1983
Westonaria Cem Gnr. A. Ridgard 10 Artillery Bgde 16/09/1985	Carletonville Cem L/cpl. J.R.G. Holder 10 Armoured Sqdn 27/07/1988	Carletonville Cem Rfn. W.H. Opperman 8 SAI 23/11/1986	Carletonville Cem Rfn. M.J. Mitton 4 SAI 25/11/1987
Carletonville Cem Gnr. J. Bosse 4 Field Regt 06/03/1983	Carletonville Cem Gnr. L.J. Engelbrecht 4 Field Regt 02/04/1983	Carletonville Cem Sktr. C.J. Bezuidenhout 23/05/1983	Forest Hill Cem Rfn. C.G. Dockerill 6 SAI 25/03/1985
Forest Hill Cem Capt. A. Webb 1 SSB 13/08/2004	Forest Hill Cem Cpl. M.T. Whiteley 701 Battalion 21/07/1986	Forest Hill Cem Cpl. J.P. Hall 1 Para Bn 24/01/1985	Forest Hill Cem Airmn. M.S. Knoetze AFB Waterkloof 21/05/1985
Forest Hill Cem 2Lt. S.S. Hansen 6 SAI 20/05/1981	Forest Hill Cem Seamn. D.J. Meyer SA Marines 20/03/1981	Forest Hill Cem Cpl. J.J. Deyzell 6 SAI 14/08/1980	Forest Hill Cem Rfn. C.J. Mijburgh 6 SAI 14/08/1980
Forest Hill Cem L/Seamn. S.G. Auld SA Marines 14/09/1985	Forest Hill Cem Rfn. L. Verwey 31 Bn 04/03/1982	Forest Hill Cem Sgt. R. Potgieter 17/12/1981	Forest Hill Cem Cpl. T.G. Conway Regt Algoa Bay 15/12/1976
Forest Hill Cem Pte. E.S. Cooper Provost School 31/07/1989	Forest Hill Cem Lt Cmdr. S. Ferreira SAS Protea 04/03/1975	Champagne Cem Str. P.D. Matroos 54 Bn 23/01/1988	Champagne Cem Maj. W. De Koker 1 Rec Regt 29/071991
Champagne Cem Sktr. S Van Wyk Cape Regt 15/04/1990	Bethlehem Utopia Cemetery S/Sgt. D.M. Van Rensburg 2 Field Engineers 10/07/2007	Bethlehem Utopia Cemetery Lt. S.S. Ponder 2 Field Engineers 14/03/1984	Lydenburg Cemetery Cpl. P. Botha 7 SAI 17/04/1984
Lydenburg Cemetery 2Lt. I.P. Du Preez 31 BN 13/02/1980	Lydenburg Cemetery Spr. N.J.G. Helberg Special Forces 15/07/1984	Noordvaal Cemetery Sktr. L.J. Janse Van Rensburg 7 SAI 18/12/1983	Benoni Rynsoord Cem Gnr. P.B. Koekemoer 4 Field Regt 08/11/1990
Maitland Cemetery Rfn. P. Hall 61 Mech Bn Gp 02/03/1981
George Main Cemetery Rfn. J.A. Marlow 5 SAI 16/03/1987	Niewoudtville Cem Rfn. N.C. Isaks 1 SA Cape Corps 02/11/1980	Niewoudtville Cem Cpl. M.W.W. McGregor 2 Field Engineer Regt 09/03/1987	Paarl Cem L/Cpl. J.J. Basson Mooi River Cmdo 30/08/1977
Paarl Cem Kav. D.B. Le Roux 1 SSB 12/10/1975	Paarl Cem WO2. M.G. Craul 14/11/1976	Paarl Cem G.C. Kohler 107 Squadron 15/12/1982	Paarl Cem Rfn. F.J. Loubser 1 SAI 10/06/1980
Paarl Cem Rfn. P. Hanekom 8 SAI 12/11/1983	Paarl Cem Tpr. D. Anderson Fauresmith Cmdo 17/12/1975	Oudtshoorn Cem Sgt. J. Conroy 32 Bn 25/06/1982	Goedehoop Cem Rfn. B.B. Smit 11 Commando 12/04/1982
Goedehoop Cem A.J. Stander 19/11/1992	Goedehoop Cem Cpl. L.P. Van Breda 4 Recce Regt 21/05/1985	Goedehoop Cem Cpl A.J. van Der Merwe 19/02/1988	Goedehoop Cem Rfn. S. Badenhorst 1 Parachute Bn 08/08/1984
Goedehoop Cem Lt. F. Boksman 01/02/2003	Goedehoop Cem L/cpl. O.J.D.V. Lagesen 5 SAI 11/03/1990	Goedehoop Cem Spr. L. Lambert 2 Field Engineer Regt 31/08/1979	Goedehoop Cem Rfn. S. Badenhorst 1 Parachute Bn 08/08/1984
Robertson Cem Rfn. W.R. Luiters 61 Mech 09/08/1985	Bonnievale Cem Airman. J.H. Kok SAAF 01/01/1984	Bonnievale Cem Capt. L.J. Marshall SAAF 02/02/1973	Cambridge Cem L/cpl. C.W. Kindness 4 SAI 19/05/1983
Polokwane Cem Rfn D.A. Louw 4 SAI 04/01/1984

Goedehoop Cemetery is in Strand, Western Cape. Greenhills cemetery is in Randfontein, Panorama cemetery is in Wilgeheuwel, Sterkfontein cemetery is in Krugersdorp, Brenthurst cemetery is in Brakpan. Bela-Bela was formerly Warmbaths, Verkeerdevlei is in the Free State, Hamilton War Cemetery and Memoriam Cem is in Bloemfontein. Noordvaal is near Vanderbijlpark, Champagne Cemtery is in Wellington. Robertson and Bonnievale are in the Western Cape, Cambridge is in East London
Photographs of Meiring grave as well as graves in Hamilton and Memoriam Cemetery courtesy of Hugh Termorshuizen. Photographs of Maritz, Matroos, Van Wyk, Kruger, McCann, Kotzé, Douwrie, Theron and De Koker graves by Alta Griffiths, Photographs of Langberg Cemetery courtesy of Clinton Hattingh. Forest Hill images courtesy of Ronnie Lovemore. Lydenberg Cem images by Gerhardus Lotter.
Photographs © DR Walker 2007 - 2012. unless otherwise stated. 31 July 2011. Updated 24 February 2012