* Dave Stevenson expressed the deepest condolences of the Parabat Veterans Organisation on the recent passing of Dr Anton (Proppies) Klomp.

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1 WEL EN WEE VAN DIE MILITÊRE VETERANE: BERIG 15/2016 WEE VAN DIE VETERANE 1. Afsterwe van Dr Anton Klomp van die Parabats * Daan Nell van die Seiners verwittig met leedwese... dat Anton op 27/09/2016 te Stellenbosch na n lang siekbed en twee onlangse beroertes oorlede is. Die selno van sy seun, dr Hanri Klomp, is en die e-posadres drhklomp@gmail.com. Die begrafnisdiens het op 15/10/2016 vanuit die NG Moedergemeente in Stellenbosch plaasgevind. Anton was in 1964 die eerste mediese offisier wat by 1 Valsk Bn gekwalifiseer en gedien het. * Mac Beets van die Parabats noem... dat Hanri Klomp my meegedeel het dat ons ou Paratroop-dokter van die sestiger jare na n lang siekbed en twee onlangse beroertes gesterf het. Die viering van sy lewe diens vind op 15/10/2016 in Stellenbosch plaas. * Dave Stevenson expressed the deepest condolences of the Parabat Veterans Organisation on the recent passing of Dr Anton (Proppies) Klomp. 2. Afsterwe van Genl Roy During van die SAP Johan Brink van Personeel verwittig met leedwese... dat Genl During op 18/09/2016 in Bellville in die ouderdom van 81 jaar oorlede en op 27/09/2016 vanuit die NG Gemeente Welgemoed begrawe is. Voor aftrede was hy Afdelingskommissaris van die Westelike Provinsie. Sy vrou, Lenie, se telno is Daar is van ons makers wat hom sal ken en ek weet dat van ons ZARP e ook die Nuusbrief lees. 3. Afsterwe van Dirk du Toit van die Oos-Caprivi Johan van Wyngaardt van Leërinligting het genoem dat dit nie goed gaan met Oom Dirk nie. Volgens n Spesialis is daar niks wat gedoen kan word om sy toestand om te keer nie. Hy is swak en op anti-biotika maar as dit uitgewerk is gaan die

2 situasie hom herhaal. Hy is by 2 Mil Hosp ontslaan en is by die Versorgingseenheid in Velddrif. * As Kleynhans van die Lugafweer, Paul Els en Johan verwittig met leedwese... dat Oom Dirk op 13/10/2016 in die ouderdom van 91 jaar oorlede is. Oom Dirk was vir 13 jaar die SO1 Komops (Burgersake) op Katima Mulilo by HK Sektor 70. Rus in Vrede. Jy sal in ons harte bly. Die foto van As en Dirk is vroeër hierdie jaar geneem. 4. Afsterwe van Diek Engelbrecht van die Genie Kobus Human is Voorsitter van die Nasionale Parabat Veterane-organisasie en verwittig met leedwese... dat Diek, wat reeds in 1976 as valskermsoldaat gekwalifiseer het en n veteraan van Op Savannah is, aan die vooraand van aftrede uit die VN geledere in Darfur in sy slaap aan n hartaanval oorlede is. Hy was ook n veteraan van die lugstormaanval op Cassinga. 5. Afsterwe van Maritz Taylor van 31Bn Frank Frankenberg van die 31Bn verwittig met leedwese.van Maritz Taylor se afsterwe op 21/09/2016 weens n hartaanval en die Veterane-vereniging van 31Bn bied hulle simpatie aan Amanda en familie aan. Amanda se selno is Maritz was die 2IB by HK Groep 20 in Mafeking voor sy aftrede. Rus in Vrede. 6. Passing of Roy McGregor Imrie of the SAN and Int Div Arne Soderlund advises with regret that Roy had passed away on 03/10/2016. He had from the SAN transferred to Int Div where he served until retirement. Our

3 sincerest condolences to Anne and daughters Lynn and Shelley and family. Gone but not forgotten. 7. Passing of Keith Arthur Adams of the SAN * Angel also advises with regret of the passing of Keith on 08/10/2016 in Port Elizabeth. Keith had been seriously ill for some time and was in Frail Care for the last few months. Keith served at SAS Donkin for many years as well as serving the Sea Cadet Corps for a remarkable 63 years. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Edith. The funeral took place at the Cathedral Church of St Mary in Port Elizabeth on 15/10/2016. * Chris Bennett of the deep blue sea adds... that many of the older generation will remember Keith very well for his hospitality to naval ships visiting Port Elizabeth when he was serving at SAS Donkin. 8. Afsterwe van Jan Martins : Voormalige Bev Ficksburg Komdo * Paul Els noem dat daar op Facebook gemeld is dat Jan op 07/10/2016 in Fouriesburg oorlede is. Die berig lui dat daar... met groot respek en eer meegedeel word dat Jan aan n hartaanval oorlede is. Saluut ou yster, ons gaan jou hier in Fouriesburg mis!. * Leon Martins van die Infanterie voeg by dat Jannie geruime tyd aan Demensie gelei het en weens n massiewe hartaanval oorlede is. Hy was n hooggeëerde persoon in Fouriesburg en Ficksburg. Nog n ou grote het ons na n beter huis verlaat. Lede van 32 Bn sal Jannie met deernis onthou, want hy het graag sy grensdiens as vrywilliger by die eenheid gedoen. Sy vrou, Elna, se telno is Afsterwe van Dirk van Schalkwyk van die SALM * Verlede week het Johan Bauer van die SALM verwittig van die afsterwe van Dirk van die SALM. * Die Voorsitter van die SALM Vereniging, Mike Louw, FA Visser, asook Erika Gibson van Beeld, noem egter dat die foto onder die berig dié van wyle Norman Minne is en nie Dirk van Schalkwyk s n is nie. In Nuusbrief 12/2016 is verwys na Norman wat op 08/07/2016 te Graaf-Reinette oorlede is en verskoning word vir die fout aangebied. * Piet Roos, n Vlammie van Toeka se Tyd, verwys ook na die foto en noem dat Norman Minne een van sy Mirage III studente was. 10. Afsterwe van Sannie Potgieter : Eggenote van Wyle Brig JD Potgieter * Tony Dippenaar het as Voorsitter van die Bond van Savannah-veterane, asook Gert Opperman, met leedwese van Sannie se heengaan op 24/09/2016 berig. Sannie is die eggenote van die Savannah-bevelvoerder en die Bond betuig innige simpatie en meegevoel aan hulle kinders. Gert noem dat Sannie sedert 2009 n

4 bekende gesig by die jaarlikse herdenkingsdiens by die muur van Herinnering was en sal gemis word. * Marina Valentine van die Bond van Savannah-veterane noem later dat Sannie se begrafnisdiens op 29/09/2016 vanuit die Metodiste Gemeente Midstream plaasgevind het. 11. Afsterwe van Chrissie : Weduwee van Wyle Genl HA Kotze Koos (JJJ) Pretorius van Logistiek verwitttig met leedwese... van die afsterwe van Ma Chrissie, my skoonma en weduwee van die voormalige HSL, op 08/10/2016 in 1 Mil Hosp na n kort siekbed. Sy was 95 jaar oud en die oud-gediendes van die Logistieke familie en veral die ou lede van Diensvakskool, het haar altyd as Ma Kotze geken. My selno is en die oudste seun, Hennie Kotze van die Pantser, se selno is Die begrafnisdiens het op 13/10/2016 vanuit die NG Gemeente Wonderpark in Amandasig plaasgevind. 12. Afsterwe van Martie: Eggenote van Hans Kriek van die Kavallerie Hans verwittig met leedwese van die afsterwe... van Martie op 03/08/2016 en noem dat die begrafnis op 03/09/2016 vanuit die NG Gemeente Raslouw plaasgevind het. My e-posadres is hanskriek.mobile@gmail.com. 13. Operasie vir Albert van Zyl van 32 Bn en Leërinligting Jan rapporteer vanaf Swakopmund dat hy by die huis na n prostaatoperasie aansterk wat ek hier in Swakopmund ondergaan het. Volgens die Spesialis was dit maar net n klein operasie om die prostaat soos n lemoen te skil. Ons makkers moet maar die PSA en die tongtippie-vingertoets gereeld en saam laat doen. In my geval was die PSA normaal, maar met die inwendige ondersoek is dit bevind dat die prostaat vergroot is. Ek moet nou gou gesond word want die groot kabeljoue het begin om vanaf Angola Suidwaarts te swem en mooies word reeds Noord van Hentiesbaai uitgetrek. 14. Motorongeluk van Shai en Elreza Mulder van die Genie * Daan Nell van die Seiners en Ben Theron verwittig... dat Shai en Elriza op 28/09/2016 op pad was vanaf Barberton na Pretoria toe hulle in 'n motorongeluk was. Shai het niks oorgekom nie, maar Elriza se arm is gebreek. Die kar is n wrak. * Shai voeg by dat Elreza se linkerhand en drie vingers gebreek is en sy is in die Mediclinic in Nelspruit ge-opereer. Ons motor is afgeskryf, maar ek het genadiglik ongeskonde uit die ongeluk gekom. Al die eer aan God Drie-enig. My e-posadres is shyriesmulder@gmail.com. * Later noem Shai dat Elreza nou uit die Mediclinic in Nelspruit ontslaan is. Die SAMGD se Siekeboeg op Nelspruit het uit die staanspoor flink en vinnig gereageer. Een oproep na dr de Lange by die Siekeboeg het die ambulans, hospitalisasie, X- strale, operasie deur n Spesialis, medikasie en behandeling deur n fisioterapeut het gevolg. Dit was puik professionele diens.

5 15. Operasie vir André Potgieter van Afd Inl Albert van Zyl noem dat André die verwydering van n kwaadaardige prostaat by die Urologiese Kliniek in Pretoria ondergaan het. Hy was vir ongeveer 10 dae in die hospitaal en sterk nou tuis aan, maar het steeds baie ongemak en pyn. HULDEBLYKE OOR WYLE DR ANTON KLOMP VAN 1 VALSK BN 16. Tony Dippenaar van Cela Ek het net goeie herinneringe van Anton. Hy was van vroeg af by 1 Valsk Bn as die eerste springende geneesheer betrokke en het die mediese steun tydens die SAP se aanval op SWAPO (PLAN) se basis by Ongulumbashe in Wes-Ovambo in 1966 verskaf. Ons sal almal Anton se lewendige humorsin onthou. Dit was werklik lekker om n bevelvoerder te hê wat ook n vriend en mentor was. Hy was n gemoedelike mens, waarby dit maklik was om aanklank te vind. Anton, jy het nou die laaste groot sprong gemaak. Land in vrede. 18. Daan Nell van die Springende Seiners Anton was tussen 33 en 35 jaar oud toe hy sy springkursus in 1964 gedoen het. Sy bynaam, Anton Proppies, was gepas, want enige geluid van n vliegtuig het hom laat hardloop om sy springstewels aan te trek. Hy het nooit n sprong gemis nie 19. Johnny Kieser van die Parabats Op n keer het n groep van die eenheid in die Visrivier-vallei gaan loop. Anton het altyd n klein sakkie by hom gehad, wat kwansuis mediese voorraad ingehad het. Ons het skelm die sakkie oopgemaak en gevind dit het net lekkernye in. Ons het dit opgeëet en sand vir gewig ingegooi. Hy was altyd n aangename persoon maar wou toe nie die eerste een behandel wat oor n seer knie gekla het nie. PERSOONLIKE BOODSKAPPE 20. NTR. MILITÊRE AANGELEENTHEDE 21. SAN did not Make its Target for Sea Hours for 2015/16 In the RFC Newsflash of Godfrey Giles it was reported that in the 2015/16 financial year the SAN had spend hours at sea, which is just over 10% less than the targeted twelve thousand. 22. Ophef by die Skou Hans Kriek van die Kavallerie vertel dat tydens die onlangse militêre skou, AAD 2016, daag een van die swakste adjunk-ministers op vir samesprekings. Sy span was skaflik, maar daar was nog elf lede van sy delegasie wat buite rondgehang het, onbewus van wat dit die belastingbetaler kos. Minister Jeff Radebe daag egter

6 sonder n stoet en begeleiers op om die skou te besoek. Hy het spesiaal met die organiseerders gereël om nie n ophef te maak nie, maar toe die Minister van Verdediging uitvind hy is daar, is daar terstond 'n kavalkade met blou ligte gestuur wat deur Jeff Radebe van die hand gewys. Mooi so minister Radebe. Daar is meer rede vir hoop in ons land as wat ons dink. 23. Defence Spending on Personnel * In Arne s MN it was stated that the SA Department of Defence (DOD) is spending 55% of its budget on personnel, with R24 billion out of R45 billion rand of its 2015/16 budget going to salaries for members. For the Landward Defence Component of the SANDF, 70% of its budget went to salaries last year. This compares to 47% for the Air Defence Component, 57% for the Maritime Defence Component and 74% for Military Health Support. The DOD aims to reduce the compensation of employees to 53% of the budget in the next couple of years as part of government s cost-cutting measures. * A reader of the MN remarked that the increase in personnel started in the late 1970s when the five staff divisions was increased to six at all command levels, which resulted in rampant inflation of staff posts. By the mid-1980s personnel costs had risen to 60% or more of budget! In 1991/1992 the budget of SADF HQ was on its own greater than the total budget of the SAN! 24. Celebration of Heritage Day In Angel s MN it was reported that Heritage Day on 24/09/2016 also celebrated our naval heritage by the firing of a salute from the 9 inch gun at Middle North Battery at Simon s Town (photo below). Salutes are fired on nine national or special occasions every year at 12:00, except for saluting the new year at on New Year s day. However, on 24/09/2016, residents listened for the salute at 12:00 and were surprised when the belated salute was fired at 12:16. It was a clear day so their powder was not wet! It now appears that the senior dignitary arrived late! I am pretty sure that we used to fire at the time ordered and bugger the brass if they were not there. If this was the case then I am saddened, as Heritage day is not a day to break with naval tradition. MILITÊRE MEDIESE VERSORGING 25. Kriek van der Merwe van die Infanterie noem dat hy... in Clubview, Centurion, my duim met n byl middeldeur geslaan het, maar danksy die hoogs-bekwame

7 chirurgiese vaardighede van kol (dr) de Klerk van 1Mil Afd Ortopedie by 1 Mil Hosp is my duim weer gelas! TOEKOMSTIGE OORLOË 26. New Nuclear-powered Submarine for the Russian Navy The Russian Pacific Fleet was reinforced with the newest nuclear-powered submarine, Vladimir Monomakh (photo below), which arrived at its permanent base at Viliuchinsk in the Kamchakta Peninsula. The Vladimir Monomakh is the third nuclear-powered submarine of project 955 Borei and is armed with inter-continental ballistic missiles. The developers have managed to achieve the submarine s maximum stealth capability by using a hydraulic propeller placed in a special ring nozzle and operating like a water pump receiving a stream flow. The submarine s hull is assembled of blocks while all its equipment is mounted on shock absorbers, which further reduces the vessel s noisiness level. EIETYDSE MILITÊRE GESKIEDENIS 27. Act of Bravery at Eenhana in Ovambo. Nick Mostert of the Infantry re-calls what happened when 3 SAI Bn was deployed at Eenhana in Dec 1976: One morning our group of 2Lts in a 16 x 32 tent heard a Bosbok flying overhead with the engine labouring. We ran out and saw that the pilot was struggling to fly it, but on the radio the pilot said that he had taken fire, but that he should make it back to AFB Ondangwa. There was a huge old tree next to the tent and suddenly a very strong wind picked up, broke off a big branch which fell onto our tent crushing a few beds. If we had not been outside a few of us would definitely have been injured. A bit later there was a huge explosion. Everybody thought we were being attacked and ran to the bunkers. However, Jan Hougaard, Sias van Schalkwyk and I saw smoke coming out of the ammunition dump which was in the centre of the base and heard cries for help coming from the dump. We ran there and saw two badly wounded riflemen lying on the ground. We carried them out and applied immediate first aid to stop the bleeding. Sias stayed with the two wounded and Jan and I went back into the dump, cut back and removed the burning canvas cover and then proceeded to remove all the unstable ammunition boxes that were burning, as well as detonators, claymore mines, rifle grenades and a few boxes of explosives. We carried all of it to a safe place and this took us several trips. We then went back and

8 ensured that the fires were put out and that there was no danger of any other ammunition or explosives detonating and then declared the area safe. Both riflemen were badly wounded and air-lifted to AFB Ondangwa. One of them was issuing ammunition to the other, who proceeded to remove a safety pin from a hand grenade to replace the pin with a matchstick. The matchstick broke and he dropped the detonator into a box of about 50 detonators which exploded and ignited the rest, causing a chain reaction of explosions and the fire. Once everything settled to normal, the bar was opened and then only did we realized that we could have died, but that God had protected us. Jan and I both got the HC for our action, which was awarded in Delay on SAS Vrystaat One of the readers of Angel s MN recalls the incident when they were on a gunnery exercise on SAS Vrystaat where the Captain (later R Adm Terry-Lloyd) gave the order Fire! to the Gunnery Officer, Paul Wijnberg, but nothing happened. The Gunnery Intercom blared out with Guns, what is the delay? Paul answered with there is no delay Sir, we normally take this long. Those were the good old days. 29. Remembering Willie Kotze of the Gunners/Irish Eyes are Smiling After reading the notes on Willie in the previous Newsletter, Jurie Bosch of the SA Irish Regt and Int Div, forwarded this photo of Willie pinning a medal to the chest of a youthful Juries in Bewaring van die Militêre Geskiedenis Dr Kriek van der Merwe van die Infanterie verklaar dat met my akademiese navorsing was ek bly om te verneem dat so vele van ons makkers by die bewaring van ons militêre geskiedenis betrokke is. Ek was ook bevoorreg om teen alle verwagtinge in, noue bande met Genl Lang Hendrik van den Berg van die Buro vir Staatsveiligheid te kon handhaaf! Sy woorde aan my was Kriek, onthou een ding, as jy oor die verlede skryf is almal daaroor bly, maar jou probleme begin as jy oor die hede skryf! 31. Remembering Desmond Eldred (Dick) Peddle of the Artillery Last week Dick s son, David Peddle of the Infantry, provided this photo of his father taken at the railway station in Pretoria in David says that his father sported

9 flying wings as a 2 Lt, as he was required to qualify as a pilot so as to be able as a Gunnery officer to do artillery spotting duties. Lionel Crook is the Historian of the Gunners and he states that Dick Peddle did not qualify as an airman so as to do artillery spotting duties. In those days as a Permanent Force cadet, he had to qualify as a Gunner, an Infantryman and as a Pilot in order to pass the course and obtain a commission. All pre-war cadets were called...an amphigarious officer and was posted to Coast Artillery in the Cape Peninsula. The word, amphigarious was in those years apparently made up to describe the cadet officers who underwent training in the three branches, namely infantry, artillery and as an air force pilot. Before being accepted as a Permanent Force Cadet, they had to undergo six months of strenuous existence in the Candidates Company of the Special Service Battalion. Dick Peddle, Pop Fraser, Graham Dunbar Moodie, Louis Wolf, Doug Loftus, Bob Meintjies, Bruce Guilford and other well-known officers were among the 22 who were the posted to Course 367G from 01/09/1937 for eighteen months training before appointment to commissioned rank on 01/04/ Erkenning aan die Vroue in die Bos Rob Guthrie van die TDK noem dat met die vlug van die Portugese burgers vanuit Angola in 1975 het die vroue van 3 Sub-Area (soos dit toe bekend was) in Oshakati, baie hard en lang ure gewerk om al die vlugtelinge met kos en in hulle ander behoeftes te voorsien. Gert van Niekerk se vrou en haar span soos Jackie Clark, Tannie Dot, Mavis Guthrie, Martie van Niekerk, Gwen van Dyk, Flip van Zyl se vrou en al die ander het hulle onderskei. Daar behoort meer publisiteit aan die Soldate se vroue in die operasionele gebied gegee word, om hulle werk ter ondersteuning van die bosoorlog uit te lig. 33. What a Bang In Angel s MN mention was made of the explosion In Texas City near Galveston in 1947 when a load of chemical ammonium nitrate exploded in the vessel Grandcamp, causing one of the biggest man made non-nuclear explosions in

10 history, with 567 casualties including 28 out of 29 members of the Texas City Fire Brigade. 34. The Wonder of Computers! Dr/Ds/Chpln/Oom Jozua Potgieter provided this amazing replica of a painting by Chinese Artists, Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi and Zhang, being an oil on canvas done in This painting is truly remarkable as the canvas has been computerized. When you click on the link below the painting, a much bigger version of the computerized painting appears. When you run your cursor over the people, the programme tells you who they are. Click on a person and you obtain the individual s life history and a massive volume of data. It would prove of invaluable assistance to anyone studying history or biographies. Just for interest, a photo is shown here-under of a youthful Vladimir Putin as a Lt-Col in the KGB. The link cannot be accessed from here, but Dr Potgieter will provide the photo and instructions from his address at jozuapot@vodamail.co.za. SOWETO SE GODFATHER 35. Agtergrond. Verlede week het Christie van der Westhuizen van Regsdienste genoem hoe hy tydens die moeilikheid alleen in uniform met n sigbare militêre voertuig na elke ernstige skietvoorval in Soweto vir die insidenthantering ter

11 voorbereiding op moontlike regsoptrede gery het. Die eienaar van die Blue Fountain Sjebien, die Godfather van die hele Groter Soweto, het vir Christie vrye beweging gewaarborg! 35. Callie Sanders van Spes Magte en Lee le Crerar van die Infanterie Die lid se naam was Godfrey Moloi 36. Theo Butler van die SAV Dit was Godfrey Moloi, die Godfather van Soweto. Hy het my sertifikaat van ereburgerskap van Soweto tydens ons Gesamentlike Stafkursus GSK 26 se kuier by sy restaurant, The Blue Fountain in Orange Farm, Soweto, in 1991 onderteken. 37. Johan Hefer van die Seiners Ek was die Groep se Seineenheidbevelvoerder en het vele heerlike steaks saam met Godfery Moloi in sy taverne geëet. 38. John Lizamore van die Infanterie Ek dink nie Godfrey Moloi lewe meer nie, want ek het na 1994 nooit weer van hom gehoor nie. Het heelwat met hom te doen gehad en ek en wyle Tiny van Rensburg het gereeld sy goeie steak en skyfies gaan eet. 39. Fred Oelschig van die Infanterie Die Godfather het 'n wonderlike boek oor homself geskryf, naamlik My Life, wat in my besit is. Die GSK het 'n paar besoeke aan hom gebring waartydens hy 'n praatjie gelewer het. Hy het daarop geroem dat geen voertuig ooit in sy parkeerterrein beskadig was nie en dat geen vrou ooit in sy hotel beseer is nie. Hy was inderdaad 'n kleurvolle karakter en het elke besoeker van buite as 'n ereburger van Soweto vereer en 'n sertifikaat uitgereik. LEGENDE OOR BRITSE KANONSPANNE: ROL VAN DIE NOMMER Agtergrond Paul Els noem dat daar n legende is oor die kanonspanne van die Britse Leër. Een van die kompetisies tussen eenhede is blykbaar om te bepaal wie 'n kanon die vinnigste uitmekaar kan haal, weer aanmekaar sit en 'n skoot vuur. Elke spanlid het 'n spesifieke rol gehad, maar daar was altyd een lid wat as die Nommer 6 op die kanon, niks gedoen het nie, behalwe om vyf tree agter die kanon stokstyf op aandag te staan. Niemand het geweet hoekom nie, maar dit was die reël. Uiteindelik is ontdek dat sy oorspronklike taak was om die perde vas te hou wat die kanon sleep, sodat hulle nie spaander as die skoot afgevuur word nie. In moderne tye het gemotoriseerde transport die perde vervang, maar die handboek het steeds bepaal dat die ekstra man daar moet staan. Paul vra of hierdie dril ook in die SAA (Vd) toegepas is.

12 41. Felix Hurter van die Geskut Die Nommer 6 het n belangrike funksie gehad het met die voorbereiding van die ammunisie, die droog hou daarvan en die op en afhaak van die kanon. Hy was uiteraard ook goeie geselskap vir die res van die bemanning, deur hulle aan aan te spoor om akkuraat te rig en dan het hy nou en dan die kanon met drie draaie geeleveer sodat die vyand se kokke in die echelongebiede ook bygekom kon word. Hy was dus n heel gerekende lid en ek vertrou die inset sal bydra tot die status van die Nommer 6! 42. Veteraan van Op Savannah Paul se weergawe hierbo is die populêre siening van n baie belangrike Artilleris. Dit is algemeen bekend dat die Geskut tydens Op Savannah meermale die aanmars moes lei en die Nommer 6 op die 25 ponder (die G1) was eintlik aangewend om die voorste lyn eie troepe (die VLET) aan die Infanterie en Pantser aan te dui. Ek versoek dat my naam nie genoem word nie, want ek is bang dat ek in die toekoms nie weer na die Vegdienswapens se geleenthede genooi sal word nie. 43. Paul Lombard van die Vlieënde Geskut Die Britse Artillerie was uitgerus met ʼn 105mm Pack Howitzer wat spesiaal ontwerp was om vinnig uitmekaar en aanmekaar gehaal kon word, sodat dit byvoorbeeld op muile in bergagtige terrein vervoer kon word. Dit is dus logies dat hulle sulke kompetisies kon gehad het. Ons geskut was weer ontwerp om nie uitmekaar gehaal te kon word nie en dus het ons nie soortgelyke kompetisies in die SAA (Vd) gehad nie en by ons was daar nooit een lid wat stokstyf gestaan en niks doen nie! John Mc Gregor wat vir ongeveer 20 jaar in die Royal Artillery was, sê hy weet nie van so ʼn kompetisie in die Britse Leër nie en het nog nooit gehoor van die Nommer 6 wat doodstil staan. Volgens my is dit maar weer net die ander korpse se gespottery met die Gunners; maar ons kan dit vat! NUWE MILITÊRE BOEKE 44. Brandwaterkom deur Zander Strachner Chris Greyling van Spes Magte sê... Zander is 'n ou Recce en 'n bekende skrywer. Hy is op 24/09/2016 in Kaapstad aangewys as die algehele wenner van die beste fiksiewerk met Rapport se wedstryd. Hy het die prys gekry vir sy boek, Brandwaterkom. Albei sy onlangse boeke is aan die Operateurs van Spes Magte opgedra. Die prysgeld beloop R PAUL ELS SE BOEKE 45. Naam van Vlug tussen die Oos-Caprivi en Rhodesië * Paul vra... as wat het die gereelde vlug tussen die Oos-Caprivi en Rhodesië bekend gestaan? Was dit iets soos die Beer Run?

13 * Rusty van Rooyen van Leërinligting onthou dat die vlugte se naam nie Beer Run was nie, maar wel Rum Run. * Volgens Fred Burger van die Infanterie en bekende eiendomsagent in Centurion, noem dat hy as n lid van A Komp, 1 Valsk Bn onder bevel van Frank Bestbier, in Sep tot Des 1970 gereeld die modderpad van Katima Mulilo na Mpacha aanpak om voorraad, wat die Flossie sou bring, te gaan afhaal. Daar was n twee-weeklikse vlug tussen LMB Mpacha en Victoria-Valle wat as die Rum Run bekend gestaan het, of ook volgens die troepe as die Milkrun, want net die melk het by hulle uitgekom. Die melk het op Mpacha in 10 gallon-kanne aangekom en is gou gedrink want dit sou gou suur word. Hierdie vlugte het meestal drank, pos en rantsoene vervoer en met die terugvlug ook koperaandenkings vir Doug Finity se winkel, wat dit weer aan die SAW- lede verkwansel het. 46. Die Flossie * Paul Els wou weet waar hierdie term ontstaan het en Phillip Weyers van die SALM noem dat Trevor Ralston hom ingelig het dat Barry Gildenhuys van 28 Esk dit vroeër soos volg verduidelik het: Daar is al baie bespiegel oor die herkoms van die naam Flossie, maar die waarskynlikste verklaring is dat die naam sy ontstaan te danke het aan die troepe op die grens wat die dae afgetel het na wanneer hul aflos sou kom. Die woord is so dikwels gebruik dat aflos later na flos geklink het, wat geassosieer is met die vliegtuig wat jou aflos bring en die afgeloste lid huis toe neem. Later is enige vliegtuig wat dié rol vervul, deur die tipiese Afrikaanse taalproses die verkleining bygekry. Die selfstandige naamwoord aflos het dus oor jare heen totaal van betekenis verander om Flossie te word, en moet saamgelees word met min dae. * According to Lionel Crook of the Gunners the weekly Dakota flight between AFBs Ysterplaat and Waterkloof was an institution of long standing and the aircraft itself was known as Flossie long before the Border War. I personally travelled to Bloemfontein per Flossie in Jakkalsoperasies * Verlede week het Chris Serfontein van die Infanterie verduidelik wat Jakkalsoperasies behels en ook genoem dat Deon Ferreira dit suksesvol by 32 Bn toegepas het. * Johan Stander van 32 Bn (wat steeds nie kan verstaan waarom daar so baie tydens militêre opleiding gehardloop moes word nie, want tydens operasies is dit weinig deur 32 Bn toegepas) noem dat Deon Ferreira se operasies as Butterfly Operasies bekendgestaan het en dat dit suksesvol op die Rhodesian Light Infantry se model, bekend as Fire Force, geskoei was.

14 ALGEMENE ASPEKTE 48. Begrafnisvoordeel Beding met Sonja Smith Begrafnisdienste (SSFG) Gert Opperman van die Raad van Militêre Veterane-organisasies (RMVO) maak bekend dat die RMVO n pakket tot voordeel van Militêre Veterane en hulle naasbestaandes met SSFG beding het. Die pakket behels die volgende: * Korting van 10% op die faktuur aan die Militêre Veteraan se naasbestaandes in geval van sterfte. * Donasie van R500 per geval deur SSFG aan die Militêre Veterane-organisasie wat SSFG se dienste gepromoveer het. Rig navrae aan Gert Opperman by gertopperman5@gmail.com of of Sonja Smith by sonja@ssfg.co.za en Gert noem ook dat n herdenkingsdiens in die Kapel op die VTM terrein gehou kan word. Reëlings hiervoor moet met Hennie Coetzee by getref word. 49. Spesiale Aanbod vir Nisse in die Weermag Nismuur Gert Opperman verklaar ook dat die RMVO n nuwe, spesiale pakket vir die verkoop van nisse in die Weermag Nismuur, wat deel is van die Weermag Herdenkingsgebied, met die bestuur van die Voortrekkermonument (VTM) en die Erfenisstigting (ES) beding. Alle MVOs word hieroor ingelig, aangesien dit besliste voordele vir alle betrokkenes kan inhou. Die pakket behels die volgende: * Die nisse (groot genoeg vir die bewaring van twee persone se as) word beskikbaar gestel teen R4 000 elk, plus n addisionele R150 vir die graveringskoste van die nisdeksel, wat R1 000 minder is as n soortgelyke nis in die VTM Gedenktuin. * Die ES sal n bedrag van R750 per nis uitbetaal aan enige MVO wat n kliënt gewerf het, sodra die volle bedrag vir die nis by die ES inbetaal is. * Die nisse is beskikbaar vir enige persoon wat in enige hoedanigheid by die Weermag betrokke was, asook hulle direkte naasbestaandes. * Onbeperkte, gratis toegang vir besoeke aan die Weermag Nismuur word gewaarborg. Indien die besoeker egter ander fasiliteite op die terrein wil besoek, geld die normale toegangsgeld. * Die herstel en onderhoud van die Weermag Nismuur sal vir die rekening van die VTM en die ES wees. * Die nis word op n permanente grondslag gekoop en nie slegs vir n bepaalde tydperk soos wat by sommige ander nismure die geval is nie. * Naasbestaandes sal steeds genooi word om as deel van die jaarlikse herdenkingsdiens kranse of blomme by die Nismuur te plaas.

15 50. Eerste Nuusbrief van die SA Militêre Inligtingsveterane Assosiasie (SAMIVA) Pieter (Lieb) Liebenberg is die opsteller en maak bekend dat die Nuusbrief in die toekoms elke kwartaal per e-pos aan die lede van SAMIVA versprei sal word. Kontak vir Lieb by om op die adreslys geplaas te word. 51. Church Service for the International Day of Peace Lgr Charles Ross of the SA Legion of Military Veterans reports that the church service was held on 18/09/2016 at the NG Gemeente Raslouw in Wierda Park, Centurion and was conducted by Marius Cornelissen, a former Chaplain General of the SANDF. The scripture reading was from Psalms 16 and 116 which portrayed David as a soldier, general and king to support his theme that we are all clay pots in the hands of God with a purpose of bringing peace to mankind. The sermon was followed by the sounding of the Last Post, two minutes silence during which the Lament was played and the Reveille by the band of the South African Military Health Services. The services concluded with the playing of Amazing Grace by the organist, piper and trumpeter. The service was arranged by the Pretoria Branch of the SA Legion in co-operation with the Council of Military Veterans Organisations ito the call by the United Nations that 21 September annually be observed as the International Day of Peace, to promote a day of global ceasefire and non-violence and a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the day. 52. Award of Medals to Victims of the Blenheim Accident in 1942 * Previously it was mentioned that Gert Opperman, Chairman of the Ebo Trust, had undertaken a final effort to locate any surviving next-of-kin of the four members of the SAAF who perished in a flying accident against Mount Kenya on 23/07/1942.

16 * Gert now states that he has received a letter regarding the award of certain medals to the victims of the Blenheim accident, namely 2Lt CH Allen, 2Lt HJP Lemmer, Air Sgt S Eliastam and Air Sgt L Murray. I have received all the medals and will now arrange for them to be mounted. The Ebo Trust will carry the costs of procurement and mounting. The medals will be handed over to the senior attending family representative at the re-interment service at the Nayuki War Cemetery in Kenya, or at another suitable occasion should a family not be represented at the service. The project is running well and we hope to recover the human remains from Mt Kenya on 24/10/2016.The re-interment will most likely take place at Nanyuki early Jan Lot van die Boesmans van 31 Bn Frank Frankenberg is die RSM van 31Bn se Veterane-vereniging en noem dat 75 die oorblywende Boesman Veterane van die eenheid op die plaas, Platfontein, naby Kimberley gevestig is. Die eenheid se oorspronklike Gedenknaald is by die SAW se Muur van Herinnering by die Voortrekkermonument gevestig, maar die Vereniging het in 2012 n replika van die Gedenknaald op Platfontein opgerig. Elke tweede jaar versamel die lede van die Vereniging daar met Kraainaweek. Hierdie jaar se geleentheid het op naweek 16 tot 18/09/2016 plaasgevind en was weer baie suksesvol. Die makkers raak egter minder soos wat die ouderdom en finansies hulle tol begin eis. Blanke Veterane het van huide en ver gekom om weer skouer te skuur. Ek wil graag vir AO1 Frans Kruger, die Basis RSM in Kimberley en die MOTHs bedank, want sonder hul hulp sou die Kraainaweek nie so n sukses gewees het nie. Die fotos is by die geleentheid geneem. 54. Unveiling of Information Panels at Cemeteries in Namibia Lgr Charles Ross of the SA Legion of Military Veterans reports that the SA Agency of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be unveiling visitor s information panels at cemeteries at Aus, Gibeon Station, Karibib, Trekkopje, Swakopmund, Warmbad and Windhoek old Cemetery where SA casualties from WW1 are buried. The panels will provide a brief description of the battle at each site and with the use of modern technology a complete story of the battle can be obtained using your smart phone. Some of the panels will be unveiled in Nov 2016 and the balance during Jan/Feb Officials from the UK and Germany and military attaches will attend the unveiling and we would like to make contact with SA Veterans Associations in Namibia to invite them to the various ceremonies, who are requested to contact the Director of the SA Agency, Juan Maree, at telephone

17 , cell or on at Local Veteran s Organisation who wants to become involved are also welcome to contact Juan. 55. Bywoning van My Father s War Paul Els noem dat die foto hieronder n paar van ons toon wat die vertoning bygewoon het. Van links is ds??, dan Kobus Human, Voorsitter van die PVO, Peter Lamberty, die vervaardiger van My Fathers War wat saam met my by 5 Verk Regt gedien het, asook n onbekende Seiner. 56. Submarine Seized in Mexico In Angel s MN I was noted that a rescue capsule (photo below) that has been modified to be used as a submarine of sorts to move drugs to shore has been found. It was the second recent seizure by the military, both of which are believed to have dealt a blow against a local drug cartel. The Navy said the ship s interior and its engine had been modified to transport more than half a tonne of drugs. Angel added that there has long been suspicion that drugs are also being dropped off our south coast and recovered by surf boats! 57. Min Militêre Musiek Dr Kriek van der Merwe van die Infanterie noem dat hy die afgelope 19 jaar n programaanbieder by Pretoria FM is waar ek veral met militêre musiek te doen het. Ek is egter ontnugter oor die skamele versameling Suid-Afrikaanse militêre musiek,

18 wat die SAPD, Spoorwegpolisie en die ou Gevangenisdiens insluit.die probleem word vererger deurdat die beskikbare musiek op enkele langspeelplate is, maar met die moderne tegnologie bestaan geen uitsaai-uitrusting wat langspeelplate kan speel nie.ek het met n proses begin om ou langspeelplate op DVD oor te klank en om hierdie versameling by Pretoria FM te huisves. Ek rig n groot versoek dat persone wat oor sodanige musiek beskik, dit oorweeg om aan hierdie versameling te skenk. My e-posadres is hoepel@iburst.co.za. 58. Uitreik van Doodsertifikaat * Vroeër het Dirk van Rooyen van die ADK gevra wat die prosedure is om `n doodsertifikaat uit te reik. * Wim Basson van die Seiners reageer en verduidelik... dat met Wena se afsterwe in 1 Mil Hosp het ek en die Kapelaan vir AVBOB op die Paassondag geskakel, wat vir Wena kom haal het. AVBOB het toe op die eerste werksdag daarna haar afsterwe by die Departement van Binnelandse Sake (DBS) geregistreer en aan my n aantal doodsertifikate besorg. * Hans Kriek van die Kavallerie noem dat... na die afsterwe van my vrou, Marthie, is die verkryging van die doodsertifikaat, en al die administrasie wat nodig is om iemand ter ruste te lê, deur die begrafnisondernemers, Sonja Smith, gedoen. Hulle het met ons huisdokter vir die doodsertifikaat gereël en is daarmee na DBS om die dood te registreer. Net 'n wenk, betaling geskied voordat die begrafnis of verassing plaasvind en dit is raadsaam om 'n neseier van ongeveer R30 beskikbaar te hê. 'n Mens wil nie voor die begrafnis met begrafnispolisse sukkel nie en wil dit graag rustig hanteer. Dit lyk wel of die R7 500 uitbetaling deur die GEPF redelik eenvoudig is en moet die dokumente net ingedien word. 59. Gedagte aan Wyle Dries van Coller van die Infanterie en Afd Inl n Terugblik op hierdie Veteraan van Op Savannah wat na aftrede n boukontrakteur gaan word het en een vreeslike dag deur sy werkers vermoor is. Weet iemand wat van sy vrou, Monica, geword het? 60. Spindrift : Newsletter of the Naval Officers Association Arne Soderlund did not have much to do and agreed to act as Editor of this monthly Newsletter. The latest edition is available from his address at angel45@iafrica.com.

19 61. Moeilike Taak vir die Geskut Ons vriendelike plaaslike politikus, Piet Uys van die Geskut, is gekies om as Voorsitter van Tshwane Stadsraad se Reëls en Etiese Komitee op te treë, om te verseker dat orde tydens sittings van die Stadsraad gehandhaaf kan word. In Beeld is verlede week gerapporteer... dat n afgetrede kolonel van die Artillerie as Voorsitter van die Reëls en Etiese komitee aangestel is, want grofgeskut is nodig om hierdie taak uit te voer. 62. Wat Het van die Bye Geword? Henk Redelinghuys van die SA Leërstigting en voltydse Byeboer noem dat bye nou in die VSA op die lys van bedreigde spesies geplaas is. Dit is nie goeie nuus nie, want min bye beteken min tot geen kos op ons tafels. Ek het een van my korwe oopgemaak en gevind dat daar omtrent geen heuning is nie. Dit is droog en nektar is skaars. SOEKTOGTE 63. Waar is Tienie Coetzer van Leërinligting? Verlede week het Johan Van Wyngaard van johanvwyn@ruwacon.co.za genoem dat hy met Tienie kontak wil maak. Bazil Kriel van die Infanterie noem dat Tienie my SO1 Insameling by HK Kmdmt Vrystaat gedurende die 1990s was en dat hy op Jefferysbaai afgetree het. 64. Waar is Rory Lewis en Roelf Botes van 91 Vd Art Regt, 91 Bde, van die SWAGM Johan Kinnear noem dat hy op soek is na Rory Lewis en Roelf Botes van die SWAGM. Sy e-posadres is jki@iway.na. GELEENTHEDE, FUNKSIES EN KURSUS- EN ANDER REÜNIES 65. National Civic Remembrance Service in Johannesburg on 13/11/2016 Godfrey Giles advises of the Annual National Civic Sunday Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony at the Cenotaph, Harrison Street in Johannesburg from 14:14 on Sunday 13/11/2016. National Civic Remembrance Sunday honours all South Africans who made the supreme sacrifice for their country in wars and conflict

20 and is the largest of its kind in South Africa. It links with Remembrance Day commemorations held in many countries of the world. The Service begins with a march past by bands and military veterans, civilian organisations and the SAPS. Approximately 900 people will participate in the march past with their respective standards. A solemn wreath-laying ceremony will follow after an inter-faith religious service. The focus this year falls on the 100 th Anniversary of the Battle of Delville Wood. my address is godfreyg@iafrica.com. NETWORKING 66. Vakansie in Natal Roelf Rossouw noem dat hy n vakansie van sewe dae tussen 26/11 en 03/12/2016 beskikbaar het sou enige lede belangstel. Die oord is St Michaels on Sea in Natal. Dit is n pragtige oord en is op die strand langs die meer geleë. Dit is n eenheid met een slaapkamer maar kan vier slaap. Twee privaat en dan twee voor in die sitkamer. Koste is R5 376 maar is onderhandelbaar. my e-posadres is roelf@bmgworld.net. ADMINISTRASIE 67. Nuwe Lede * Elsa de Lange * Ewald Beneke LAASTE LAWWE (EN SOMS ERNSTIGE) STUKKE 68. Difference Between Officers and NCOs Johan Stander of the Infantry says he was present when a young Army officer was severely wounded in the head by a grenade, but the only visible, permanent injury was that both of his ears were amputated. Since his hearing was sufficient, he remained in the Army. Many years later he rose to the rank of Major General. He was, however, very sensitive about his appearance. One day he was interviewing three candidates for his staff. The first was a Captain and it was a great interview. At the end the General asked him do you notice anything different about me? The young officer answered with why, yes, Sir, I could not help but notice that you have no ears. The general was displeased with his lack of tact and threw him out.

21 The second interview was even better. The General then asked him the same question and he said well, Sir, you have no ears. The General threw him out also. The third interview was with an old Infantry Sergeant Major, who was smart, articulate and fit and who looked a lot like Koos Moorcroft. The General liked him and went ahead with the same question. To his surprise the Sergeant Major said yes, Sir, you wear contact lenses. The General was very impressed and thought what an incredibly observant soldier and he did not mention my ears. He then asked Sergeant Major, how do you know I wear contacts? He replied with well, Sir, it is pretty hard to wear glasses with no ears. 69. Bar fight in the Middle East Arlene Bronkhorst has just returned from a holiday in Palestine and was having a quite sundowner in a pub when a rich Arab walked in and noticed a man wearing a Jewish cap, a prayer shawl and traditional locks of hair. He immediately realized that he was Jewish and shouted loudly to the bartender so that everyone can hear... drinks for everyone in here, bartender, but not for the Jew over there '. After the drinks were handed out, Arlene noticed that the Jew gave him a big smile, waved at him and said... thank you in an equally loud voice. This infuriated the Arab, who again loudly ordered drinks for everyone except the Jew. The Jew continued to smile, and again yelled... thank you. The Arab then asked the bartender "... what is the matter with that Jew? I have ordered two rounds of drinks for everyone in the bar but him and all he does is smile and thank me. The bartender replied with... he owns the place. 70. Do Not Worry About Getting Old. Lee le Crerar of the Infantry has finally realized that he is getting on in years but has not yet decided whether he should be worried about it. He knew he was right when he read the following: * If walking is good for your health, the postman would be immortal. * A whale swims all day, only eats fish, and drinks water, but is still fat. * A rabbit runs and hops, and only lives 15 years, while a tortoise does not run and does mostly nothing, yet it lives for 150 years. What then is the use of exercising? * Now that I'm older, I have discovered the following: My wild oats are mostly enjoyed with prunes and all-bran. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded. If all is not lost, then where the heck is it? It was a whole lot easier to get older, than it was to get wiser. Some days, you're the top dog, some days you're the hydrant. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded. It is hard to make a comeback when you have not been anywhere. If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees. When I'm finally holding all the right cards, everyone wants to play chess. The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth. Funny, I don't remember being absent-minded.

22 71. Food for Thought According to Carlos Casteneda... the basic difference between an ordinary man and a warrior is that a warrior takes everything in life as a challenge, while an ordinary man takes everything either as a blessing or a curse. Vladimir Lenin once said: There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen, with specific reference to the present situation in the RSA. 70. Die Tragedie van SA Rugby SLOT 72. En op daardie treurige noot, sterkte hierdie naweek en gelukkig speel die Bokke nie Johann VRYWARINGSKLOUSULE 73. Hierdie Nuusbrief bevat die uiteenlopende en diverse persoonlike menings van Militêre Veterane en die Opsteller van die Nuusbrief kan nie in sy persoonlike hoedanigheid daarvoor verantwoordelik of aanspreeklik gehou word nie.