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[Skeates, R.F., PO]
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1303
Surname Skeates  (1) Initals R.F. Views 754
Date 1982-02-18 (17) Date of Birth Unknown Corps NAVY
Year 1982 (201) Place At Sea
Full Names Military
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Death Age 0
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War BORDER SWA/Namibia Border War
Unit SASKruger (16)
SAS President Kruger
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Petty Officer
Rank PO (22)
Description Petty Officer
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So sad the way no-one even knows about this dedication page, never met Roy , was too young, would have liked to though, have heard all the stories though!
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Nick Skeates (Nephew) nrskeates@webmail.co.za 2006-12-16 08:41:39 Gravatar Image
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In the early hours of Thursday 18 February 1982, SAS President Kruger, oldest of the three Type 12 Frigates of the South African Navy, collided with the replenishment vessel, SAS Tafelberg. Both ships were severely damaged but TAFELBERG returned safely to Simon?s Town. President Kruger sank approximately two hours after the collision when efforts to keep her afloat failed.

14 men from Mess 12, Chief Petty Officers J B Booysen and W M G van Tonder; Petty Officers S A Bothma, G A Brind, R C Bulterman, G W de Villiers, E Koen, H Lotter, R A McMaster, R F Skeates, H W Smit, W R Smith, M B R Whiteley and C J Wium died in the collision and their bodies went down with the ship. A further two men, Chief Petty Officer D Webb and Able Seaman G T Benjamin, lost their lives after the collision and whilst abandoning ship. Of these last named two only CPO Webb?s body was recovered after being sighted by SAS Protea on the morning of 19 February.

See the full story in Three Frigates by Rear Admiral Chris Bennett SAN (Ret)

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John Dovey dovey.john@gmail.com 2006-06-11 01:11:32 Gravatar Image
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So sad the way no-one even knows about this dedication page, never met Roy , was too young, would have liked to though, have heard all the stories though!
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Nick Skeates ( Nephew) nrskeates@webmail.co.za 2006-12-16 08:42:41 Gravatar Image
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Person Number Name
75 [Benjamin, G.T., AB]
720 [Koen, E., PO]
828 [Lotter, H., PO]
933 [Mc Master, R.A., PO]
1303 [Skeates, R.F., PO]
1321 [Smith, W.R., PO]
1656 [Whiteley, M.B.R., PO]
1674 [Wium, C.J., PO]
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