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[Benade, P., Tpr]
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Number		 72
Surname Benade  (6) Initals P. Views 800
Date 1978-08-23 (10) Date of Birth 1957-11-05 Corps ARMY
Year 1978 (113) Place Katima Mulilo, Namibia
Full Names Pieter Military
Number		 73310047BC Death Age 20 (20)
Cause Military Vehicle Accident Detail
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War BORDER SWA/Namibia Border War
Unit 84TECH (1)
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Trooper
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Description Trooper
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Was killed in a morter attack at Katima on 23/8/1978
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Tim tim.f@polka.co.za 2008-01-24 14:03:11 Gravatar Image
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My name is Bobby Thomson. I was in Katima Mulilo that night. I was a gunner and served at the mortar locating radar (32 Loc Battery)which was situated on a tower next to the heli pad. The second red eye landed between us and the helipad . We then directed fire onto pre-listed targets along the river and in Sesheke and the guns at golf wiped out all their long and medium range weapons within the first 10 - 15 minutes after the attack. I remeber that we were in a direct line between Golf firebase and some of the targets in Zambia. We would see the firing of the guns, then hear the shells come overhead and her the explosions when they landed. Lt Schalekamp gave mopping-up fire orders the next day. The next day we went to look at the bungalow and what we saw remained with me for many a year after that.
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Bobby Thomson warringtons@eccsystems.co.za 2011-07-30 10:40:23 Gravatar Image
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72 [Benade, P., Tpr]
93 [Biggs, K.J., Tpr]
116 [Borchardt, C.J., Pte]
139 [Bothma, J.J.E., Pte]
316 [De Lange, H.W., Tpr]
334 [De Waal, J.C., Rfn]
357 [Dixon, A.D., Pte]
428 [Engelbrecht, H.S.W., Pte]
436 [Erasmus, G.P., Tpr]
559 [Hattingh, A., Gnr]
618 [Instain, F., Pte]
654 [Jooste, J.C., Pte]
809 [Lesch, L.J., Tpr]
1209 [Rieder, B.C., Pte]
1276 [Schutte, J.J.R., Tpr]
1308 [Smit, G.J., Tpr]
1314 [Smith, F.J., Pte]
1323 [Smuts, W.S., Tpr]
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1546 [Van Der Merwe, A.D., Tpr]
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35681 [Marais, S.F., Pte]
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