- Soldiers who died in combat or deployment
- Soldiers who died while serving at the unit
- Awards of the Honoris Crux
- 61 Mech veterans who passed away
Combat Group Juliet
Corporal H C Truebody - 4 May, 1978 - Op Reindeer
Corporal T M Bridgman - 4 May, 1978 - Op Reindeer
61 Mech Battalion Group
Rifleman S M Cronjé - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman R N de Vito - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Lieutenant J J du Toit - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman J H Fourie - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman PJ Joubert - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Corporal P Kruger - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman G J Kemp - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman F J Lello - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman F J Loubser - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman M C Luyt - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman A J Madden - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman G J Venter - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Rifleman P W Warrener - 10 Jun 1980 - Op Sceptic
Corporal J L Potgieter - 4 Nov 1981 - Op Daisy
Lieutenant G van Zyl - 4 Nov 1981 - Op Daisy
Candidate-Officer S F Coetzee - 5 Nov 1981 - Op Daisy
Lance-Corporal O P Kruger - 20 Jan 1982
Lance-Corporal P Kruger - 20 Jan 1982
Rifleman B J Wolfaardt - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Rifleman M Peterson - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Rifleman J H Potgieter - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo (Etosha Commando attached)
Rifleman L P Hough - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Second-Lieutenant D R v/d Westhuizen HC (P) - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo (Etosha Commando attached)
Corporal M J van Jaarsveld - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Lance-Corporal J J van den Berg - 15 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Rifleman J D G du Toit - 16 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Rifleman G P C Hattingh - 20 Apr 1982 - Op Yahoo
Rifleman D P Croeser - 30 Jul 1982 - Op Meebos
Gunner C F Bezuidenhout - 6 Mar 1983 - Op Phoenix
Gunner J Bosse - Mar 1983 - Op Phoenix
Gunner L J Engelbrecht - 2 Apr 1983 - Op Phoenix
Rifleman S Pretorius - 27 Dec 1983 - Op Askari
Trooper N W Niemand - 28 Dec 1983 - Op Askari
Rifleman G P Le Roux - 31 Dec 1983 - Op Askari
Rifleman D J Schrönen - 31 Dec 1983 - Op Askari
Rifleman M C Smit - 31 Dec 1983 - Op Askari
Rifleman B Geen - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman H A Heyns - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman G A Lennox - 4 Jan, 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman D A Louw - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman L F Pearson - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman P D Pretorius - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Lance-Corporal W T Steenkamp - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman J L Pretorius - 4 Jan, 1984 - Op Askari
Corporal J H Roets - 23 Jan, 1984 - Op Askari
Rifleman PA Visagie - 16 Sep 1987 - Op Modular
Gunner W G Beukman - 20 Sep 1987 - Op Modular
Second-Lieutenant A H Hind - 3 Oct 1987 - Op Modular
Gunner A W De Villiers - 8 Oct 1987 - Op Modular
Trooper F De Jager - 8 Oct 1987 - Op Modular
Rifleman P M Schutte - 11 Nov 1987 - Op Modular
Lance Corporal M J Lecuona - 3 Feb 1988 - Op Hooper
Corporal J H Kleynhans - 14 Feb 1988 - Op Hooper
Rifleman V V Nieuwenhuizen - 14 Feb 1988 - Op Hooper
Rifleman A S Groenewald - 14 Feb 1988 - Op Hooper
Rifleman P H Groenewald - 14 Feb 1988 -Op Hooper
Lance Corporal W A F Price - 17 Feb 1988 - Op Hooper
Bombardier C Hendricks - 25 Feb 1988 - Op Hooper
Second-Lieutenant M Meiring - 27 Jun, 1988 - Op Excite
Lance-Corporal R V Jagga - 13 Aug 1988
Lieutenant C P Els - 3 Apr 1989 - Op Merlyn
Lance-Corporal W L Matwa - 17 Apr 1994 - Op Jumbo
Lieutenant J du Toit - 10 Apr 1995 - Op Intexo
Rifleman J Mokgatle - 21 Jan 1996 - Op Jumbo III
Rifleman N J Claasen - 21 Jan 1996 - Op Jumbo III
Rifleman A Sandi - 5 Feb 1996 - Op Jumbo III
Lance-Corporal H L Swart - 6 Jun 1979
Rifleman D G van Brakel - 30 Jun 1979
Rifleman C J Kotze - 11 Aug 1979
Rifleman BG Bester - 22 Aug 1979
Lance-Corporal D J Evans - 11 Jan 1980
Rifleman C J Nortje - 12 May 1980
Rifleman P J Bonnet - 1 Jun 1980
Rifleman J J Joubert - 6 Jul, 1980
Private G Lang - 12 Dec 1980
Rifleman P Hall - 1 Mar 1981
Private J J Kotze - 9 Apr 1981
Rifleman L van Rooyen - 10 Jul 1981
Rifleman GJ Myburgh - 17 Sept 1981
Private J F de Beer - 22 Jan 1982
Rifleman D de Klerk - 25 May 1982
Rifleman J L van der Merwe - 1 Jan 1983
Lance-Corporal C W Kindness - 19 May 1983
Gunner J J Badenhorst - 20 Mar 1984
Gunner R J Rautenbach - 5 Aug 1985
Rifleman W R Luiters - 9 Aug 1985
Trooper J Labuschagne - 7 Feb 1987
Lance-Corporal G Lamb - 27 Aug 1988
Gunner S C Ellis - 16 Sep 1988
Second-Lieutenant P G L Koen - 18 Sep 1988
Rifleman R A Gache - 18 Nov 1989
Honoris Crux (HC)
The original Honoris Crux (HC) was created in 1952 for gallantry in action. In 1975, however, it was expanded to a series of four, in descending order the Honoris Crux Diamond (HCD), the Honoris Crux Gold (HCG), the Honoris Crux Silver (HCS) and the Honoris Crux. The series made provision for the HC series also to awarded for gallantry in non-operational circumstances, but this secondary function was abolished in 1987.
By the time the Honoris Crux series with its distinctive orange-and-white ribbon was abolished in 2003, a total of 201 of various classes had been awarded. This included five of the HCG (one of them a bar to a previous award) and 19 of the HCS; the HCD was never awarded. A total of 14 HCs were posthumous awards.
Name Date Operation
Corporal R G Kanes - 8 May 1978 - Op Reindeer
Lieutenant J J du Toit (P) - 10 June - 1980 Op Sceptic
Lance-Corporal G T Rutherford - 10 June 1980 - Op Sceptic
Second-Lieutenant D R van der Westhuizen (P) - 14 April 1981 - Op Carrot (Etosha Commando attached)
Second-Lieutenant J J Grové - 27/8 Aug 1981 - Op Protea (detached to Combat Group 20)
Candidate-Officer A J H N Helm - 27/8 Aug 1981 - Op Protea (Detached to Combat Group 20)
Major L A Anderson - 5 Nov 1981 - Op Daisy (101 Battalion attached)
Second-Lieutenant S S Steyn - 30 Jul 1982 - Op Meebos
Second-Lieutenant H C le Roux - 22 Mar 1983 - Op Phoenix
Second-Lieutenant A Macaskill - 4 Jan 1984 - Op Askari
Second-Lieutenant J Kooij - 13 Sep 1987 - Op Modular
Second-Lieutenant H M Bremer - 16 Sept 1987 - Op Modular
Rifleman G W Geen - 3 Oct 1987 - Op Modular
Rudolf Badenhorst
Louis Christiaan Booyse
Henri Boshoff
Wim Botha
Junior Botha
Johannes Hendrik Buys
Andre Carstens
Colin Deyzel
Bennie du Plessis
Andries Du Toit
Jacobus Johannes Eloff
Chris Els
Wessel Fourie
Brian Gemmell
Kevin Grant
Hannes Greyling
Giep Hill
Ariel Hugo
Mark Hume
Richard Hurst
Jakkals Jackel
Johan Kraft
Johan Makkink
Japie Maree
Andre Martin
Hermanus Lukas Muller
Nick Nagel
Hilton Naish
Gert Nordejee
Jaco Olivier
Gregory Pegden
Louis Smuts
Piet Streicher
Jab Swart
Diaan Tolken
Johan van Niekerk
Rooies Van Zyl
John C Wahl
Dennis Wood
Adriaan Jooste
Gerhard Louw
Stephanus Johannes Koen
Ernest Lemmon
Barries Barnard
Willem Lotter