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    Ottosdal Commando was a light infantry regiment of the South African Army. It formed part of the South African Army Infantry Formation as well as the...
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    The Commando System was a mostly voluntary, part-time force of the South African Army, but in their role as local militia the units were often deployed...
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  • Beaufort Commando Part of Natal Command in late 1970s. Originally named Empangeni/Richards Bay Commando. The unit was renamed Insele Commando on March 2...
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    1991. The farm and van Rensburg family cemetery are located 11 km from Ottosdal, in the North West Province. His mother commented on his visual hallucinations...
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  • splitting his time between this and his new wife. Anita moved to the town of Ottosdal and devotes much of her time to their grandchildren, teaching them Afrikaaner...
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