Rank

Surname

First Name(s)

Date of Death

Remarks

Mr

Boyes

Raymond

11/25/2008

Member of the Signals Association

Mr

Butcher

Wally

13/03/2007

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Lt Col (Ret)

Coates

John K (Sam)

10/05/2018

Member of the Signals Association. 3 Signals Squadron. Former OC Signal Unit

Mr

De Villiers

Chris

2017/01/12

Member of the Signals Association. 3rd Brigade Signal Company member.

Mr

Edwards

R

1982-1984

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Mr

Ellis

Alec

13/07/2010

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Mr

Escreet

John

06/28/2009

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

WO1

Fleischer

Cecil Raymond

01/26/2016

Member, 71 Signal Unit and Signals Association

Mr

Friedman

Louis

19/07/2011

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Mr

Griffiths

Horace (MM)

26/02/2012

3rd Brigade Signal Company member
(Age 95)

Major

Holloway (Age 99)

Charles Daniel

23/02/2018

3rd Brigade Signal Company Chairman, Member of Signals Association

Col

Howes

Bert

02/12/2015

3rd Brigade Signal Company member and Former Director S.A.C.S. (Age 96)

WO1

Krüger

John Daniel (JD)

10/12/2007

RSM, 71 Signal Unit and Member of the Signals Association

Mr

Larkin

John W.

10/09/2009

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Mr

Masuret

Benjamin

16/07/2008

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Mr

Mills (Age 98)

Eddie

10/06/2018

3rd Brigade Signal Company. Member of Signals Association

Mr

Rossouw

Pieter

2005

3rd Brigade Signal Company member and Former Founder Member of the Signals Association

WO1

Samuels

Edon (Sammy)

07/08/2015

Chef, 71 Signal Unit and Member  of the Signals Association

Mr

Savage

Jackie

20/07/2014

3rd Brigade Signal Company member
(Age 91)

Lt

Spengler


12/02/1987

3rd Brigade Signal Company member

Mr

Timoney

James

28/03/2011

3rd Brigade Signal Company former Chairman and former Vice-Chairman, Signals Association (Age 90)

Mr

Van Heerden

Anthony

2008

Member of the Signals Association

Mr

West

Billy

31/07/2007

3rd Brigade Signal Company former Chairman

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Memorial

Signals Association

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Please forward details of any passing members by emailing us at chairman@signalsassociation.org.za providing us with the name of the deceased member and when and where he/she last served.

We pay our respects to the members of the Corps family who have sadly passed away.  We are grateful to their families and friends for letting us have the detail so that we can remember them.  Below is a list of our deceased Signaller comrades known to us:

The person who informed us will be contacted so that they can create an inscription to the person and add their own personal messages or photographs.  Help us to remember those who have gone before us by adding your memories at chairman@signalsassociation.org.za.

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The Association Memorial Register is open to anyone wishing to set up a ‘celebration page’ in memory of a loved one or friend.

To go to the Celebration Page, click here.

If you wish to set up such a celebration page then download the application form by clicking here. Once the form is completed e-mail it to chairman@signalsassociation.org.za and the page will be created.

Should you wish to add a comment or leave a message of respect on a celebration page e-mail your comment to chairman@signalsassociation.org.za. If your comment is approved it will be added to the page.

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Lost Contact

Lost contact with a former friend or colleague? Is there somebody out there trying to trace you to reminisce over the good old days?

If you’re looking for someone that served in the South African Corps of Signals you can use this page to try and re-establish contact with them. Send an e-mail to chairman@signalsassociation.org.za and include the following details.

You should also include:

See foot of page for submissions.

You could also join the SIGNALS ASSOCIATION Official Facebook page and search for lost contacts.


Wolfgang Brechlin ​wrote:

Hi Guys

I would very much like to make contact with an old mate.

He was called Corporal Raul Daniel or Daniels. (Nickname Dannie)

We were together at signals unit Heidelberg and Yongsfield around 1979 to 1981.

You can e-mail Wolfgang at wbrechlin@gmail.com



Howard Collen is trying to make contact with John Ford and Bernard Jardim. Howard served in 1 Signals and 2 Signals in 1982 and 1983. John and Bernard also also in 2 Signals - Nestor at Wonderboom and Boekenhoutskloof. If you ca help send an e-mail to chairman@signalsassociation.org.za.