Delville Linford, born in Potchefstroom on 23 July 1930, matriculated in 1948 and joined the Active Citizen Force. A few years later he enrolled at he Army Gymnasium. In 1953 he attended the Army College as a trainer instructor and gained first place, then converted...
5 South African Infantry Battalion is a motorised infantry unit of the South African Army. 5 SAI was established on 1 January 1962, at Ladysmith, Natal Province. The battalion became operational on 1 April 1962
Jack Greeff, born in the Free State town of Vrede, joined the SADF as a boy soldier at the age of 16 and became the youngest member of the Permanent Force to complete the tough Part One Instructor's Course at the Infantry School at Oudtshoorn. After five years service...
