RESISTER MAGAZINES 1986/87

JOURNAL OF THE COMMITTEE ON SOUTH AFRICAN WAR RESISTANCE

RESISTER was written and produced by
COSAWR in Britain, and contributions were received from COSAWR in the Netherlands.

COSAWR is an organisation of South African
 war resisters and supporters who have gone into
 exile as a result of their refusal to fight for apartheid.

NOTE TO READERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

"All issues of RESISTER are banned for distribution and import. This does not prevent possession of an individual copy. However some issues are independently listed in  the Government Gazette some months after publication as being banned for possession." c.1980's

Whilst the young men of South Africa
 were fighting the "commies"
on the SWA/Angola border during the 80's,
a campaign of conscription resistance was being
orchestrated back in the Republic.

I doubt whether the SADF
national service "troepies" had any idea
that paralel to their efforts, a number
of young men opposed military measures
as a solution to the problems of South Africa.
A small group standing up and
refusing to defend apartheid.

The RESISTER was printed in the U.K.
and illegally being circulated in South Africa.
So were Playboy magazines -
Even some issues of Scope, and Scope was
printed IN South Africa !!

Subscription form at the back of the magazines

August/September 1987, no 51

OPERATION BUTTERMILK/DAD'S ARMY MOBILISED

Dec 1985/Jan 1986 no41

THE SOUTH AFRICAN KILLING MACHINE

BATTLING TO SAVE APARTHEID

No date

SOUTH AFRICAN TOWNSHIPS

BATTLEGROUND OF APARTHEID

February/March 1987

"Don't go now...."

FROM THE PLAY:

SOMEWHERE ON THE BORDER

"HOU MY VAS KORPORAAL"

James Phillips aka Bernoldus Niemand

SUE LUND

 STILL DETAINED

"Undefeated?

Shocked and disorientated.

On 5 August 1987 two Cape Town conscripts delivered a letter to the local SADF headquarters, it outlined why they and 21 others refuse  to do military service.

The 23 issued a collective statement setting out

 their reasons: (in no 52 Oct/Nov 1987)

Cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro

Author Mark Behr 

also the late Dr. Ivan Toms

Ben Schoeman (grandson of NP cabinet minister)

and others

OPERATION BUTTERMILK

"DAD'S ARMY"

Cartoon by the late

Derek Bauer

U.S. WAR AID

ALAN HAINS CAMPION K.I.A.

WW1 KILLED IN ACTION - FRANCE 1917

With the passing of war veteran Harry Patch , 0n July 25 2009, went the last living breath of WW1.

Alan Campion also blew out his last breath having done his bit for his country - Unfortunately he never lived long enough to become a war veteran.

He was killed in action on the battlefields of France on May 9 1917, aged 18.

After having successfully served with the Donkey transport section of the South African Service Corps in German South-West Africa, he embarked with the 1st South African Brigade (4th Regiment S.A.I.) for the shores of France in December, 1915. He never returned home, now lies buried in Bay 10, Arras Memorial in France.

ALAN HAINS CAMPION

The dreaded rubber stamp

"KILLED IN ACTION"

on his medal index card

His next of kin received this

large 12cm heavy bronze

"DEATH PENNY"

with the accompanying letter

on Buckingham Palace letterhead

with printed signature of King George V.
"HE DIED FOR FREEDOM

AND HONOUR"

"I JOIN WITH MY GRATEFUL PEOPLE

IN SENDING YOU THIS MEMORIAL

OF A BRAVE LIFE GIVEN FOR OTHERS

IN THE GREAT WAR."