On August 9, 1991 in Ventersdorp, western Transvaal, the Boers led by the AWB (Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging) clashed with the police forces of the RSA (Republic of South Africa) Empire and a number of black communist terrorists.
During the Battle of Ventersdorp three Boers were killed, all AWB members: A.F. Badenhorst, G.J Koen, and J.D. Conradie.
Their sacrifice was not forgotten.