Helm Roos

Brigadier Helm Roos was a South African Army officer who served as OC 7 South African Division and Western Province Command before his retirement in the seventies.[1]

Helm Roos
Born	1930
Died	1992 (aged 61–62)
Allegiance	South Africa
Service/branch	South African Army
Rank	Brigadier
Commands held	7 South African Infantry Division Western Province Command 14 Field Regiment
Battles/wars	Ops Savannah
Awards
Spouse(s)	Jill Roos
Relations	Wife
Other work	Hon Col - Cape Town Rifles

Army career

He served as an artilleryman in 4 Field Training Regiment and 14 Field Regiment. He was in command of the management team in Angola during the "Bridge 14" operation circa 1974 during the cold-war era power vacuum left by the Portuguese evacuation. He later commanded 14 Fd Regt and was appointed as the Military Attaché in Portugal and OC WP Cmnd. He was an Honorary Colonel of The Cape Town Rifles (Dukes) between 1991 and 1992.

Awards and Decorations

• Pro Patria Medal
• Good Service Medal, Gold (30 Years)
• Good Service Medal, Silver (20 Years)
• Permanent Force Good Service Medal

Post Army career

He was recruited by the Royal Dutch Shell Oil company at retirement from the Army to the position of Chief of Security South Africa, where he served the remainder of his life espousing the principle of "being the harder nut to crack". He succumbed to prostate cancer in Two Military hospital in 1992.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2015-06-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Military offices
Preceded by Magnus Malan	OC Western Province Command 1973 – 1974	Succeeded by Unknown
Preceded by Constand Viljoen	OC 14 Field Regiment 1966 – 1967	Succeeded by Unknown