hadham Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Im researching pte George Rolfe Stubbing born hertfordshire, but joined the 1st S.African infantry, and died 10 April 1918, named on Menin gate. Any one know where the 1st S.A were on or around that date? cheers. Richard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian turner Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 They were in the 9th (Scottish) Division at that time - and had been railed up from the Somme to Flanders at the beginning of the month. They were in the defensive actions facing the German Spring Offensive of 1918, around Kemmel and Wytschaete. The History of the 9th by Major Ewing and The South Africans in the War by John Buchan will give you the detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadham Posted 5 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Thanks for that ian, the old lady im helping will be most pleased to have a little info on her grandfather. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltoro1960 Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Richard hopefully you will be able to read these John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltoro1960 Posted 5 June , 2009 Share Posted 5 June , 2009 Rest to follow later going for dinner folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hadham Posted 6 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 6 June , 2009 thank you so much for that> an old lady had visited out village museum with a history group,but couldnt go for village walk as she was recovering from broken hip, i got chatting,and told her about a book id done last year on the men from my village of much hadham who died in ww1, she said she had been wondering seveal times recently about this family member of hers who had died, but know nothing other than his name~ I hae phoned her with this info, and will be posted to her on monday~ but she is ever so thankfull, for the chance meating, what ive discovered for her, and also to those of you on this forum who have posted the info.... So Many thanks from me and especially Her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beegeer Posted 17 June , 2009 Share Posted 17 June , 2009 Hi, I am researching my Great Uncle Alfred Harold Harding, Private, S/N 16165, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. He was killed on 24/3/1918 and has a memorial at Pozieres. I have kind of gleaned some info which intimates that he was fighting at Marrières Wood on that day. Can anyone confirm this? And if that is so, why was he not buried there, it is some distance to Pozieres.........? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian turner Posted 17 June , 2009 Share Posted 17 June , 2009 BG - I cannot answer regarding the location of the action on this day, but your Gt Uncle is only commemorated on the Pozieres Memorial - he has no known grave. Thus it is possible that he was killed in an action some way from Pozieres, but that memorial is the one dedicated to those missing from various surrounding battlefields. At this time the SA regiments were part of the 9th (Scottish) Division who were indeed deployed on the Somme until the end of March, when they were transferred to the Ypres area. You can learn of the 9th's exploits, and the South Africans in particular, from the books mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dedesomme Posted 17 June , 2009 Share Posted 17 June , 2009 Bonjour, Some details on this page of the official website of Delville Wood (South African Memorial) http://delvillewood.com/cemeteries/poziere...201st%20SAI.htm Cordialement Dédé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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