KONDOA Posted 7 December , 2004 Share Posted 7 December , 2004 Dear Chums, No doubt many of you have written off to Santa for a new Digi camera, I hope your wishes are fulfilled and that you have been good this year. Now the problem with a new present is that you want to use it immediately or soon after Christmas, well thats where we come in!! If you are bloated with festive cheer and need some fresh air at Yuletide, what better way to work off the deep fried turkey than to take a few shots for our project with your new toy. This is best if you live in one of the following areas:- Aberdeenshire Cumberland Huntingdonshire Renfrewshire Angus Derbyshire Isle of Wight Ross and Cromarty Ayrshire Devon Kent Rutland Banffshire Dunbartonshire Kincardineshire Selkirkshire Bedfordshire Durham Lancashire Shropshire Berkshire East Lothian London Somerset Buckinghamshire Edinburgh Middlesex Staffordshire Buteshire Essex Monmouthshire Suffolk Caithness-shire Fifeshire Moray Surrey Cambridgeshire Flintshire Norfolk Sussex Channel Islands Glasgow Northamptonshire Sutherland Cheshire Gloucestershire Northumberland Warwickshire Cornwall Hampshire Orkney Westmorland County Antrim Hertfordshire Oxfordshire Wigtownshire County Down Perthshire Worcestershire Most of these grave sites contain only 1 or 2 graves so we are not asking for a significant expedition. If you feel this is your ideal way of spending Boxing Day or are looking for an outdoor pursuit for the coming Springtime let us know and we can send further details of cemetaries and graves. You can respond via my Forum email, Pm or by posting a reply. Alternativly by emailing direct to:- ralph@southafricawargraves.org Thankyou for your attention to this posting. Rupert Drake UK Coordinator SAWGP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted 12 December , 2004 Share Posted 12 December , 2004 Hi Rupert I'm already in touch with Ralph and sent him a disc this week with shots from Brookwood and some from Belgium. I live on the Beds/Bucks borders and I'd be happy to help. Contact me via the Forum. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muerrisch Posted 12 December , 2004 Share Posted 12 December , 2004 sorry to be dim: is the Subject "graves of soldiers died in the SA war aka Boer War? Or is it "South African soldiers died in the Great War? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted 12 December , 2004 Share Posted 12 December , 2004 The organisation in question is dedicated to photographing memorials / graves of South African nationality troops. I assume like the Maple Leaf Legacy and The British War Memorial Project they cover all from 1914 to the present day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 12 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2004 Evening Langley, The main objective is the war graves of the two world wars worldwide. However given the present local threat to the graves of the Boar War it was decided to try and capture these within this project.Obviously the majority of Boar War burials are in SA. Rupert Drake SAWGP UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Seymour Posted 12 December , 2004 Share Posted 12 December , 2004 Rupert, Is there a database, similar to CWGC, for those who died in the South African War, 1899 - 1902? Regards, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 12 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2004 Hello David, I am not aware of any official database, I shall make further enquiry with SAWGP to find the basis for their locations information for this subject.Will get back to you. Rupert Drake SAWGP UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pegum Posted 13 December , 2004 Share Posted 13 December , 2004 "Interested in anything regarding:German East Africa" There is a memorial in Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford, Ireland as follows: MAURICE CHARLES DAY: B.A. SENIOR SCHOLAR TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE: BELL UNIVERSITY SCHOLAR 1911: WRANGLER 1913: LIEUTENANT 13TH RAJPUTS: KILLED IN ACTION AT TANGA: GERMAN EAST AFRICA NOV 3 1914: AGED 23 YEARS It can be seen on the website mentioned below (Day Memorial 1). Michael Pegum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 13 December , 2004 Share Posted 13 December , 2004 Rupert, I don't know if you're trying to get WW1 or 2 or both, but my local cemetery has over 500 CWGC graves, some of which are to "foreigners". I've done a quick check and the names below are the only 3 SA men. Do you have these and if not, I'm more than happy to drop in, track 'em down and snap them for you..... MADHLALA, MROGOYI TSHIKWASE Private 7163 South African Native Labour Corps 16/08/1917 age - 50 Screen Wall. 2. 675. MOZUPE, JACOBUS Private 2098 South African Native Labour Corps 28/08/1917 Unknown Screen Wall. 2. 674. JONES, HAMILTON GOLDSWORTHY Gunner 1372 South African Heavy Artillery 02/08/1917 27 AA. 675. The first two are easy to find (big wall!!), but taking shots is messy as the bronze (?) wall reflects the flash - as the walls are under cover. The cemetery in question is Arnos Vale Cemtery, in South Bristol. Let me know. Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 13 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 13 December , 2004 Hello Les, The cheque's in the post for Jan 5th!! More seriously. The project is relatively wide in scope due to the long historical association between our two countries. This is better illustrated at the main website which Ralph has engineered.:- http://www.southafricawargraves.org/index.htm I have sent you an email (forum) to advise the status of the sites you mention. Thankyou for your interest to date. Rupert Drake SAWGP UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 13 December , 2004 Share Posted 13 December , 2004 Rupert, No problem - just glad I could help. Check your in box. Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 13 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 13 December , 2004 Michael, Thanks for the tip regarding M.C. Day and the website. Very much appreciated and have added pertinant info to my scrapbook. Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 14 December , 2004 Admin Share Posted 14 December , 2004 Hi Rupert Any in Wiltshire? I'm hoping Santa will bring me a digital camera. Regards, Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 14 December , 2004 Share Posted 14 December , 2004 A very worth while cause. If anyone is going to a cemetery for Ralph would they please drop me a line too as my project is to get headstones of WW1 serving female casualties and very likely there may be one in the same cemetery. I have a master list to pin point them. Thanks, Jim Strawbridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 14 December , 2004 Share Posted 14 December , 2004 Jim, Looking through the info I have on a local cemetery (Arnos Vales Catholic Ceme.), there is one that you might be interested in..... O'GORMAN, EILEEN MARY Sister Territorial Nursing Service 20/11/1914 Any good to you? If so, I'll get a snap of that one when I'm next visiting. Les. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 14 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 14 December , 2004 Michelle, I have emailed you off forum. Jim, If you let me know which cemeteries you have an interest in regarding your ladies, I can make request from some of our existing or new volunteers. Rupert Drake SAWGP UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisC Posted 19 December , 2004 Share Posted 19 December , 2004 For Jim Strawbridge Jim, I've tried to mail you via the Forum but it's not working. I have a couple of shots of CWGC headstones from Hemel Hempstead and Bedford. I can dig them out and forward them if you like. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 23 December , 2004 Share Posted 23 December , 2004 Roop, Check your e-mail Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltaxman Posted 23 December , 2004 Share Posted 23 December , 2004 A very worth while cause. If anyone is going to a cemetery for Ralph would they please drop me a line too as my project is to get headstones of WW1 serving female casualties and very likely there may be one in the same cemetery. I have a master list to pin point them. Thanks, Jim Strawbridge Jim, Check you in-box. Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 23 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 23 December , 2004 Ok Les , have just got in and somethings creeping northwards through the wires at this moment I believe. Many Thanks Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted 27 December , 2004 Share Posted 27 December , 2004 Rupert, This graves is at the Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude, East Dean, East Sussex. 9555 PRIVATE WILLIE ELIJAH TSHABANA S.A. NATIVE LABOUR CORPS 21 FEBRUARY 1917 Can keep an eye out in this area for you if you don't have anyone in this area. Have attached photo (I hope) but it doesn't always work, so if not here let me know at janet_graves@btopenworld.com and I can send it to you directly. Digger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Strawbridge Posted 28 December , 2004 Share Posted 28 December , 2004 Hi eviltaxman, Drake1066 and ChrisC. I have emailed you all directly re my outstanding responses. HNY, Jim Strawbridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 28 December , 2004 Author Share Posted 28 December , 2004 Evening Digger, I have sent email via Forum which you should receive OK. Get in touch as described . Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pegum Posted 31 January , 2005 Share Posted 31 January , 2005 Message for Drake 1066 Hi, Roop, I have found another memorial to a casualty in German East Africa. See "Waller, R. H." on my website, shown below. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KONDOA Posted 31 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 31 January , 2005 Thanks for that Michael, they certainly crop up in strange places. Roop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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