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South Africans that survived
South Africans that survived
This community is for men and women from the South African Forces that survived the war. Unfortunately once they left the forces they tend to drop out of the records and trace is lost. Some went on to serve in the Second World War, and lost their lives there. Realistically these are South Africans who did not feature on the South African Roll of Honour. Chief contributor to this comm is data from the community at: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.org/community/8182 The altar frontal was commissioned especially for the national service of thanksgiving at the end of the Great War in July 1919, attended by King George V. Local women throughout the war visited hospitals and convalescent homes to volunteer to teach the men embroidery and other crafts as part of their treatment. 138 men from the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa undergoing treatment at hospitals across England displayed a particular aptitude for the work and contributed small embroidered sections, which were then stitched together at the Royal School of Needlework.
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Born 1875
British Army General List
Other Empire Force Second Lieutenant Attached Karelian Regiment
South African Services Lieutenant
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More about Alfred Charles Thatcher -
Born 1896
Died 1921
Air Force (RAF/RFC)
More about Andrew Frederick Weatherby Beauchamp-Proctor -
Born 1885
British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery 40th Battalion
British Army Lieutenant Transport Depot Service
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery
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More about William Beart -
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South African Services 15934 Private 4th South African Infantry (South African Scottish)
More about S Turton -
Born 1894
Died 1975
South African Services Private Prince Alfred's Guards
South African Services 4299 Private South African Infantry 1st (Corps Colony)
More about Bertie Turner -
Born 1860
Died 1925
South African Services Brigadier General Commanding the South African Infantry Brigade at Delville Wood, later in 1916 commanded the 9th (Scottish) Division
More about Henry Timson Lukin -
British Army 12354 Private Infantry Battalion/South African Force
More about William John Davies -
Born 1873
Died 1953
South African Services Captain Chaplains Department
More about Eustace St Clair Hill -
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Born 1895
Died 1950
South African Services Second Lieutenant 1st Infantry South African Force
South African Services 4073 Private 1st South African Infantry
More about William Frederick Faulds -
South African Services 9444 Private 1st South African Infantry
More about Frederick John Jansen -
Born 1895
Died 1968
South African Services 13142 Private 1st South African Infantry
South African Services Private Kaffrarian Rifles
South African Services 13142 Private 1st South African Infantry
More about Hugo Harold Preston -
South African Services 1638 Gunner South African Heavy Artillery
More about Harold A Turner -
South African Services 14891 Private South African Medical Corps
More about Eric A Spurgeon -
South African Services 12296 Lance Corporal South African Medical Corps
More about William Alexander Thompson -
Born 1873
Died 1954
South African Services Captain Scouts Corps - South African Mounted Brigade
More about William Anderson Bloomfield -
Born 1893
South African Services 3050 Serjeant 1st South African Infantry
South African Services 85219 Lieutenant 1st South African Infantry
More about Harry Gould Chapman -
Born 1897
South African Services 13272 Private 2nd South African Infantry
More about Henry Alfred Schroeder