Captain Ernst Marie de Marillac St Julien

Served in South west Africa in the 1st World War as well as German East Africa (Tanzania).

Enlisted 26 Oct 1914 in 2nd I.L.H (Light Horse) German South West African Forces with the rank of Private. (G Squad), at the age of 25 years and 4 months. Father, Ernst Anton, noted as Next-of-kin, living in Rosemount Avenue Orangezicht Cape Town.

Embarked per SS ´Glenorchy? ´ on 09 Dec 1914 for German South West. Discharged 09 June 1915 and regiment disbanded on 12 June 1915.

Army Medical Examination: 24 Dec 1915:

Height -5 ft 9 inches (1.7) Weight -155 pounds (70.3 kg) Chest Measurement -minimum 36 inches

                                      maximum expansion 39 inches

Complexion - Brown Eye Colour - Hazel Hair Colour - Dark

Distinctive Marks - Light scars on Right knee and leg

Deemed medically fit by Dr AJ Hofmeyer.

occupation:Mines sampler - Chamber of Mines- 1915

Religion: Belonged to Church of England

Enlisted at Roberts Heights with the South African Expeditionary Forces (NO 1505), on 21 Dec 1915, to serve as an Imperial Soldier under the Army act and swear allegaince to King George 5th. Joined the 2de ZA Ruiters/3rd S.A.H.(Horse), regiment with the 1ste Bereden Brigade on 24 Dec 1915 in the Unions East and Central African Expeditionary Force, with the rank of Private. Signed in by Lieutenant AE Cooper. Mother noted as next-of-kin, living at 17 Belvedere Ave, Orangezicht, Cape Town.

Embarked on ´Professor Woermann´ on the 31 Dec 1915 at Durban, for unknown destination in East or Central Africa. Promoted to Corporal. Contracted Dysentry at Kondoa Frange? on 03 Aug 1916 and hospitalized at CCS hospital. (Room no 25) Transferred to Section B (Room no 26) on the 11 Aug 1916. Disembarked at Durban on HMT ´Miltiades´ on 12 Dec 1916. Demobilized at Durban Discharge depot on the 17 Dec 1916 and signed proceedings of discharge. Discharged effected 18 Dec 1916. (No 3191) by staff officer of Durban discharge depot. Discharged as medically unfit due to dysentry on the 20 March 1917 and signed for war gratuity at the rate of ú1/6 per day. On the 07 April 1917, Lieutenant Fraser ammended the discharge date from 21 March 1917 to 20 April 1917.

Ernst Left Durban Base on 16 April 1917 for Cape Town.

Military character noted as Good.

Admitted to Wynberg No 1 Military Hospital for Malaria on the 12 April 1919. Did he re-enlist?

East Africa Campaign: In World War I, joint British-South African campaign to take German colony of East Africa (later Tanganyika, now Tanzania) 1914-18. The campaign made little headway until General Jan Smuts took charge 1916 and the Germans were steadily driven back from then until their final defeat Nov 1918. The campaign began when a British warship bombarded Dar-es-Salaam Aug 1914, while on land, the British made a number of battalion-strength attacks across the border from Uganda and Rhodesia. Various small gains were made but the campaign essentially consisted of small-scale skirmishes and border raids until General Smuts arrived in Mombasa Feb 1916 with some 30,000 South African troops to reinforce the British and take command of the operation. Smuts attacked with two divisions, one feinting to confuse the defences, and by April he had driven back the Germans and set up his command at Moshi. The Germans, under General Lettow-Vorbeck, fought well but were heavily outnumbered. The main railway line was cut in several places July 1916, fragmenting the German forces and Smuts then was able to deal with them individually.

Ernst Contracted dysentery in August 1916.

However, the difficult country made progress slow and it was not until 14 Nov 1918 that resistance was finally overcome and Lettow-Vorbeck surrendered

After war, became a Fruitgrower in Ceres, Cape, when he married deputy mayors daughter, Ivy Alston in 1925 , and first child Eugene was born.

Ernsts father in law, Edward Alston was deputy mayor of Ceres for a short period before retiring.

Farm was called 'Auvergne' named after the family name origins in France. He says he was 35 on his married certificate, yet he was actually 39 and therefore 14 years older than his wife. Flood washed away his orchards and it was during the great depression, and there was no land bank in those days. Lost farm and had to look for work back on mines. Second child born on route to Transvaal and last child, Charmain, born in Benoni.

Died at the age of 48 years from Pnuemonia. Left behind three children (aged 12 1/2, 9, 6 years) and a wife (Muriel, Sonny (Fritz) and Ernst all lived in a house in Ceres, where Sonny had mules he called "Jesus" and the other "Christ". )

According to aunt Alma Alston and uncle Eddie, Ivy was treated badly by Sonny and Muriel de Marillac, her brother and sister-in-law, after she married Ernst and joined the family. (We know in retrospect that Ivy fell pregnant with Eugene before she where married, which was probably the reason for the families poor treatment of her.? )

DEPOT SAB SOURCE URU TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 974 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 1393 PART 1 DESCRIPTION ISSUE CROWN GRANT TO F DE MARILLAC IN RESPECT LOT 11,

                                  WAGENBOOMSRIVIER, CERES.                                              STARTING  19280000                                                               ENDING    '''19280000'''  

DEPOT SAB SOURCE LDE TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 4113 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 11353 PART 2 DESCRIPTION CERES WAGENBOOMSRIVIER EM DE MARILLAC. STARTING 1929 ENDING 1934

ERNST DE MARILLAC

Source: Master of the Supreme Court, Pretoria (MHG) Date Of Death: 19380000 Surname: DE MARILLACFirst Name: ERNST ID: 223843Source Location: National Archives, Pretoria (TAB) Reference: 2440/39

Ernest von Marillac - St. Julien (afb. 13 ) is geboren op 30-06-1889 in Bloemfontein (SA), zoon van Ernst Anton Maria von Marillac - St. Julien en Elizabeth Lilian Symons. Ernest is overleden op 09-07-1938 in Athlone Nurs Hm, Benoni, (SA), 49 jaar oud.

DEPOT SAB SOURCE LDE TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 4113 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 11353 PART 3 DESCRIPTION CERES LOTS 19 AND 20 WAGENBOOMSRIVIER GJ WIEHAHN. STARTING 1934 ENDING 1974 REMARKS EM MARILLAC 18453 GJ WIEHAHN LOT 82 CANNON ISLAND.

SEE - http://home.wanadoo.nl/jambastiaanssen/ermen/ermen_bergeijk.html#18409 - For the rest of his family tree.