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Baptism Marriage He married Lilian Kriel nee Graves on the 30 September 1950. POW He fought in WWII, was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Tobruk and send to Stalag IVB near Muhlberg in Saxony,...

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Baptism Marriage He married Lilian Kriel nee Graves on the 30 September 1950. POW He fought in WWII, was taken prisoner of war at the fall of Tobruk and send to Stalag IVB near Muhlberg in Saxony,...

2/15/2024

Harry Raymond Samuels (1923 - 2012)

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5/22/2008
8/26/2023

WWII Western Desert, North African Campaign, South African 2nd Infantry Division 1940/05/29 Enlisted 1940/07/22 Assumed duty - Company A, 2nd Battalion, Witwatersrand Rifles - Rank: Rifleman, Servi...

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11/18/2022
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WWII Western Desert, North African Campaign, South African 2nd Infantry Division 1940/05/29 Enlisted 1940/07/22 Assumed duty - Company A, 2nd Battalion, Witwatersrand Rifles - Rank: Rifleman, Servi...

11/18/2022

Isaac Port (1916 - 1943)

Rifleman Isaac Port (1916 South Africa - 28/05/1943 Italy) service number: 11588, Kaffrarian Rifles, was the son of Mrs. Celia Schecter (formerly Port) and the late Solomon Port, of East London, Cape ...

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Isaac Port (1916 - 1943)

Rifleman Isaac Port (1916 South Africa - 28/05/1943 Italy) service number: 11588, Kaffrarian Rifles, was the son of Mrs. Celia Schecter (formerly Port) and the late Solomon Port, of East London, Cape ...

1/27/2022

Alexander / Alec Chorn (1915 - 1987)

South African Jews in World War II. SA Jewish Board of Deputies 1950 page 32

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9/30/2021
9/30/2021
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9/30/2021

Alexander / Alec Chorn (1915 - 1987)

South African Jews in World War II. SA Jewish Board of Deputies 1950 page 32

9/30/2021

Paul Warwick Brokensha (1921 - 1986)

Record of voter Rhodesia: George Medal: (1).Szpek Jr E.E., Idzikowski FJ, Szpek HM; Shadows of Slaughterhouse Five: Recollections and Reflections of the Ex-POWs of Schlachthof Fünf, Dresden, Germa...

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6/28/2009
8/28/2020
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Paul Warwick Brokensha (1921 - 1986)

Record of voter Rhodesia: George Medal: (1).Szpek Jr E.E., Idzikowski FJ, Szpek HM; Shadows of Slaughterhouse Five: Recollections and Reflections of the Ex-POWs of Schlachthof Fünf, Dresden, Germa...

8/28/2020

Anita Daphne Blieden (1918 - 1965)

Schamroth Rapeport N. Letters in a Shoe Box. 1940 -1945. 2017Judell and Daphne Blieden (nee Green) had gone to the USA in September 1940. They were aboard the Egyptian passenger ship Zamzam en route fr...

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Anita Daphne Blieden (1918 - 1965)

Schamroth Rapeport N. Letters in a Shoe Box. 1940 -1945. 2017Judell and Daphne Blieden (nee Green) had gone to the USA in September 1940. They were aboard the Egyptian passenger ship Zamzam en route fr...

3/24/2019

Judell Joe Blieden (1908 - 1992)

Schamroth Rapeport N. Letters in a Shoe Box. 1940 -1945. 2017Judell and Daphne Blieden (nee Green) were aboard the Egyptian passenger ship Zamzam en route from New York, USA to Cape Town in 1941.In the...

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3/24/2019
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Judell Joe Blieden (1908 - 1992)

Schamroth Rapeport N. Letters in a Shoe Box. 1940 -1945. 2017Judell and Daphne Blieden (nee Green) were aboard the Egyptian passenger ship Zamzam en route from New York, USA to Cape Town in 1941.In the...

3/24/2019

Woolf Magnus Austoker (1921 - 1980)

LETTERS IN A SHOE BOX 1940-1945 Naomi Schamroth Rapeport May 2017 He was one of 10 722 South African soldiers captured during the fall of Tobruk to the Axis forces on 21st June 1942. He was sent to Ita...

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3/24/2019
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Woolf Magnus Austoker (1921 - 1980)

LETTERS IN A SHOE BOX 1940-1945 Naomi Schamroth Rapeport May 2017 He was one of 10 722 South African soldiers captured during the fall of Tobruk to the Axis forces on 21st June 1942. He was sent to Ita...

3/24/2019

Julian Meyer (1918 - 1993)

LETTERS IN A SHOE BOX 1940-1945 Naomi Schamroth Rapeport May 2017 Julian Meyer was born in Johannesburg on the 18th August 1918. He was schooled at the King Edward VII School for Boys. He went on to st...

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3/24/2019
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Julian Meyer (1918 - 1993)

LETTERS IN A SHOE BOX 1940-1945 Naomi Schamroth Rapeport May 2017 Julian Meyer was born in Johannesburg on the 18th August 1918. He was schooled at the King Edward VII School for Boys. He went on to st...

3/24/2019

Carl Christian Paul (1919 - 1995)

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11/28/2017
2/12/2018
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2/12/2018

Horace Ernest Linton (1910 - 1941)

GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965) Transcription First name(s) HORACE E Last name LINTON Birth year 1906­10 Place LOURENCO MARQUES Country MOZAMBIQUE Volume 12 Page 2643 Record source GRO Consul...

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Horace Ernest Linton (1910 - 1941)

GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965) Transcription First name(s) HORACE E Last name LINTON Birth year 1906­10 Place LOURENCO MARQUES Country MOZAMBIQUE Volume 12 Page 2643 Record source GRO Consul...

10/9/2017

Douglas John Currie (1921 - d.)

Taken prisioner in North Africa in WW2 POW Camp 65 Signaller Regt. No. 3373

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10/4/2017
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Douglas John Currie (1921 - d.)

Taken prisioner in North Africa in WW2 POW Camp 65 Signaller Regt. No. 3373

10/4/2017

Was a Lance-Corporal who served with the South African 3rd Transvaal Scottish Regiment during World War II. He was awarded the George Medal in most unusual circumstances. The recommendation came from a...

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3/13/2017
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Was a Lance-Corporal who served with the South African 3rd Transvaal Scottish Regiment during World War II. He was awarded the George Medal in most unusual circumstances. The recommendation came from a...

3/13/2017

Domingo Nunes (deceased)

"Toppy"

Served in the South African Army's North African campaign,captured by the Italians,where he had a whale of a time,being of Madeiran(Portuguese)parentage,his temperament was so like that of the Italians...

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2/19/2017
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Domingo Nunes (deceased)

"Toppy"

Served in the South African Army's North African campaign,captured by the Italians,where he had a whale of a time,being of Madeiran(Portuguese)parentage,his temperament was so like that of the Italians...

2/19/2017

Bennie Gelfand (1915 - 1991)

Bennie Gelfand was born on 15 June 1915, in Wynberg, in the Province of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town. He died in Kenilworth, Cape Town on 25 July 1991.His parents were Lewis and Ethel Gelfand. He w...

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2/19/2017
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Bennie Gelfand (1915 - 1991)

Bennie Gelfand was born on 15 June 1915, in Wynberg, in the Province of the Cape of Good Hope, Cape Town. He died in Kenilworth, Cape Town on 25 July 1991.His parents were Lewis and Ethel Gelfand. He w...

2/19/2017

Frederick Brunner (1909 - 2005)

Marriage record: "South Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 19 May 2016), Cape Town > image 42 of 101; Western Cape Archives, Cape T...

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2/19/2017
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Frederick Brunner (1909 - 2005)

Marriage record: "South Africa, Cape Province, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992," database with images, FamilySearch ( : 19 May 2016), Cape Town > image 42 of 101; Western Cape Archives, Cape T...

2/19/2017
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Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Jul 23 2016, 0:01:00 UTC

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10/6/2016
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Reference: Ancestry Genealogy - SmartCopy : Jul 23 2016, 0:01:00 UTC

10/6/2016

Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Edmund L'Estrange (1888-1975). South African Military Forces, service number 1454. Distinguished Service Order awarded (Repatriated PoWs: SA forces, Tobruk). Railhead Force, Nort...

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10/6/2016
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Lieutenant-Colonel Guy Edmund L'Estrange (1888-1975). South African Military Forces, service number 1454. Distinguished Service Order awarded (Repatriated PoWs: SA forces, Tobruk). Railhead Force, Nort...

10/6/2016