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The Medal for the Best Shot in the British Army, Infantry , was instituted by Queen Victoria in 1869 and was awarded annually from 1870 to 1882 to the best shot of the Infantry of the British Army, including the Royal Engineers and the Colonial Corps.In 1923, the medal was re-introduced by King George V and designated the King's Medal for Champion Shots in the Military Forces . It could now be ...
An initial team of 112 athletes to represent South Africa at this year's London Olympics was announced by South Africa's Olympic governing body SASCOC on 6 June.=Medals===Gold==*Cameron van der Burgh - 58.46 Men's 100m Breaststroke - New World Record.==AQUATICS==* Men's Team; 5th 3:13.45 Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay * Jean Basson, * Charl Crous, * Heerden Herman, * Chad le Clos, >* 5th Men's 40...
The idea behind this initiative was formulated by Steve Hayes G. Green was a prolific author and raconteur who wrote stories about people and places, mostly in Southern Africa. Some of his books can be useful in family history research, as they mention family members, or places where they lived. Purpose of Project : To index the books of Lawrence G.Green and to link the names to GENi profiles.P...
Poisson Family===Introduction==This project aims at mapping out the full family tree of the South African Poisson family, and then hopefully tracing the routes back to Maritius, Reunion Island and finally to France. There is an extensive Poisson family tree built extending back to 1600's in France, with notable Poisson's such as Jeanne Antoinette Poisson , also known as Madame de Pompadour. Unf...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Pitt family of South Africa.=Core profiles=* William Pitt (1753 - ) of Tetbury, GloucestershireHis sons: >* Robert Pitt Snr (1777 - ) m Lucy Rapley come to SA in 1820 in Sephton's Party>* William Pitt (1777 - 1850) m Mary Rogers come to SA in 1826 in Shepherd's Party =THE PITT FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA=
Governors=====Dutch Cape Colony (1652-1797)===* 1652-1662 : Jan van Riebeeck (1619-1677)* 1662-1666 : Zacharias Wagener (1614-1668)* 1666-1668 : Cornelis van Qualbergen (1623-1686)* 1668-1670 : Jacob van Borghorst (c1640- )* 1670-1671 : Pieter Hackius (-1671)* 1672-1672 : Albert van Breugel (-1686)* 1672-1676 : IJsbrand Godske* 1676-1678 : Johan Bax van Herenthals (1637-1678)
On 9 August 1956, more than 20,000 women staged a march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the proposed amendments to the Urban Areas Act (commonly known as the pass laws) of 1950. They left bundles of petitions containing more than 100 000 signatures at prime minister J.G. Strijdom's office doors. Outside they stood silently for 30 minutes, many with their children on their ...
Much can be said about this war and many people feel it was a war fought in vain.= This is a place where we can add information and assemble profiles of the men and women who died during this period, as a result of the “Forgotten War of South Africa” or while doing military service on RSAs other borders or in training camps. This is a platform to share and add interesting tales and anecdotes ab...
Early Quakers in South Africa= (Work in progress - most hyperlinks take you to external information pages - Wikipedia etc. Bold links relate to Geni Profiules) ===To participate in any project===- you do need to first be a collaborator - so join the project. If you're new to Geni, take a look at:If you want to add text to this or any project; here's how: * Starter Kit for How To Add Text to Pro...
To talk to Gunda (retired teacher) regarding Chisorochengwe's history. He knows particularly about the battle in Rupepwe, where people would hide kuChingondo and were protected by Chisorochengwe.Mai Minnie (vekwaGovere), knows about Pascal Mbedzi's children in South Africa. Need to talk to her and obtain information on John Mlambo.=Jump Back to:=* WELKOM CUZZINS: Geni SA Projects' Main Site Ind...
The Bamangwato (more correctly BagammaNgwato) can be said to be one of the eight 'principal' Tswana chieftaincies of Botswana. They ruled over majority Bakalangathe (the largest ethnic group in central district) and others such as the San, Bitwa and Tswapong. Perhaps the most significant development in Botswana’s long history was the evolution of the three main branches of the Tswana tribe duri...
This project is designed to collect Research Information, Discussions, Queries etc on the Auret family of South Africa. Please also come and join us on our [Insert link & Surname here Facebook Page].=Core profiles=* *=Overview of Family History / Progenitor Details= If you have it; add it here, otherwise delete this section until you've got enough to put into it. = Queries & Discussion =>===To ...
The Victoria departed from Hamburg on 1 October 1859 under Captain C.P. Thönissen==Final destination: Cape Town== The vessel belonged to J.C.Godefroy & Company, HamburgMerchants & Shippers ==A voyage in 1859 usually took about 3 months from Hamburg to Cape Town. Unless they had bad weather or an accident, they would have arrived in late December 1859 or early January 1860.==Above information su...
Mahony's Party ==1820 SettlersMain Reference - The Settler Handbook by MD Nash See also eGGSA - The 1820 Settler Correspondence and Mahony's Party - Return of Settlers Additional information 1820 Settlers.com The aim of this project is to link profiles on Geni to the names in the list, and to expand notes about individuals - mostly on the Profile page in the "About Me" field, or here if no pro...
Invictus =Out of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul.In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed.Beyond this place of wrath and tearsLooms but the Horror of the shade,And yet the menace of the yearsFinds, and shall find, me unafraid...
A project intended to record all the Comrades Gold medal winners on our Geni tree ( but not limited to Gold medal winners ): Heroes are usually associated with fanfares, limelight and maximum exposure, which is generally the case with Comrades Marathon, with the winners, especially in the modern age, being accorded huge worldwide TV and media coverage. We remember all past "Heroes" and not just...
India's community is one of the most vibrant in the world. Yet, the large South African Indian community is just as vibrant. It all started about 150 years ago with the arrival of Indentured Indian Laborers. Then they became the Free Indians. Later the Passenger Indians joined in to complete the community that would come to fight alongside the African community, against the Apartheid Regime.
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