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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Herbert Rose
10126 Private Herbert Rose, 4/SAIR (The South African Scottish), Enlisted aged 15. Grievously wounded in the Battle of Marrières Wood; Died of tuberculosis, 29 May 1919, at the South African Military Hospital, Richmond. Buried in the South African War Graves … Continue reading
Posted in 9th Scottish Division, Cemeteries, Commemoration, Delville Wood, First South African Infantry Brigade, German Spring Offensive, Kaiserschlacht, Marrières Wood, Military Hospitals, Scottish Regiments, South African Military Hospital Richmond
Tagged 4/SAIR, Alexander Peffers, Alexander Skeen Rose, Alexander Skene Rose, Embo Mains, Glencorse Military Hospital, Heather Aubrey Daniel, Herbert Rose, James Bookless, Jane Bookless, Jeanie Bookless, John Alexander Rose, Marrières Wood, Marseilles Ladybrand, Oldhamstocks, The South African Scottish Regiment
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Richmond Cemetery 2021
Yes, we were there again on Remembrance Sunday, the cyclists, aka The Patrons of Lost Causes, arriving just ahead of us—the full complement of three this year, and a visitor, a friend of one of the cyclists. So there were … Continue reading
South Africa Remembers 