Hi Gerold, Many thanks for posting this info. I have George Edward GOULD who stayed on and married in Durban and I found both deceased estates files for both he and his wife in the Archives :-) Cheers Jan Canberra Australia At 10:05 PM 10/08/2003 +0200, you wrote: >Hi Nelson, > >If John Nelson stayed on in South Africa after the war then it's quite >likely that you may find some information on him in the South African >Archives. Have a look at the Archives INDEX at: >http://www.national.archives.gov.za/index.htm >Click "Search", >Click "RSA" >Enter your search criteria, one name to a line >Click "Search"