Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more details. I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be grateful for any information Thank you Jean Tuckey New Zealand

I have been absolutely happy with the service I have received from them. I use one person and he is helpful and I really have not had a single thing to com$lain about. Sent from my BlackBerry® wireless device -----Original Message----- From: "Leeanne Blunden" <lblunden@telkomsa.net> Sender: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:22:19 To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Reply-To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Cape Town Archives Hi, Another query - has anyone had experience with having documents looked up and posted to you from the Cape Town Archives? A friend has mentioned that her experience was alright, but she had problems with things like them quoting her for 20 pages, and then she'd only receive 15. When she queried this with them (on various occasions) no-one bothered to respond. She's also requested information on a specific file, and she's been sent copies of an incorrect file instead, again requests for a refund on the incorrect file are being ignored. I have quite a few files that I need copies of, and I don't want to run the risk of not getting what I've paid for. Leeanne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The best course I can suggest is the master's degree offered by Strathclyde University in Scotland. You can do it by distance learning. http://www.strath.ac.uk/genealogy/ If you want to be a professional genealogist in South Africa you just call yourself a professional genealogist and take people's money, regardless of what you know. Any baboon can be a professional genealogist in South Africa. Fortunately the Institutes for Actuaries, Engineers, Accountants and other professions are different from the Genealogical Institute of South Africa (GISA) because they DO set standards for qualification and they DO monitor and control the standard of work in the profession. GISA is at least a century behind the other institutes, but don't worry, they can catch up. (If they wake up.) Regards, Francois _____________ Francois Greeff, 36 Aston Road, London, SW20 8BE, United Kingdom Phone: 0044 20 8123 4224. Mobile 0044 79 6372 2345. Skype: Greefffrancois. Greeff Family Web Site: www.Greeff.info -----Original Message----- From: Leeanne Blunden [mailto:lblunden@telkomsa.net] Sent: 13 August 2011 11:17 To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] General Query Hi there, I was wondering how one becomes an accredited genealogist? I've asked at places like UNISA, Intec and Varsity College, but none of them seem to know what I'm talking about. Is it something that you actually study, and if so, where can one do this? Regards, Leeanne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Has anyone tried the war museum in Johannesburg. I was led to believe that they have some records. John -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Philip Curtis Sent: 13 August 2011 12:38 PM To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] help As already noted, the CWGC website should be - www.cwgc.org Apologies for that! Hamilton Cornish isn't specifically noted as a South African, just as a member of the Royal Corps of Signals of the British Army, so to get any further info on him, probably the best place to start would be the UK Veterans Agency. His service docs should then provide details of date and place of birth, next of kin, etc. Phil On 13 August 2011 07:33, Philip Curtis <russellf97@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > If you go to the CWGC website - www.cwcg.org - it gives the basic > details of Lance Corporal Hamilton Hope Cornish who died 22 Feb 1941 and is > commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. > > To get details of his army service, you will have to contact the UK > Ministry of Defence. Go to the Veterans Agency website - > http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.htm - and follow the links which will > tell you how to apply for details of his service career. > > I hope that helps. > > Phil Curtis... > > > > > > On 13 August 2011 07:10, Jean Tuckey <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking >> for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more details. >> I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be >> grateful for any information >> >> Thank you >> Jean Tuckey New Zealand >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3830 - Release Date: 08/12/11

Speak to the Chairman of the Genealogical Society of South Africa. Hendrik Louw: hendrik@loogkolk.co.za It used to be one of the benefits of the Society, after suitable training and experience. I asked the same question without success. John -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Leeanne Blunden Sent: 13 August 2011 12:17 PM To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] General Query Hi there, I was wondering how one becomes an accredited genealogist? I've asked at places like UNISA, Intec and Varsity College, but none of them seem to know what I'm talking about. Is it something that you actually study, and if so, where can one do this? Regards, Leeanne ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3830 - Release Date: 08/12/11

As already noted, the CWGC website should be - www.cwgc.org Apologies for that! Hamilton Cornish isn't specifically noted as a South African, just as a member of the Royal Corps of Signals of the British Army, so to get any further info on him, probably the best place to start would be the UK Veterans Agency. His service docs should then provide details of date and place of birth, next of kin, etc. Phil On 13 August 2011 07:33, Philip Curtis <russellf97@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > If you go to the CWGC website - www.cwcg.org - it gives the basic > details of Lance Corporal Hamilton Hope Cornish who died 22 Feb 1941 and is > commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. > > To get details of his army service, you will have to contact the UK > Ministry of Defence. Go to the Veterans Agency website - > http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.htm - and follow the links which will > tell you how to apply for details of his service career. > > I hope that helps. > > Phil Curtis... > > > > > > On 13 August 2011 07:10, Jean Tuckey <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking >> for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more details. >> I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be >> grateful for any information >> >> Thank you >> Jean Tuckey New Zealand >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

Hi, Another query - has anyone had experience with having documents looked up and posted to you from the Cape Town Archives? A friend has mentioned that her experience was alright, but she had problems with things like them quoting her for 20 pages, and then she'd only receive 15. When she queried this with them (on various occasions) no-one bothered to respond. She's also requested information on a specific file, and she's been sent copies of an incorrect file instead, again requests for a refund on the incorrect file are being ignored. I have quite a few files that I need copies of, and I don't want to run the risk of not getting what I've paid for. Leeanne

Hi there, I was wondering how one becomes an accredited genealogist? I've asked at places like UNISA, Intec and Varsity College, but none of them seem to know what I'm talking about. Is it something that you actually study, and if so, where can one do this? Regards, Leeanne

Hello Jean Go to Ancestry24 http://ancestry24.com/where-to-start/beginners-guide/ they have lots of help including how to get military records. http://ancestry24.com/learning-centre/military-records/ regards Bettie On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 7:10 AM, Jean Tuckey <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz>wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking > for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more details. > I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be > grateful for any information > > Thank you > Jean Tuckey New Zealand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On 13 Aug 2011 at 17:10, Jean Tuckey wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking for > HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more details. I > have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be grateful > for any information If you are a newcomer to South African genealogy, you may have a lot of questions. Here are some answers to some of the most frequently asked questions: WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE TO BEGIN? If you're asking this on the Internet, presumably you have access to a web browser, and one of the best places to begin with South African genealogy is right here: http://home.global.co.za/~mercon/ WHERE CAN I FIND SOUTH AFRICAN CENSUS RECORDS? The short answer is: You can't. South African census returns are routinely destroyed after statistical information has been abstracted, so South African genealogists don't use them. WHAT DO SOUTH AFRICAN GENEALOGISTS USE THEN? One of the best places to begin is the records of deceased estates. These usually have a Death Notice, which should (but sometimes doesn't) give you the names of the parents, spouse and children of the deceased, or if the deceased was unmarried, the names of brothers and sisters. They have the wills, if any (except in the Cape, where wills and estate accounts have been filed separately from death notices in the older estates), and the estate accounts. The older ones are in the archives and have computer indexes, and you can search the indexes on the web here: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs_content.htm but be sure to read the introduction and explanatory text before searching. WHERE CAN I FIND SOUTH AFRICAN SHIPPING LISTS? First, they are not a good place to start looking. They are incomplete, and all over the place. If you want to know if some relative went to South Africa and died here, look in the deceased estates, not the shipping lists. In most cases, shipping lists are a last resort, or a means of providing "filler" information to round out the family history. Secondly, if you do want to try shipping lists, you need to know where your ancestor came from, and roughly when. If the answer is Germany 1859, the shipping lists have been published (Werner Schmidt-Pretoria, _Deutsche Auswanderung nach Sued-Afrika im 19 Jahrhundert_). Some other shipping lists have also been published, but they are fragmentary. If you are looking for ancestors who emigrated to Southern Africa in the period 1890-1925, one possible source is _South Africa_ magazine. This was published in London. The Johannesburg Public Library and the National Library in Tshwane have incomplete runs. You could try other libraries too. They published lists of passengers embarking at British ports for South Africa, and embarking at South African ports for the UK (and sometimes other places). _South Africa_ magazine is a useful source, if you can find it, as it also has birth, marriage and death announcements, and other personal news, usually of the richer members of society. Some of these have been transcribed by Ellen Stanton, and can be seen here: http://www.genealogyworld.net/ellen/shipping/index.html Some other passenger lists and other useful stuff are available at: http://www.genealogyworld.net/ WHERE CAN I FIND WILLS OR PROBATE RECORDS? With the deceased estates. See: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs_content.htm I did a search on the archives: what do the funny things like DEPOT and VOLUME mean? See the warning above: Be sure to read the introduction and explanatory text before searching. If you didn't, go here now: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/fields.htm HOW DO I GET A BIRTH CERTIFICATE? With some difficulty. First, to apply for one, you need to know the information you probably want to get from the certificate. That's Catch 22. Catches 1-21 are almost as bad. Birth cer- tificates are expensive. They take a long time to get. The indexes are not open to the public so you can't ask someone else to look them up. For more information, and applications forms, see: http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/ The good news is that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS, Mormons) has microfilmed some of the registers, so that if you want the information in the register, as opposed to an official certificate, you can try there. If you want to know what the LDS has, go to their web site: http:// www.familysearch.com or http://www.familysearch.org , Click on LIBRARY, click on FAMILY LIBRARY HISTORY CATALOGUE, click on PLACE NAME enter South Africa Click on Civil Registration Click on HERE right at the bottom so you have a printable copy. HOW DO I GET A MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE? Marriage certificates are of little use to genealogists in South Africa. They do not give the names and occupations of parents. They are as difficult to get as birth certificates. For more information on getting marriage certificates see: http://www.home-affairs.gov.za/ Your best chance of seeing a marriage certificate, however, is if the couple got divorced, and you find a copy in the divorce records. SOME divorce records are in the archives, and you can find them here: http://www.national.archives.gov.za/naairs_content.htm The archival references to divorces will sometimes speak of "illiquid cases" or "opposed applications", and sometimes there will be both. Make sure you order the right ones. They can be quite useful. Sometimes you can really get the dirt on your ancestors from these things - private detectives' reports on how many times they committed adultery, where and with whom, for example. Also, names and ages of minor children and who got the custody. If you still want a marriage certificate (or birth certificate), you need to apply to the Department of Home Affairs, Private Bag X114, Pretoria, 0001. Before they can issue a certificate, they usually want to know the kind of information you probably hope to get from the certificate. Marriages were registered nationally from 1923 to 1976, and after 1994. Between 1976 and 1994 some "homeland" marriages may have been registered separately. Before 1923 registrations were in the different provinces, and before 1910 in the different colonies. Before 1902 it was in the different republics and colonies. You still apply to the same place, but bear in mind that older registers are kept in the archives, and for a certificate to be written they have to be transferred from the archives to the Department of Home Affairs and then returned. This can take a long time. Also check the information above under "Birth Certificates" on how to find out if any of the marriage registers have been filemed by the LDS Church. Before about 1895 in many places marriages were only recorded in church registers. The situation is a lot more complex than described above, and the complexities are things you can ask about on the list, but the general description should give you some idea of the kind of questions that might be worth asking. WHERE CAN I FIND CHURCH RECORDS? With difficulty. There are well over 8000 separate religious denominations in South Africa, and many people change denominations 3 or more times during their lives. People move to a new town, and join a new denomination or religion, or become agnostics or atheists. The records of these denominations are all over the place too. Some of the older and larger denominations have centralised their records, but most have not. They are kept in local churches and can be damaged or destroyed by damp, acid paper or ink, insects, mice, fire or flood, or simply being tossed out in an over-zealous clean-up. Some of the smaller denominations keep very poor records. Forged marriage cer- tificates are common, especially in rural areas. If you know what denomination your ancestors were, and where they were living, when children were born or they were married, you can ask some specific questions on the SA Genealogy list like "Where are the Wesleyan Methodist Registers for Colesberg in the period 1860- 1880?" But general requests for look ups in church registers without mentioning a particular denomination, time and place are unlikely to get a useful response. WHERE CAN I FIND MILITARY RECORDS? Department of Defence DOCUMENTATION CENTRE Private Bag X289 Pretoria 0001 South Africa Tel 012-322-6350 ext 227 Fax 012-323-5613 The more info you can give the faster they can find details. They have a card index for military personnel who served in WWI and WWII. These give the service number, which can be used to find fuller service records. WHERE CAN I LOOK UP THE PHONE NUMBERS OF LIVING RELATIVES? Turn your web browser to: http://phonebook.yellowpages.co.za/ it's the on-line phone book. WHAT IF MY FAMILY WERE IN OTHER PARTS OF AFRICA? Try asking on the African Genealogy mailing list -- see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/ WHAT SHOULD I DO NEXT? Go to: http://home.global.co.za/~mercon/sagen.htm and follow the links! -- This FAQ file is maintained by: Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm E-mail: hayesstw@gmail.com Last Updated: 21 March 2009 Suggestions for additions or improvements are welcome. -- Steve Hayes E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk Web: http://hayesstw.tumblr.com/ (follow me on Tumblr) Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 Fax: 086-548-2525

oops, sorry...! ...obviously not firing on all cylinders at that time in the morning.... Phil On 13 August 2011 08:11, Emjay-Vista <michaeljwattrus@btinternet.com> wrote: > URL given is wrong try www.cwgc.org > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip Curtis" <russellf97@gmail.com> > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:33 AM > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] help > > > > Hi, > > > > If you go to the CWGC website - www.cwcg.org - it gives the basic > > details of Lance Corporal Hamilton Hope Cornish who died 22 Feb 1941 and > > is > > commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. > > > > To get details of his army service, you will have to contact the UK > > Ministry > > of Defence. Go to the Veterans Agency website - > > http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.htm - and follow the links which > will > > tell you how to apply for details of his service career. > > > > I hope that helps. > > > > Phil Curtis... > > > > > > > > > > On 13 August 2011 07:10, Jean Tuckey <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> wrote: > > > >> Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am > looking > >> for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more > >> details. > >> I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would > be > >> grateful for any information > >> > >> Thank you > >> Jean Tuckey New Zealand > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi, If you go to the CWGC website - www.cwcg.org - it gives the basic details of Lance Corporal Hamilton Hope Cornish who died 22 Feb 1941 and is commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. To get details of his army service, you will have to contact the UK Ministry of Defence. Go to the Veterans Agency website - http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.htm - and follow the links which will tell you how to apply for details of his service career. I hope that helps. Phil Curtis... On 13 August 2011 07:10, Jean Tuckey <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> wrote: > Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking > for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more details. > I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be > grateful for any information > > Thank you > Jean Tuckey New Zealand > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

URL given is wrong try www.cwgc.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Curtis" <russellf97@gmail.com> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:33 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] help > Hi, > > If you go to the CWGC website - www.cwcg.org - it gives the basic > details of Lance Corporal Hamilton Hope Cornish who died 22 Feb 1941 and > is > commemorated on the Alamein Memorial. > > To get details of his army service, you will have to contact the UK > Ministry > of Defence. Go to the Veterans Agency website - > http://www.veterans-uk.info/index.htm - and follow the links which will > tell you how to apply for details of his service career. > > I hope that helps. > > Phil Curtis... > > > > > On 13 August 2011 07:10, Jean Tuckey <ronjeantuc@clear.net.nz> wrote: > >> Can anyone tell me how to access World War 2 army records ? I am looking >> for HAMILTON CORNISH who was killed in WW2 and his family want more >> details. >> I have been hunting up and down but not found anything yet, so would be >> grateful for any information >> >> Thank you >> Jean Tuckey New Zealand >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Fellow Subscribers, Just to add my 2 cents worth. Many years ago I read an article regarding the "invention and design of the Dolos" that said something to the effect that as Mr Merrifield (Harbour Engineer) and Mr Kruger (Draughtsman) were both in the Employ (Servants) in the Office of the South African Railways and Harbours at that time and many hours of Planning and Thousand of Rand of Taxpayers Money went into the final design and manufacture of the Moulds used for the casting of these 30 ton Dolos. Patent rights could not therefore be claimed by either individual. Brian ----- Original Message ----- From: "Becky horne" <beckyjh@telkomsa.net> To: <south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com>; <south-africa@rootsweb.com>; <SOUTH-AFRICA-IMMIGRANTS-BRITISH@rootsweb.com>; <sessie@telkomsa.net> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 9:59 AM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] [ZA-IB] Port Elizabeth Breakwater Project ~ [ZA]Merrifield, Kruger and the Dolos > Hello fellow subscribers > > On 23 Feb 2003, I posted a message ZA-IB with this link. > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/south-africa-immigrants-britis > h/2003-02/1045774570 > > Scrolling to the bottom of the transcribe it reads: > > DOLOS The name given to a large concrete wave-protection device, which > interlocks with other units to neutralize the powerful action of ocean > waves. Called after the bones thrown by African diviners, dolosse were > designed in 1963 by East London's harbour engineer, E.M. Merrifield, who > refused to patent his product (he considered it a worthwhile contribution > to > technological advancement) Dolosse are extensively used for the protection > of beaches and harbours at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, > Richard's > Bay and in many overseas countries. > Source: The South African Family Encyclopaedia written and compiled by > Peter > Joyce > ******************** > I have now received an update disputing the entry, which reads: > > Having only recently acquired a computer, I therefore have no prior > knowledge of you and only just read your article of 2003 on the Dolos. > The truth is that Aubrey Kruger ""alone"" invented the Dolos!!! > How do I know? Because I was there! I was the first person in the world > to > see the original model. > My wife and I were visiting the Kruger's whilst Aubrey was making the > broomstick model. When finished I asked him what it was, he explained and > said he was taking it back to work to show his boss. > God knows --- this is the truth. Can our conscious then let it remain > denied!! > Cecil English, Bushman's River. > ******************** > However, also on 23 Feb 2003, an update was posted on the SA List. > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/south-africa/2003-02/104602091 > 8 > > The dolos was designed by Aubrey Kruger in 1966. Kruger was a 31-year-old > draughtsman in the East London harbour engineer's office that year. Along > with most other people in the sleepy town of East London in those days, > Aubrey went home for lunch. It was July. He walked straight into the house > at 37, Renfrew Street, Cambridge, and cut three equal pieces measuring 5,5 > inches (14cm) off the top of his wife's broomstick. This was the dawn of > the > "dolos". Aubrey took the three pieces of broomstick wood, a few nails and > knocked together what looked like an "H" with one leg turned through 90 > degrees. When Kruger returned to his desk after lunch, Merrifield wasn't > in > his office and Aubrey put the object on his desk, an object born out of > office discussions and brain-storming in the light of 30-ton rectangular > cement blocks being shifted around in stormy seas. The blocks were meant > to > protect the breakwater guarding the entrance to the East London harbour. > "Those big blocks used to aquaplane into the water in big-running seas," > Kruger recalls today. > SOURCE: > David EC Bowen > Border Historical Society > Baysville, EL > http://www.dispatch.co.za/1999/07/09/editoria/LET.HTM > ******************** > > Apologies for any transgression wrt my original posting. > I post material in good faith. > It is awesome receiving feedback that confirms the second posting to set > the > record straight. > Thank you Cecil! > > Best wishes > Becky > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > signature > database 6364 (20110809) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello fellow subscribers On 23 Feb 2003, I posted a message ZA-IB with this link. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/south-africa-immigrants-britis h/2003-02/1045774570 Scrolling to the bottom of the transcribe it reads: DOLOS The name given to a large concrete wave-protection device, which interlocks with other units to neutralize the powerful action of ocean waves. Called after the bones thrown by African diviners, dolosse were designed in 1963 by East London's harbour engineer, E.M. Merrifield, who refused to patent his product (he considered it a worthwhile contribution to technological advancement) Dolosse are extensively used for the protection of beaches and harbours at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Richard's Bay and in many overseas countries. Source: The South African Family Encyclopaedia written and compiled by Peter Joyce ******************** I have now received an update disputing the entry, which reads: Having only recently acquired a computer, I therefore have no prior knowledge of you and only just read your article of 2003 on the Dolos. The truth is that Aubrey Kruger ""alone"" invented the Dolos!!! How do I know? Because I was there! I was the first person in the world to see the original model. My wife and I were visiting the Kruger's whilst Aubrey was making the broomstick model. When finished I asked him what it was, he explained and said he was taking it back to work to show his boss. God knows --- this is the truth. Can our conscious then let it remain denied!! Cecil English, Bushman's River. ******************** However, also on 23 Feb 2003, an update was posted on the SA List. http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/south-africa/2003-02/104602091 8 The dolos was designed by Aubrey Kruger in 1966. Kruger was a 31-year-old draughtsman in the East London harbour engineer's office that year. Along with most other people in the sleepy town of East London in those days, Aubrey went home for lunch. It was July. He walked straight into the house at 37, Renfrew Street, Cambridge, and cut three equal pieces measuring 5,5 inches (14cm) off the top of his wife's broomstick. This was the dawn of the "dolos". Aubrey took the three pieces of broomstick wood, a few nails and knocked together what looked like an "H" with one leg turned through 90 degrees. When Kruger returned to his desk after lunch, Merrifield wasn't in his office and Aubrey put the object on his desk, an object born out of office discussions and brain-storming in the light of 30-ton rectangular cement blocks being shifted around in stormy seas. The blocks were meant to protect the breakwater guarding the entrance to the East London harbour. "Those big blocks used to aquaplane into the water in big-running seas," Kruger recalls today. SOURCE: David EC Bowen Border Historical Society Baysville, EL http://www.dispatch.co.za/1999/07/09/editoria/LET.HTM ******************** Apologies for any transgression wrt my original posting. I post material in good faith. It is awesome receiving feedback that confirms the second posting to set the record straight. Thank you Cecil! Best wishes Becky __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6364 (20110809) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com

Thank you to everyone who responded! Lynn, thank you for the record below, I was actually at the archives on Monday, but the person responsible for making copies wasn't in, and I didn't have my camera with me, so I need to go back sometime anyway and will look up this record then, but at least in the meantime the spelling and actual existence of the home has been confirmed :) -----Original Message----- From: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lynn MacLeod Sent: 09 August 2011 10:43 AM To: south-africa@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg sorry.. meant to add this one in the Pretoria archives DEPOT TAB SOURCE WLD TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 0 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 45/1945 PART 1 DESCRIPTION EX PARTE APPLICATION. LIBERTY NURSING HOME (PTY.) LTD. (FORMERLY CALLED CARLINGTON PRIVATE HOSPITAL (PTY.) LTD.). STARTING 19450000 ENDING 19450000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leeanne Blunden" <lblunden@telkomsa.net> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg > Hello, > > > > Does anyone know where I might find information / photographs about > Nursing > Homes in Johannesburg which may have existed c. 1944? > > On his death notice my great grandfather is listed as having died in > CARLINGTON NURSING HOME, JHB. However a search for that place on Google > brings up no results, there is only a possible link to a Carrington > Nursing > Home, so I'm trying to verify whether Carlington actually existed, or > whether there was a spelling error on the death notice. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The Florence Nightingale was at Joubert park 1940. Patricia Frykberg -------------------------------------------------- From: <mbegeman@absamail.co.za> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 9:26 PM To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg > Tara Hospital in Johannesburg was used as a military hospital during WW2. > They have info about the history. Parts of the original building are still > in use. Regards Magda > Sent from my BlackBerry® > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Keith Meintjes" <umfundi@usa.net> > Sender: south-africa-bounces@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:19:16 > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Reply-To: south-africa@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg > > I would start by looking for phone books and business directories. Maybe > Ancestry24 has some? Otherwise, try the public library or the Africana > Museum. > > Keith > > ------ Original Message ------ > Received: Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:33:06 AM EDT > From: "Leeanne Blunden" <lblunden@telkomsa.net> > To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg > > Hello, > > > > Does anyone know where I might find information / photographs about > Nursing > Homes in Johannesburg which may have existed c. 1944? > > On his death notice my great grandfather is listed as having died in > CARLINGTON NURSING HOME, JHB. However a search for that place on Google > brings up no results, there is only a possible link to a Carrington > Nursing > Home, so I'm trying to verify whether Carlington actually existed, or > whether there was a spelling error on the death notice. > > > > Any information would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Leeanne > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1392 / Virus Database: 1520/3822 - Release Date: 08/08/11 > >

Hi all I was reminded today of the Pathe News site Plenty of hits for all subjects at http://www.britishpathe.com/ 1,146 hits for South Africa Such as http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=37411 Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

sorry.. meant to add this one in the Pretoria archives DEPOT TAB SOURCE WLD TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 0 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 45/1945 PART 1 DESCRIPTION EX PARTE APPLICATION. LIBERTY NURSING HOME (PTY.) LTD. (FORMERLY CALLED CARLINGTON PRIVATE HOSPITAL (PTY.) LTD.). STARTING 19450000 ENDING 19450000 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leeanne Blunden" <lblunden@telkomsa.net> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg > Hello, > > > > Does anyone know where I might find information / photographs about > Nursing > Homes in Johannesburg which may have existed c. 1944? > > On his death notice my great grandfather is listed as having died in > CARLINGTON NURSING HOME, JHB. However a search for that place on Google > brings up no results, there is only a possible link to a Carrington > Nursing > Home, so I'm trying to verify whether Carlington actually existed, or > whether there was a spelling error on the death notice.

Hi Leeanne It did exist.... this file is in the Cape Town archives but not sure what info it would contain.. DEPOT KAB SOURCE LC TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 1205 SYSTEM 03 REFERENCE UC11711 PART 1 DESCRIPTION LIMITED COMPANIES: ACT 46 OF 1926. CARLINGTON PRIVATE HOSPITAL (PROPRIETARY) LIMITED. STARTING 1938 ENDING 1938 Take care Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Leeanne Blunden" <lblunden@telkomsa.net> To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2011 8:02 PM Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Nursing Homes, Johannesburg > Hello, > > > > Does anyone know where I might find information / photographs about > Nursing > Homes in Johannesburg which may have existed c. 1944? > > On his death notice my great grandfather is listed as having died in > CARLINGTON NURSING HOME, JHB. However a search for that place on Google > brings up no results, there is only a possible link to a Carrington > Nursing > Home, so I'm trying to verify whether Carlington actually existed, or > whether there was a spelling error on the death notice.