Hi Colyn The keys for the St John's Anglican cemetery are held at the nearby Human & Pitt undertakers offices in Church Street, Wynberg. I have been there a couple of times and they are most co-operative. I wish you the best of luck with your travels and let's hope that your email will encourage listers to keep their eyes peeled for any graves which might be of value to your mission. Cheers for now Sharon Warr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colyn Brookes" <culvwrcm@bmh.co.za> To: <SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 7:58 AM Subject: RE: [South-Africa-Cape-Town] Introduction > Hi Sharon > >>Welcome to the list. It is encouraging to see just how much dedication > there >>is to the preservation of our heritage. Great job!! > > Thanks for that, much appreciated. Over the years I have been in and out > of > many > Rootsweb lists but this one has been the most responsive and welcoming. > >>You have probably already done St John's Cemetery, Wynberg, Cape but if >>you > >>haven't - I have a photo of a gravestone for a Private J Fox of the 4th > West >>Yorkshire Regiment (died 13th Oct 1900) . I will email it to you off list > if > > Actually no. Every time I go there I battle to find the keys. I have > climbed > over > fences in the past and managed to a couple from the main Church Street > cemetery, but > not the St John's section. I even have the one from Whetton Road. > > As far as the Western Cape is concerned I am shy of very few WWI and WWII. > I > have two > farms to visit in Korningsberg (Piketberg), one in De Doorns and one near > Oudtshoorn. > Then there are a few I need to locate in Maitland cemetery, one in > Plumstead > cemetery, > one in Ottery and thats about it for the Commonwealth War Graves. I > currently have 1,873 > of the 8,614 listed. > > I am still waitinmg for info from the SANDF for a list of the Border War, > but I currently > have 70 on file.The problem is, I only have 52 Boer War on file at > present. > > Anyway, I am planning a trip for Semptember to Vanryhnsdorp, Calvinia, > Carnarvon and back. > > Thanks for the photo offer. I look forward to a long and strong > relationship > with this group. > > Colyn > > > > > > > > > ==== SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN Mailing List ==== > FamilyTree.co.za.......it's the place to hang out and do your Family Tree > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >