Hi Coral Anna, Not something I've heard of...If I remember correctly my Dad flew home down East Africa...I've looked for his letter (I have it somewhere) but at this moment I can't find it....it's not in the file it should be in. Best wishes, Tombi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Coral Anna Foster" <thandisa@msn.com> To: "south africa" <south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 3:07 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Photograph of 5th Field, 13 Battery and question about WW1 S.A. soldiers' discharge > > Tombi - or anyone who has the info...my grandfather, Jack Coetzee born in > Goudini, joined the Transvaal Scottish. However, I have a scan of the > page where he was being discharged in the USA? Did our South African > troops travel via the US to come home to S.A.? Seems like a long way > around since we were still in the Commonwealth at that time. Has anyone > else come across this? > > thanks, > Coral Anna > > > >> From: tombipeck@talktalk.net >> To: south-africa-eastern-cape@rootsweb.com >> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:33:41 +0100 >> CC: south-africa-cape-town@rootsweb.com; >> south-africa-immigrants-british@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN] Photograph of 5th Field, 13 Battery. >> >> I've found another photograph taken during my father's Service. >> >> The photograph is not dated. >> >> I do not know if it was taken in Carolina before they went up North or in >> North Africa itself. >> >> My father was No. 1777787V. A Bombadier in the 1/16 Battery 1/6 Field >> Regiment, South African Army. >> >> Back Row left to right standing: Edgar Goldblum, Herbert Mills, Ken >> McIntyre, George Burridge, Ralph Dees, Jack Peyper, Les Richards >> >> 2nd Row seated. Lt. Hunt, Captain Carter, Lt. Lundberg, Captain Ryan, 2nd >> Lt. McDonald, Shorty Pinshaw and standing Hopkins >> >> Seated on the ground: Stucki, Diffenthal, Alec Griffiths (ex 5th Field 13 >> Battery). >> >> I presume the last comment in brackets refers to Alec Griffiths. >> >> If anyone would like a copy of the photograph please contact me off list. >> Best wishes, >> Tombi Peck >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTH-AFRICA-CAPE-TOWN-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-CAPE-TOWN-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: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4925 - Release Date: 04/09/12 >