HUMANSDORP,
SOUTH AFRICA
World
War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and Copyright © Martin Edwards 2008
The
Humansdorp World War 1 memorial is in the form of a small cenotaph.
The names and inscription are to be found on the front face of
the memorial.
|
Photograph
from an old postcard |
1914
- 1918
IN MEMORY OF
REYNOLDS |
Edward
Guthrie |
Second
Lieutenant, 73rd Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 8th July
1918. Aged 19. Only son of Mr. H. M. Reynolds, of Humansdorp,
Cape Province, South Africa, and the late Mrs. L. E. Reynolds.
Buried in CABARET-ROUGE BRITISH CEMETERY, SOUCHEZ, Pas de
Calais, France. Plot XV. Row M. Grave 6. |
FERREIRA |
Julien
Percy |
Second
Lieutenant, 57th Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 16th September
1918. Aged 18. Son of the late Philip Ferreira Manager of
the Standard Bank of South Africa and of Florence Ferreira,
of Bureau St., Humansdorp, Cape Province, South Africa. Volunteered
while a student at school in April, 1917, and left for training;
obtained his "Wings" in May, 1918. No known grave.
Commmeorated on ARRAS FLYING SERVICES MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. |
GREWAR |
S
G |
Lieutenant,
Souther Rifles. Died 14th May 1915. Aged 27. The majority
of the South African and all the German casualties resulted
from the South African advance from Walvis Bay to Swakopmund
and then inland in the direction of Karibib. Buried in SWAKOPMUND
MUNICIPAL CEMETERY, Namibia. |
HEYNS |
P
H Z |
Staff
Sergeant 1571, East African Mechanical Transport Corps. Died
13th December 1918. Aged 39. Buried in ZOMBA TOWN CEMETERY,
Malawi. Grave 84. |
FOXCROFT |
Thomas
Henry |
Lance
Corporal 6321, 1st Regiment, South African Infantrry. Died
14th July 1916. Aged 37. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 4 C. |
SIEBERT |
Vivian |
Lance
Corporal 12705, 1st Regiment (Infantry), South African Infantry.
Died 20th September 1917. Aged 21. Son of Leonard and Ida
A. Siebert, of Prince Albert, Cape Province. No known grave.
Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 15 - 16 and 16A. |
MARDON |
J
A |
[Listed
as Lance Corporal on memorial] Private 4138, 1st Regiment,
South African Infantry. Aged 26. Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S.
CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row D.
Grave 55. |
COLLING |
Norman
J |
Private
5796, 1st Regiment, South African Infantry. Died 15th July
1916. Aged 20. Son of Sarah Ann Colling, of 8, Cuyler St.,
Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, and the late George Colling.
Buried in DELVILLE WOOD CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France.
Plot XI. Row D. Grave 10. |
MUSQUIN |
P
[J] |
Private
11788, 3rd Regiment (Infantry), South African Infantry. Died
20th September 1917, Aged 21. No known grave. Commmeorated
on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 15 - 16 and 16A. |
MYBURG |
T
H |
Private
11730, 2nd Regiment, South African Infantry. Died 24th March
1918. Aged 22. Son of Mrs. S. Myburgh, of Main St., Humansdorp,
South Africa. Buried in ST. PIERRE CEMETERY, AMIENS, Somme,
France. Plot VII. Row F. Grave 6. |
THEY
WHO THI MEMORIAL COMMEMORATES LEFT ALL THAT WAS DEAR TOI THEM
ENDURED HARDSHIPS FACED DANGER AND FINALLY PASSED OUT OF THE SIGHT
OF MEN
BY THE PATH OF DUTY | LET THOSE WHO COM AFTER SEE THAT THEIR NAMES
BE NOT FORGOTTEN
Last
updated
23 March, 2008
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