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South Africa 1918 4 October - December

DOMESTIC ANNOUNCEMENTS

5 October 1918

BIRTHS

ALBERTIJN—On August 7, to Mr. and Mrs. George ALBERTIJN, of Wellington, a son.
FLYNN—On August 6, at Cape Town, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. FLYNN, a son.
LOCHHEAD—On August 15, at Kensington, to Mr. and Mrs. Lochhead, a daughter (stillborn).
MACNEILLIE—At St. George’s Nursing Home, 7, Park Circus Place, Glasgow, on 23rd September the wife of Captain R. W. MACNEILLIE, M.C., R.E., a son (South African papers, please copy.)
MASSEY-HICKS—On August 6, at Yeoville, to Mr. and Mrs. Garnet I. MASSEY-HICKS, a son.
MEARS—On August 8, at Johannesburg, the wife of F. E. MEARS, a daughter.
RYLE—On The 27th September, at 15, Madeira Place, Brighton, to Captain John RYLE and Miriam RYLE, a son. (South African papers, please copy.)
SAMPSON—On September 29, at The Sycamores, North Road, Highgate, N., to Margaret (nee ANDERSON), wife of Lieutenant H. F. Sampson, R.A.F., a son.
WESSELS—On August 2, at Somerset Strand, to Mr. and Mrs. Wessel WESSELS, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

BIRCH-THOMSON—On August 16, at Johannesburg, Ivor BIRCH, of the Village Deep Gold Mine, to Elma Mary THOMSON.
CAMPBELL-GREENLY—On August 12, at Barberton, Robert CAMPBELL to Ellen GREENLY.
DEAN-HINTON—On August 14, at Durban, John Gill DEAN, National Bank, Johannesburg, to Ruby Charlotte HINTON.
HAY-DAVIDSON—On August 7, at Parktown West, John R. A. HAY, of Victoria Falls Power Company, to Margaret DAVIDSON.
MAASDORP-KNIGHT—On the 28th September, at St. Nicholas Church, Sevenoaks, Kent, Lieutenant Vivian Hayton MAASDORP, Royal Fusiliers, elder son of the Hon. Sir Andries F. S. MAASDORP and Lady MAASDORP, of Myrlewood, Bloemfontein, South Africa, to Winifred Emily, youngest daughter of the late Charles J. KNIGHT and Mrs. KNIGHT, of Jesson, Sevenoaks, Kent. South African papers, please copy.

DEATHS

ATKINS—On August 13, at Cape Town, Bertha Victoria ATKINS, aged 21.
BARRON—On August 16, at Johannesburg, Alexander BARRON, in his 30th year.
BLAKE—On August 13, at Berea, Jacob BLAKE.
DOVETON—On August 8, at Sea Point, Rosa Helena Jane, wife of Lambe DOVETON, aged 62.
EDMONDS—On the 18th March, at Denain Hospital, France, died from wounds received in action, Second-Lieutenant Edward Pell EDMONDS, R.A.F., aged 19, youngest son of Richard Pell EDMONDS, of Ripplemead, Dohne, Cape Province.
FERGUSON—On August 14, at Denver, Samuel Cornelius FERGUSON, aged 59.
ROBERTS—On August 13, at Johannesburg, Sophia, wife of Ernie ROBERTS, of Modder Deep.
VENN—On August 6, at Green Point, Stephen Philip VENN, aged 67.
VLOTMAN—On August 6, at Johannesburg, Christina Anna VLOTMAN, aged 81.
WRIGHT—On August 7, at West London, Samuel Samson, aged 97 years, 11 months.

12 October 1918

BIRTHS

CLARKSON—On August 30, at Krugersdorp, to Mr. and Mrs. H. CLARKSON, a daughter.
FODEN—On August 22, at Sea Point, the wife of H. FODEN, a son.
GOODSON—On August 19, at Kenilworth, to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. GOODSON, a son.
HOWIE—On September 22, at Durban, to Captain and Mrs. R. J. HOWIE, a daughter.
KELSEY—On August 5, the wife of C. R. KELSEY, of Simon’s Town, a son.
PLUMRIDGE—On August 26, at Sea Point, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert PLUMRIDGE, a son.
THWAITES—On September 29, at Livingstone, to Mr. and Mrs. Douglas THWAITES, a daughter.
TOPPER—On September 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry TOPPER, of Turffontein, a son.
WEBSTER—On August 14, at Yeoville, to Mr. and Mrs. R. WEBSTER, a son.

MARRIAGES

AYRES-PATERSON—On August 31, at Johannesburg, Frank AYRES to Daphne PATERSON.
COWEN-MACKENZIE—On August 17, at Kenilworth, Charles Cowen to Gladys, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hector MACKENZIE.
ROBERTSON-MAIN—On October 3, at Ayr, Pte. Daniel ROBERTSON, son of Mr. and Mrs. John ROBERTSON, Springs, to Isabella M’Garva MAIN.
STROYAN-ROPNER—At St. Mary’s Church, Norton-on-Tees, on September 30, Captain John Robert Anderson STROYAN, Royal Field Artillery, elder son of Mr. John STROYAN, J.P., D.L., of Lanrick, Perthshire, to Margaret, elder daughter of Mr. John Henry ROPNER, J.P., D.L., Ragworth Hall, Norton-on-Tees.

DEATHS

CURTIS—On August 20, at Oudtshoorn, George CURTIS, in his 71st year.
DENNINGTON—On October 8, at Gainsborough House, Tunbridge Wells, Alfred J. DENNINGTON, aged 61.
FLETCHER—On August 6, at Hlabatini, Pondoland, Gerard FLETCHER, aged 43.
JACKSON—On the 4th October, at 64th Casualty Clearing Station, France, died of lobar pneumonia, Capt. T. W. JACKSON, A.S.C., aged 30, of Elba, Pietermaritzburg, son of the late Rev. Joel and Mrs. JACKSON, former for many years missionary in Swaziland, and grandson of the late Rev. James WALTON, Pinetown, Natal.
KERR—Lost at sea through enemy action, on October 4, David McConnell KERR, Captain, Royal Air Force, only and dearly-loved son of the late D. M. KERR, of Jagersfontein and Mrs. KERR, “Coolarty,” St. James, C.P., aged 28 years.
MEUGENS—On September 1, at Yeoville, Anne Frances MEUGENS, in her 73rd year.
PIENAAR—On August 11, at De Hoek, Solomon PIENAAR, aged 81.
SAVAGE—On August 31, at Port Elizabeth, John SAVAGE.
WILLIAMS—On September 2, at Germiston, Thomas WILLIAMS, aged 44.

IN MEMORIAM

BUXTON—In memory of the Hon. Denis Sydney BUXTON, 2nd Lieut. Coldstream Guards, who fell, leading his company, on the morning of the 9th Oct., 1917. A most beloved friend—P.M.W.

19 October 1918

BIRTHS

BROWNING—On August 19, at Sea Point, to Mr. and Mrs. Gus BROWNING, a daughter.
CHALKLEY—On August 18, at Newlands, the wife of A. CHALKLEY, a son.
CONYBEARE—On October 7, at Limuru, B.E.A., the wife of C. B. CONYBEARE, a daughter.
COOPER—On August 15, at Observatory, the wife of C. M. COOPER, a son.
HAYMAN—On August 24, at Parktown, to Mr. and Mrs. I. HAYMAN, a son.
MCDONALD—On August 20, to Mr. and Mrs. A. J. MCDONALD, of Johannesburg, a son.
MALHERBE—On August 15, at Kalk Bay, to Mr. and Mrs. M. L. MALHERBE, a daughter.
ROOME—On October 11, at The Lindens, Whetstone, N., to Mr. and Mrs. Leonard ROOME, a son.
SMITH—On August 31, at Kenilworth, to Mr. and Mrs. G. G. SMITH, a daughter.
SOLOMON—On August 21, at Rosebank, to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. SOLOMON, a son.
TRAKMAN—On August 20, at Gardens, the wife of H. TRAKMAN, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

FORBES-ROSS—On September 23, at Salisbury, Dudley, son of Duncan FORBES, Johannesburg to Frances ROSS.
MCQUEEN-KARIE—On August 12, at Johannesburg, Thomas MCQUEEN to Eileen KARIE.
ROSSOUW-WHITE—On September 2, at Prieska, A. J. ROSSOUW to Beatrice H. WHITE.
WALKER-TULLY—On August 10, at Durban, James WALKER, M.B., Ch.B., to Edith TULLY.

DEATHS

BONAS—On the 14th October, at 5B, Bickenhall Mansions, Baker Street, W., Sally, the dearly beloved wife of G. H. BONAS. South African papers, please copy.
DEACON—On October 8, at Mombasa, B.E.A., Philip Leslie DEACON, D.C., son of the late Canon A. W. N. and Mrs. DEACON, aged 36.
EVERS—On September 2, at Johannesburg, Lena EVERS, aged 19.
FULLER—On September 27, at Lourenco Marques, Hester Gilliam Latimer FULLER, elder child of the Bishop of Lebombo, in the fourth year of her age.
KERR—Lost at sea through enemy action, on October 4, David McConnell KERR, Captain, Royal Air Force, only and dearly-loved son of the late David McConnell KERR, of Jagersfontein, O.F.S., and Mrs. McConnell KERR, of “Coolarty,” St. James, C.P., aged 28 years.
STONEMAN—On October 4, killed at sea by enemy action, C. B. STONEMAN, of the Imperial Cold Storage, Cape Town.
SUGDEN—On the 12th October, at a nursing home, Alice, the dear wife of Frederick SUGDEN, Bank House, Hartlepool, and eldest daughter of the late James HOLROYD, of Leeds, aged 55. Indian and South African papers, please copy.
VIPAN—Killed in action, Cecil Arthur VIPAN, Sec.-Lieut. South African Infantry, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. VIPAN, Wynberg, aged 22.
WESTERTON—On August 19, at Rondebosch, Eleanor, wife of Charles E. WESTERTON.
WILLCOX—On October 9, at 6, Addison Court Gardens, Kensington, Anna Noble, widow of William WILLCOX, C.E., formerly of South Africa.
WYLIE—On September 25, at 537, Sauchiehall Street, Charing Cross, Glasgow, George Mills WYLIE (late of Kimberley), beloved husband of Jessie Kerr. Interred at Cathcart Cemetery.

26 October 1918

BIRTHS

HAMILTON—On September 1, to Mr. and Mrs. T. HAMILTON, of Fairview, a son.
HINDE—On August 26, at Durban, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur HINDE, a son.
HOFFE—On August 26, at Pretoria, the wife of Charles Mitchell HOFFE, a son.
MAASCH—On October 13, at Hove, the wife of C. M. F. MAASCH, South African Scottish, a son.
PARKER—On August 23, at Durban, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. M. PARKER, a son.
PLUMRIDGE—On August 26, at Sea Point, to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. PLUMRIDGE, a son.
POCOCK—On August 27, at Oudtshoorn, the wife of Hedley A. POCOCK, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

GOWAN-TRATHEN—On August 24, at Belgravia, John Stanley GOWAN to Clara Elsie TRATHEN.
HARPER-CLARKE—On August 22, at Durban, Charles HARPER to Lucy Elizabeth CLARKE.
LOUBSER-GRIFFITHS—On August 28, at Cape Town, Rossie LOUBSER to Joey GRIFFITHS.

DEATHS

PENCHARZ—On September 1, at Doornfontein, Jacob Leo PENCHARZ, aged 54.
PLATT—On August 21, at Cape Town, George William PLATT, aged 60.
SMITH—On September 3, at Hillbrow, James Charles SMITH.
SMITH—On October 17, at his mother’s residence, 12, Grove Mansions, Clapham Common, from an acute heart attack, the result of being gassed last spring on the Western Front, Sidney Charles SMITH, of Mafeking, Gunner, South African Heavy Artillery, aged 45. R.I.P. South African papers, please copy.
STEPHENS—By cable. On 13th October, at Cape Town, of pneumonia, George Hippesley Stanley, Civil Engineer, beloved husband of Grace STEPHENS, and eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. STEPHENS, of Oranjezicht Homestead.
WATHEN—On August 15, at Dassenberg, John P. WATHEN, aged 20 ½.

IN MEMORIAM

“Oh, for the touch of a vanished hand,
And the sound of the voice that is still.”

WALLACE—In sacred and ever loving memory of my devoted husband, Thomas Samuel Downing WALLACE, head of the firm of WALLACE & Co., Curtain Road, Finsbury, E.C., who ascended into rest, Oct. 23rd, 1914.

“IT IS WELL”

Beloved, it is well!
God’s ways are always right;
And perfect love is o’er them all,
Though far above our sight.

Beloved, it is well!
Though deep and sore the smart;
The hand that wounds knows how to bind
And heal the broken heart.

Beloved, it is well!
Though sorrow clouds my way,
‘Twill only make the joy more dear
That ushers in the day.

Beloved, it is well!
The path in faith that’s trod,
Though rough, and strait, and dark it be,
Leads home to Heaven, you, and God.

Foreign papers, please copy.

2 November 1918

BIRTHS

BAGGS—On September 3, at Mowbray, to Mr. and Mrs. S. M. BAGGS, a son.
BALLARD—On October 10, at Johannesburg, the wife of Arthur L. BALLARD, a son.
JOLLY—On August 24, at Cape Town, the wife of Professor W. A. JOLLY, University of Cape Town, a son.
LOGIE—On September 27, at Mossel Bay, the wife of Edward LOGIE, a son.
MORRIS—On August 24, at Doornfontein, to Mr. and Mrs. A. MORRIS, a son.
MYMIN—On September 4, to Mr. and Mrs. MYMIN, of Krugersdorp, a daughter.
PICCIONE—On August 23, at Durban, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. PICCIONE, of Umhlatuzi, a daughter
SCHOLTZ—On August 31, at Prince Albert, to Mr. and Mrs. C. S. SCHOLTZ, a daughter.
WATKINS—On October 13, at Nairobi, the wife of Lieut.-Colonel O. F. WATKINS, C.B.E., D.S.O., Director Military Labour, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

HAWKE-STILLWELL—On October 26, at St. Barnabas Church, Southfield, S.W., Second Lieutenant W. C. HAWKE, South African Infantry, to Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. STILLWELL, of 51, Alverstone Avenue, Wimbledon Park.
LUNN-ROGERS—On October 22, at All Saints’ Church, Branksome Park, Bournemouth, W., Captain George Whitton LUNN, A.S.C., youngest son of Mr. Henry LUNN, The Firs, Horncastle, to Pattie, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard CURRIE, of Johannesburg, and widow of Mr. H. P. ROGERS, Redmere, Branksome Park, Bournemouth.
MOLYNEUX-LINFORTH—On July 5, at Maritzburg, Cecil F. MOLYNEUX, Captain, Northern Rhodesian Rifles, Assistant Magistrate and Native Commissioner, Northern Rhodesia, to Dorothy LINFORTH, Margate.

DEATHS

BROUGHTON-ADDERLEY—On the 16th October, from wounds received while commanding his Company in action on the previous day, Acting Captain Peter Handcock BROUGHTON-ADDERLEY, Scots Guards, the beloved eldest son of Hubert and the Honble. Mrs. BROUGHTON-ADDERLEY, of Tunstall Hall, Market Drayton, aged 27. “He looked on death as Promotion.” Irish, Canadian, and Rhodesian papers, please copy.
CHATFIELD—At Elmsett House, Kimberley, from pneumonia following Spanish influenza, Robert Sivewright CHATFIELD, second son of the late George Eugene CHATFIELD, and grandson of the late Rev. Robert Money CHATFIELD, M.A., Vicar of Woodford, Salisbury, Wilts. By cable.
FRENCH—On October 10th, Second-Lieutenant Victor James Somerset FRENCH, 1st Battalion Irish Guards, killed in action, aged 20, only son of Sir Somerset FRENCH, K.C.M.G., and Lady FRENCH, of Aylwins, Mayfield, Sussex.
KIRKWOOD—Lost at sea on the Hirano Maru, October 4, Peter Scott KIRKWOOD, M.A., of Livingstonia, Nyasaland.
MOSENTHAL—On October 22, at a nursing home at Brighton, Julius G. MOSENTHAL, aged 65.

Miscellaneous articles on the same page:

Mr. Mathias Theodor THESEN has provisionally resigned his position as Hon. Consul of Norway at Cape Town.

A familiar Johannesburg figure has passed away in the person of Mr. Ralph MOLLER, who, with his mother, had had sole charge of High Court Buildings for many years.

Lieut.-Col. H. C. DICKINSON, King’s African Rifles, reported prisoner, Portuguese East Africa, July 22nd. Any information gratefully received by his sister-in-law, Mrs. DICKINSON, Kingweston, nr. Taunton, England.

Private H. R. TREDREA, 10860, South African Scottish, missing March 23rd, 1918. May 30th, his pocket-book received from France, handed British Officer by German prisoner, who stated TREDREA slightly wounded and prisoner. Will those writing prisoners of war in Germany kindly inquire for him and communicate with W. H. KENDRICK, 57, Preston Street, Faversham, Kent?

9 November 1918

BIRTHS

BREBNER—At Themvigwa Estate, on October 14, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. BREBNER, a daughter.
LUXMOORE-BALL—On the 27th September, to Mrs. R. LUXMOORE-BALL, wife of Lieut.-Colonel LUXMOORE-BALL, D.S.O., D.C.M., Welsh Guards (and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. GIBSON, of Buccleuch House, Kenilworth), of a daughter, at “The Shrubbery,” Grove Road, South Southsea, Hants.
SIMPSON—On the 5th November, at Tuesley Court, Godalming, Surrey, the wife of Dundas SIMPSON, of a daughter.
WINER—On September 5, at Witbank Hospital, to Mr. and Mrs. Dave WINER, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

FRANKLIN-ARONSON—On September 4, at Johannesburg, Leopold FRANKLIN to Miriam ARONSON.
MOUAT-FITZSIMMONS—At Durban, on August 28, Gerald Calthrop MOUAT, Chief Officer of the s.s. Hangchow, to Ida Constance FITZSIMMONS, of Durban.
NORMAN-MILLAR—On September 2, Alfred E. NORMAN, of S.A.M.R., Artillery Brigade, to Wilhelmina MILLAR, youngest daughter of Mr. W. J. MILLAR, of Green Point.

DEATHS

BASKETT—On October 27, at Lokoja, of pneumonia following influenza, Lieutenant Edmund Graham BASKETT, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, Adjutant of Nigeria Regiment, aged 35.
CHATFIELD—Whilst on a visit to Kimberley, South Africa, from influenza, Kate Eugenia, third daughter of the late George Eugene CHATFIELD and granddaughter of the late Rev. Robert Money CHATFIELD, M.A., Vicar of Woodford, Salisbury, Wilts. By cable.
COXWELL—Died on October 31, at Salisbury, Rhodesia, Edward COXWELL, J.P., husband of E. C. (Lulu) COXWELL, 63, Shirley Road, Southampton, age 51. By cable. Deeply regretted.
DOHERTY—At Cradock, R. E. E. B. DOHERTY, late of the Union Irrigation Department.
HENOCHSBERG—Nov. 1st at a Nursing Home, 20, Beaumont Street, W.1, after short illness, Julius eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. HENOCHSBERG, of Johannesburg, and 194, Bishopsgate, E.C., aged 46.
KOCK—At Pretoria Hospital, on August 23, Lieutenant Frans Willem KOCK, aged 40 years.
LANGSTON—On August 27, at Worcester, John William LANGSTON, in his 46th year.
LEVE—At Cape Town, September 1, Abraham LEVE.
LIGHTBODY—At Kroonstad, on October 23, of influenza, James LIGHTBODY, aged 49 years.
MOLLISON—Killed in action on October 9, Robert MOLLISON, S.A.I., aged 19 years, younger son of Mr. and Mrs. J. MOLLISON, of Benoni.
STEVENSON—At Kenilworth, on October 28, of pneumonia, Elizabeth, the wife of Alexander STEVENSON.
THERON—At Theunissen, on October 19, of pneumonia, D. L. THERON, M.B., Ch. B., R.M.O.
WATT—At Krugersdorp, on October 29, Dorothy, wife of Captain N. J. WATT, R.A.M.C.
WOODS—On October 25th Frederick John WOODS, S.A.H.A., from pneumonia following influenza at Devonport Military Hospital, only surviving son of F. E. WOODS, Bulawayo.

Miscellaneous Article on the same page:

IMPORTANT TO SERVICE MEN

Soldiers and Sailors and others desiring expert up-to-date advice about after-war opportunities in South Africa, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and elsewhere should consult the Migration Department of the Salvation Army, which co-operates with the State Government and other authorities in colonization work. Passages booked to and from all parts of the Dominion. Special departments for men, wives and families, single women, widows and children, orphans, etc. Correspondence invited. Address Commissioner Lamb, 122, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. Branches: 12, Pembroke Place, Liverpool; 202, Hope Street, Glasgow; and at Aberdeen.

16 November 1918

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BIRTHS

ALLAN—At Cape Town, on October 30, to Mr. and Mrs. John ALLAN, a son.
GEAR—at Germiston, on October 11, to Mr. and Mrs. John GEAR, a son.
SNEDDON—at Blantyre on October 21, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. SNEDDON, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

GEARD-PHILLIPS—At Muizenberg, Trotalise? (Trot) PHILLIPS to Harry Kenneth GEARD.
MOOLMAN-REECE—On November 4, at Kensington, Captain J. C. MOOLMAN, R. F. A. of Somerset East, to Olive, stepdaughter of Lt.-Commander G. H. PIERCE, R.N.R., British Naval Representative, St. Jean de Luz.
ROGERS-STEPHEN—at Cape Town, Reginald Herbert, elder son of the Rev. G. W. and Mrs. ROGERS, to Hilda CHALMERS, seventh daughter of the late Captain Wm. and Mrs. STEPHEN.
SWANSON-NASH—At Woodstock, Joseph Xavier, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. SWANSON, of Cape Town, to Kathleen Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. NASH, of Salt River.

DEATHS        

BASSINGTHWAIGHTE—On September 1, at Ceres?, Alexandra, wife of A. W. BASSINGTHWAIGHTE.
BLANCHARD—On the 5th November, very suddenly, of pneumonia following influenza, Irene, the beloved third daughter of the late Valentine L. BLANCHARD and Mrs. A. BRAKHAN, of 6, Montagu Mansions, Portman Square, aged 24? Johannesburg, Transvaal, papers please copy.
FRASER—Killed in France, on the 17th ult., Robert Malcolm FRASER, eldest son of Francis FRASER, Maritzburg.
FULLARTON—Died of pneumonia, after three years’ service in East Africa, Charles FULLARTON, Staff Sergeant, Cape Corps, aged 37?, eldest son of Harry FULLARTON, Clipplaat.
GIBSON—At Woking Military Hospital, on October 23, of pneumonia, Private John? GIBSON, South African Infantry, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. GIBSON, Maritzburg.
LEGATE—At Maritzburg, on October 19, Robert Meikle LEGATE, aged 41 years.
LEGATE—On October 22, at Martizburg, Margaret M’Neil, after many years of pain and suffering patiently borne, widow of John? Meikle LEGATE, of Carluke.
MACGREGOR—On the 9th November, at 10? Cromwell Road, Kensington, Clara Amy, beloved wife of Robert MACGREGOR, South African papers, please copy.
MCDONALD—On November 3, abroad of pneumonia, Lieutenant A. J. MCDONALD, youngest son of John MCDONALD, Greenfield, South Africa, aged 20.
MELVILLE—On October 9, at Johannesburg, from pneumonia following Spanish influenza, James MELVILLE, African Banking Corporation.
M’KIRDY—At Bloemfontein, on October 21? of pneumonia, Jessie Margaret M’KIRDY, late of Edinburgh.
WILEY—On the 8th inst., from pneumonia following influenza, on the Italian Front, Lieutenant E. O. S. WILEY, 12th (late 18th Durham Light Infantry, beloved youngest son of the late William WILEY, of Cape Town, and of Mrs. WILEY, 12, Lancaster Gate, Hyde? Park, W., aged 25.
ZEEDERBERG—At Barberton, of influenza, October 28, Lennox ZEEDERBERG, husband of Pattie M’Keand, of Airlies.

23 November 1918

BIRTHS

BELL—On November 8, at Johannesburg, the wife of Rowland Charles BELL, Spion Kop, Carolina, a son.
BLACK—At Durban, on the 2nd inst., the wife of James BLACK, B.Sc., of a son.
CHIVERS—At East London, to Mr. and Mrs. T. CHIVERS, a son.
DISON—At Yeoville, to Mr. and Mrs. A. DISON, a son.
FINCHAM—On September 13, at Maritzburg, to Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. FINCHAM, a daughter.
SMART—On September 7, at Durban, to Mr. and Mrs. J. SMART, of Empangeni, a son.

MARRIAGES

IRVING-ROWLES—On September 16, at Kingwilliamstown, Robert John IRVING to Jessie Rosamund ROWLES, fifth daughter of the late Mr. John ROWLES, Kingwilliamstown.
SIMPSON-CARTWRIGHT—On September 9, Charles Edward SIMPSON, of Concession Hill, to Frances Alice CARTWRIGHT, of Rusape.

DEATHS

BEST—On November 8, at Schuttesdraal, Alexander F. H. BEST, youngest son of the late John BEST, Edinburgh.
COHEN—At Johannesburg, Walter, elder son of Lizzie and the late Phillip COHEN, of 46, Powis Square, W.
ENGLISH—On the 8th November, at 21, Phoenix Lodge Mansions, Brook Green, W. 6, Linda, the beloved wife of Major W. J. ENGLISH, V.C., Army Service Corps, after a long illness patiently borne. Cape Town papers, please copy.
LEIGH—On the 11th November, in France, of pneumonia following influenza, Second-Lieutenant Henry Godfrey Thomas LEIGH (Labour Corps), late of Llanfabon, Eutumeni, second son of William Watkin LEIGH and Jessie Louisa LEIGH, of Glyn Bargoed, Treharris, Glam., in his 34th year. South African papers, please copy.
MCHATTIE—On November 17, at Zanzibar, from pneumonia following influenza, Dr. A. C. N. MCHATTIE, Medical Officer at Zanzibar.
MARSHALL—At Pilgrim’s Rest, on November 4, of influenza, Alexander MARSHALL.
OWEN—On October 24, at Windhoek, of influenza, Ronald James OWEN, South African Mounted Rifles, aged 37.
PETERS—At Caley Farm, Heacham, Norfolk, England, Kathleen Mary (nee FROST), born 15th June, 1883—died 13th November, 1918. South African papers, please copy.
PORTAL—On October 23, from pneumonia, Amy Irene, the beloved daughter of the late Horace John Portal, Esq., and of Mary Portal, of Brinsley, Durban, Natal.
SAUNDERS—Killed in action, November 4, Lieut. J. R. SAUNDERS, Coldstream Guards, beloved elder son of Edward and Gertrude SAUNDERS, of Tongaat, Natal, South Africa, aged nearly 21.
SCHMOLLE—Accidentally killed in Essex on 22nd October, Lieut. James G. SCHMOLLE, R.A.F., aged 19 years, only son of G. M. and M. E. SCHMOLLE, of Queenstown, South Africa, R.I.P.
SMITH—Reported missing, April 17, now presumed to have died on that date or since, Captain George SMITH, South African Scottish.
YOUNG—At Cala, on November 2, James Theodore YOUNG, M.B., Ch.B.

7 December 1918

BIRTHS

BOLTON—On September 17, at Oudtshoorn, the wife of H. W. BOLTON, a son.
CAMPBELL—On September 26, at Salt River, the wife of C. G. CAMPBELL, a son.
GERSTNER—On September 17, at Woodstock, the wife of D. GERTSTNER, a daughter.
HARRIS—On September 24, at Orangezicht, the wife of J. P. HARRIS, a daughter.
THOMSON—On October 13, at Cape Town, to the wife of Mr. William THOMSON, a son.
WEBBER—On September 12, at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. H. O’K. WEBBER, a son.

MARRIAGES

COATES-BRENNAN—On September 22, at Woodstock, Joseph COATES, of Elsies River, to Mary Ann BRENNAN, of Woodstock.
EBDEN-WILSON—On September 24, at Rondebosch, Captain J. A. EBDEN, M.B., B.S., London, R.A.M.C., to Doris, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. WILSON, Rondebosch.
GERSTNER-COLLINS—On September 18, at Cape Town, Henry Stephen, second son of Mr. and Mrs. S. GERSTNER, to Ivy Isabel, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. COLLINS, both of Woodstock.
HEMMENS-ATKINSON—On September 23, at Mowbray, Cyril Travers, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. HEMMENS, of Sea Point, to May, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. ATKINSON, of Mowbray.
NICHOLS-BREMRIDGE—On September 14, at Observatory, Joseph Jubb NICHOLS, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. NICHOLS, of Observatory, to Elsie, third daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. BREMRIDGE, of Observatory.
VOM DORP-RATTRAY—On September 19, at Worcester, Ernest Otto VOM DORP to Anna Olivia RATTRAY.

DEATHS.

BIRD—On September 18, after a long and painful illness, Charles Reuben BIRD, Cape Town, in his 52nd year.
CLARKE—On November 8, of acute pneumonia, Mrs. Edith A. CLARKE, late of Mombasa.
CRAWFORD—On October 29, at Sydenham, Natal, James CRAWFORD.
CURTIS—On August 20, at Oudtshoorn, George CURTIS, aged 70.
DONE—On October 29, at Port Elizabeth, of influenza, James Hanson DONE, aged 37.
FORBES—On October 13, of pneumonia, following influenza, Gracie, dearly loved eldest daughter of the late James M. FORBES and Mrs. FORBES, Camps Bay.
FRASER—At Cape Town, on 31st Oct., William FRASER, from pneumonia, Inspector of Schools.
GRANT—On October 20, at Grootvlei, of pneumonia, following influenza, Mary Clark, wife of Dr. A. D. M. GRANT.
GRANT—On October 24, at Kroonstad, of pneumonia, William GRANT, aged 48.
GREATHEAD—On November 27, of pneumonia, following malaria contracted on the voyage, George Saunderson GREATHEAD.
WARDROP—At 18, Paisley Road, Renfrew, on 26th ult., Amelia (Amy), aged 1 year and 11 months, dearly beloved and only child of Margaret and B.Q.M.S. Jas. W. WARDROP, South African Heavy Artillery. South African papers, please copy.
WEBBER—On October 1, at Melrose, Johannesburg, Margaret Emma Isabella WEBBER, beloved wife of H. O’K. WEBBER.

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14 December 1918

BIRTHS

BUXTON—On October 19, at Nala, Belgian Congo, to Edith, wife of Alfred Barclay BUXTON, a daughter.
LOUBSER—On September 21, at Newlands, to Mr. and Mrs. M. LOUBSER, a daughter.
MOSSOP—On September 24, at Caledon, to Mr. and Mrs. Joe MOSSOP, a daughter.
MURISON—On September 24, at Rondebosch, the wife of I. B. MURISON, a daughter.
PITCHER—On September 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Sydney PITCHER, Standard Bank, Oudtshoorn, a son.
ROBERTSON—On December 1, at New Primrose, Germiston, to Mr. and Mrs. James ROBERTSON, a son.
STEVENSON—On September 17, at Wynberg, the wife of James S. STEVENSON, a daughter.
TAYLOR—On September 29, the wife of A. E. TAYLOR, of Plein Street, Woodstock, a son.

MARRIAGES

HEPBURN-CAMPBELL—On the 4th December, at the Royal Chapel of the Savoy, John HEPBURN, Lieutenant, R.F.A., second son of Mr. Andrew HEPBURN, and of the late Mrs. HEPBURN, of Stanhill Court, Charlwood, Surrey, and Gladys Olive, younger daughter of the late Senator the Hon. Sir Marshall CAMPBELL, of Mount Edgecombe, Natal, South Africa, and of Lady CAMPBELL, of Muckle Neuk, Durban, Natal, South Africa.
HUGGETT-ST LEGER—On December 2, in London, Walter HUGGETT to Kathleen ST. LEGER, Claremont

DEATHS

BURGESS—On the 23rd November, at Nairobi, Sgt. George D. BURGESS, U.M.S., eldest son of the late G. Douglas BURGESS, C.S.I., I.C.S., of Mandalay, and Mrs. BURGESS, of Norrington, Ealing, aged 36.
CARTER—On December 4, at Johannesburg, suddenly from heart failure, Palmer Carter, loved brother of Mrs. Otto BEIT.
DIFFORD—On September 21, Archie DIFFORD, Lieutenant, Cape Corps, killed in action in Palestine.
DONE—At Port Elizabeth, on October 29th, 1918, from Spanish influenza, James Hanson DONE, third son of Richard Sutton DONE, Bickley Hall, Malpas, Cheshire, aged 37 years.
KIRK—Killed in action, in France, on September 2, Second-Lieutenant Ronald Leslie KIRK, London Regiment, aged 24 years and 5 months, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. S. KIRK, Durban.
MATCHES—On November 14, at Base Hospital, Mombasa (of fever), Gunner James H. W. MATCHES, South African Field Artillery, in his 20th year, only child of Mr. and Mrs. D. MATCHES, Johannesburg.
MERRIMAN—On November 29, at Malvern, Thomas Reginald MERRIMAN, late Cape Civil Service, in his 73rd year.
MILTON—On the 2nd December, at St. John’s, Cloudesley Road, St. Leonard’s-on-Sea, Arthur Clement Milton, late of Port Elizabeth, aged 73. Cape papers, please copy.
OWEN—On 10th December, at Denewood, Purley, after 7 weeks illness from enteric fever, Augusta, the dearly loved wife of Alfred D. OWEN.
PEACOCK—On September 25, at the Rondebosch Cottage Hospital, Arthur PEACOCK, Wynberg Camp.
RICHARDSON—On September 26, at the New Somerset Hospital, James Brodie RICHARDSON, caretaker, Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, in his 53rd year.
SHENNAN—At Johannesburg, on 25th November, in his 32nd year, John Eric SHENNAN, Captain F.A.S.C., East Africa, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. SHENNAN, Hermitage, Wardle Crescent, Edinburgh.
SILBERBAUER—On September 19, at Newlands, Johanna Maria, widow of John William SILBERBAUER, in her 70th year.
SMITH—On Tuesday, November 26, at Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, the Rev. George SMITH, Chaplain to the Forces, one of the heroes of Rorke’s Drift, in his 74th year. South African papers, please copy.
SMYTHE—On November 30, of broncho-pneumonia, Patrick E. SMYTHE, Lieutenant, Black Watch, Egyptian Expeditionary Force, son of the late Hon. Charles J. SMYTHE, Strathearn, Natal, aged 27.
SONNENBERG—On September 19, died of wounds, somewhere in France, Lieutenant Melville Charles SONNENBERG, Royal Air Force, only son of M. C. and the late Betty SONNENBERG, Sea Point.
THOMPSON—Died on September 9, dangerously gassed on September 7, somewhere in France, Corporal William Samuel THOMPSON, aged 27 years, of King’s Royal Rifles, of Woodstock.
WILKINS—On September 21, while prisoner of war, of wounds received in Flanders on March 24, Private James WILKINS, 2nd South African Infantry, aged 19 years, youngest son of J. A. WILKINS, Claremont.

IN MEMORIAM

In proud and loving memory of my brother, Cyril John PEACOCK, aged 19, “B” Battery, South African Field Artillery, killed in action near Ludol, Palestine, December 18, 1917.

Oh, woman’s son,
You died for England…valiant as she that bore you,
And sent you forth with a still countenance,
And broke her heart for England.

21 December 1918

BIRTHS

FOX—On October 24, at Maritzburg, the wife of Gilbert FOX, a son.
NOEL—At St. Cuthbert’s, South Africa, the wife of Elford Halliday NOEL, South African Heavy Artillery, a daughter.
TALBOT-PONSONBY—On November 22, at Bloemfontein, the wife of Commander F. TALBOT-PONSONBY, R.N., Westminster, O.F.S., a daughter.

MARRIAGES

GOLDSCHMIDT-ADLINGTON—On December 12, at Worcester, Lionel Bernard GOLDSCHMIDT, eldest son of N. L. GOLDSCHMIDT, J. P., of Queenstown, C.P., to Nora Rosalie ADLINGTON, of Worcester.

DEATHS

ALDCORN—At 2nd Military Hospital, Edinburgh, on 3rd inst. (of pneumonia), James A. H. Aldcorn, Corporal R.E., elder son of the late Thos. ALDCORN, Vereeniging.
AUCHTERLONIE—On October 5, at Salisbury, Douglas Alexander, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. R. AUCHTERLONIE.
DAVIES—On the 12th December, at Cape Town, John Hubert, of Hubert Davies and Co., Limited, South Africa and London.
DU PREEZ—On September 25, Susan Helena DU PREEZ, in her 68th year.
FOGARTY—On September 30, after a serious operation, Dorothy, beloved wife of E. J. FOGARTY, Worcester.
MACDONALD—On September 24, at Stellenbosch, Margaret Cowan, beloved wife of Professor MACDONALD.
PODEVIN—On December 2, George Sibbit PODEVIN, of pneumonia after influenza, 2nd District Commissioner, and for the last three years Political Officer at Bamenda, Cameroons, beloved and only surviving son of the late J. G. PODEVIN and Mrs. PODEVIN, 16, Pembridge Square, London. African papers, please copy.
PORTER—On September 30, at Sea Point, William Porter.
PURDON—On September 24, at Woodstock, Thomas Robert Purdon, aged 65 years.
RITCHIE—On December 14, at the Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth, of pneumonia following influenza, Cadet Cyril Herbert RITCHIE, dearly loved third son of the late J. D. RITCHIE and Mrs. RITCHIE, 294, Earl’s Court Road, S.W., in his 19th year.
SABER—On September 29, Agnes SABER, aged 35, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. SABER, and sister of Mrs. W. S. ROBINSON, Jackalsfontein.
SCHULTZE—On September 24, at Johannesburg, Hendrina Dorothea, wife of Henery SCHULTZE, late of Woodstock.
TAYLOR—On September 30, at Gardens, William John TAYLOR, aged 73 years.
TUFFREY—On September 26, at Observatory, Henry TUFFREY.
WATSON GRIFFIN—On December 3, from influenza, while serving with the Nyasaland Force, Richard WATSON GRIFFIN, husband of Alexandra Mary (nee GIBSON), Kenilworth, aged 27.
WOODSIDE—Suddenly, at Germiston, on November 19, of influenza-pneumonia, Louisa Annabella Robertson WOODSIDE.
WOOLEY—On November 24, at Green Point, Ann Hall WOOLEY.

28 December 1918

BIRTHS

BARRY—On November 13, at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. Tilson BARRY, a son.
LOCKIE—On November 7, at Florida, the wife of A. V. J. LOCKIE, a son.
MILLAR—On November 16, at Bellevue East, the wife of A. S. MILLAR, a daughter.
MYERS—On November 11, the wife of J. MYERS, Hillbrow, a son.
OLIVER—On November 16, at Johannesburg, to Mr. and Mrs. L. J. L. OLIVER, a daughter.

MARRIAGES

KRICK-KRUGER—On November 18, at Port Elizabeth, Johanna Kruger, of Port Elizabeth, to Josias KRICK, of Bethlehem.
LEVINSOHN-SCHLOSBERG—On November 17, at Johannesburg, Jenny SCHLOSBERG, of Johannesburg, to Myer LEVINSOHN, of Potchefstroom.
SPENCE-LINDSAY—On November 13, at Kingwilliamstown, Sidney SPENCE, of West Derby, to Elizabeth Morrison LINDSAY, Kingwilliamstown.
VAN DER VOORT-CORNWELL—On November 20, at Port Elizabeth, Myra Constance CORNWELL to Gerret, youngest son of Mrs. I. VAN DER VOORT, of Uitenhage.

DEATHS

FESTER—On September 25, at Salt River, Hendrick FESTER, in his 65th year.
HAWTHORNE—On October 19, at Christiana, of heart failure, following influenza, Kenneth Alfred HAWTHORNE
HENNEKER—On September 17, at Bloemfontein, Mrs. Isaac HENNEKER.
LEE—On September 19, at the Sanatorium, Plumstead, Frances Agnes LEE, aged 70 years, widow of E. J. LEE, of Kimberley.
LIPSHITZ—On September 23, at Springbok, Sam, husband of Fanny LIPSHITZ, of O’okiep.
LONNON—On October 28, at Selukwe, Arthur Ernest LONNON.
M’KENZIE—At Bloemfontein, of influenza, Adam, fourth son of the late John M’KENZIE, farmer, Goyad, Glenogil, aged 42 years.
MILLER—On November 27, at Surbiton, Sarah MILLER, widow of Thomas Llanfear MILLER, of Cape Town.
MORRIS—At Umvuma, suddenly, Charles MORRIS, aged 46.
MURRAY MACGREGOR—On the 7th December, of influenza, at 24 Casualty Clearing Station, Italy, Major Atholl MURRAY MACGREGOR, M.C., South African Heavy Artillery, dearly-loved husband of Gladys MURRAY MACGREGOR, Marton House, East Marton, near Skipton, and younger son of Major C. F. MURRAY MACGREGOR, Cheltenham, aged 34.
O’REILLY—On September 23, at Heilbron, Justin Cyril, son of the late James Paul O’REILLY, of Johannesburg.
RETIEF—On September 18, at the Mental Hospital, Mowbray, Lilian Ann, wife of R. Retief, aged 24 years.
ROSE—Killed in action in Portuguese territory, on September 6, Claude Vincent ROSE, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. D. ROSE, Beaufort West.
ROSS—On October 17, at Cape Town, of pneumonia following influenza, David ROSS.
SCHULTZ—On September 24, at Johannesburg, Harriet SCHULTZ, youngest daughter of the late C. A. BRUYNS.
STOREY—On September 11, at Prieska, Nellie, daughter of C. E. ORTON, Modder River, and wife of W. STOREY, Prieska.

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