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Pro Patria – Moth Memorial Parade 2012

 

Planned programme:

 

When. Saturday 11 th February 2012

Where. Barberton Garden of Remembrance.

Time. Meet at the garden from 1600 (4 pm)

Fall in 1715 (5.15 pm)

Parade to start at 17 30 (5.30 pm)

True Comradeship get together at Lone Tree Shellhole after the parade.

 

Make a weekend of it and visit with old friends, comrades.

For a list of accommodation in Barberton please go to the web site www.barberton.info
click on “accommodation”
click on “all accommodation list”,
don’t leave your bookings to late as the Lowveld gets booked up over weekends.

 

 

Lowveld District Old Bill Butch James
phone - home 013 744 1764
- cell 082 809 8641
fax 013 758 1264
email butch.james@e-sa.co.za

Lone Tree Shellhole Old Bill Cliff Eksteen
phone - work 013 712 5017
- cell 072 970 7588

email cliff@promattron.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOWVELD DISTRICT CLENDAR 2012

 

January 2012


16th District Meeting – MPUMALANGA to arrange
2ND Quarter financial returns to District
for period July, Aug, Sept, Oct, Nov, December,
together with reconciled bank statement
29th Provincial Meeting – Evenden House
District’s 2nd Quarter Financial statement to be forwarded to Prov.

 

 

OB'S

PB'S

DPB

 

DOB

DPB

July 2012


4th Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
8th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
9th Jock Shellhole Meeting
12th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
10th District Business Meeting – @ Legogotu Shellhole – 18:00
Shellhole’s to hand in financial returns and finalise

documentation
14th Delville Wood Parade – Kaap se Hoop Cemetery
- Mpumalanga & Lone Tree to organise
28th Provincial AGM – Legogotu Shellhole
District to hand in ALL documentation including Financial returns
29th Provincial Meeting- Legogotu Shellhole
Lowneld District Installations by Province

 

 

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February 2012


1st Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
5th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
9th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
13th Jock Shellhole Meeting
11th Pro Patria Memorial parade – Barberton
Lowveld District
26th Provincial Meeting – Coal Fields – Witbank

 

 

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August 2012


1st Legogotu Shellhole Meeting – Installations by District
9th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting – Installations by District
12th Lone Tree Shellhole – Installations by District
13th Jock Shellhole – Installations by District
19th Border Boy’s Parade – Pretoria
19th District Meeting – LONE TREE to arrange
25th Jock Shellhole – Golf Day
26th Provincial Meeting – Chilly Trench Shellhole

 

 

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DOB
       

March 2012


7th Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
8th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
11th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
12th Jock Shellhole Meeting
25th Provincial Meeting – Evenden House
25th Shellhole’s Executive Conference – Evenden House


31st MESCA financial year end

 

 

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MESCA

September 2012


5th Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
9th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
10th Jock Shellhole Meeting
13th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
9th Legogotu Shellhole – GOLF DAY
30th Provincial Meeting – Evenden house

 

 

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DOB
       

April 2012


4th Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
8th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
9th Jock Shellhole Meeting
12th Mpumalanga Shellhole
15th District Meeting – LEGOGOTU to arrange
3rd Quarter financial returns to District
for period July, Aug, Sept Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, March.
together with reconciled bank statement
21st 303 Rifle Day – Regt BOTHA – Dusty Ranch Barberton
24th MESCA AGM
29th Provincial Meeting – Evenden house
District’s 3rd Quarter Financial statement to be forwarded to Prov.

 

 

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PB'S

 

DPB

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MESCA

DOB

 

DPB

October 2012


3rd Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
8th Jock Shellhole Meeting
11th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
14th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
21st District Meeting – JOCK to arrange
1ST Quarter financial returns to District
for period July, Aug., Sept.
together with copy of reconciled bank statement

23rd El Alemein Parade – Mataffin Cairn – @ 18:00
28th Provincial Meeting – Evenden House
District’s 1st Quarter Financial statement to be forwarded to Prov.

 

 

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DOB

DPB
       

May 2012


2nd Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
4th – 7th – MOTH 85TH ANNIVERESRY WEEKEND – DURBAN
10th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
13th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
14th Jock Shellhole Meeting
Shellhole's to finalise their SHELLHOLE executive and nominations for DISTRICT
27th Provincial Meeting – Evenden House

 

 

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November 2012


4th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
7th Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
8th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
10th Poppy Day – Various Shellhole’s
11th Remebrance Day Parade at Mpumalaga Shellhole
11th Shadow March – Legogotu Shellhole
12th Jock Shellhole Meeting
25th Provincial Meeting – Evenden House

 

 

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June 2012


6th Legogotu Shellhole Meeting
10th Lone Tree Shellhole Meeting
11th Jock Shellhole Meeting
14th Mpumalanga Shellhole Meeting
Shellhole’s to hold their Shellhole AGM and accept their new executive
19th District Business Meeting – @ Legogotu Shellhole – 18:00
Shellhole’s to return to District
- updated Nominal Roll’s
- Shellhole GHQ – 4 form
- Insurance Survey
- Handing over document
- signing powers return
24th Provincial Meeting – Suikerbosrand, Heidelburg

 

 

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December 2012


5th Legogotu Shellhole – End of year function
9th Lone Tree Shellhole – End of year function
10th Jock Shellhole – End of year function
13th Mpumalanga Shellhole – End of year function
Province in recess no meeting

 

 

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Moths and Moth Shell hole parades and activities for Mpumalanga with the schedule of remembrance parades

DELVILLE WOOD PARADE - KAAPSEHOOP 2011- 07- 16

We are waiting for more information and material

 

MOTH Delville Wood Parade Kaapsehoop

2011 - 07 - 16

At the grave of Evan Davies who was wounded at Delville Wood

FOR MORE INFO ON EVAN DAVIES

 
 
 
 

The above photograph of Pte P.P.J. Grobler (marked with the black cross, see photo right), was given to me at the Delville Wood Rememberance Parade, by Mr Piet Schoeman of the Elands River Valley.
Philippus Petrus Jacobus Grobler born 21/06/1895 died 12/09/1918 was his great step uncle. This photo is on a postcard taken on 14th July 1916, the day the Springbucks went into Delville Wood.

P.P.J.Grobler was wounded during the battle and in the chaos and confusion was left for dead. He was reported as Missing in Action believed to be dead. He was found by the relieving force and sent to England where he recuperated after several months. Whilst returning to South Africa the ship he was sailing on was torpedoed and sunk. He drowned on the 12th September 1918.

 

Mr. Piet Schoeman also let me use a photo that he had acquired of the grave of another Delville Wood survivor E.C.Mathis.

Emile Charles Mathis is buried in the Elands River Valley and a wreath for him was laid by Piet Schoeman during the rememberance day parade.

According to Ian Uys' book on page 111 we read a report written by Mathis after the war for the "Springbok"about his role in the Battle of Delville Wood . He was 17 years old and in No. 3 platoon known as the Yiddisher Platoon under 2nd Lt. Jack Hollingsworth.

"When we attacked on the morning of July 16 1916, from the waist high trench we had dug in the wood we were almost immediately pinned down by heavy machine-gun and rifle fire.

Emile Charles Mathis born 1-May-1899 died 22-June-1977 Survivor of Delville Wood. Remembered with love by his wife and children Emile & Emily

It swept in purposefully from the front and the flanks and took its toll. A slight rise in the ground gave some cover to a few of us.Behind this six of us were lying - Lt. Isaacs (B coy), Cpl Heath (D coy - Lewis guns), myself, Johnny Grimes, "Daddy" Neilson and Lange, four of us out of A coy.

Cpl Healy was later awarded the DCM. I brought up ammunition for him as the rest of his gun crew were put out of action as soon as we attacked.

He goes on to report that Isaacs and Healy were able to successfully withdraw to their trenches after the attack, as well as Grimes and Neilson during a heavy shower of rain. Lange was killed in the attempt and Lt.Hollingsworth never returned from the attack and was posted as missing, assumed killed

 

 

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