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FATHER AND SON - BROTHER - FAMILY GROUPS 7 years 4 days ago #52627

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Mike, I also have:

FATHER
Tpr J S Wynn, Natal Police
QSA (Natal)
(Later Lieutenant, Natal Border Police)

DAUGHTER
A E Wynn, SAMNS
WWII War Medal, Africa Service Meda

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Brettl

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FATHER AND SON - BROTHER - FAMILY GROUPS 7 years 4 days ago #52628

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Another senior moment .........

I meant to add to the record of the Wynn father and daughter that there was also a son/brother. He served in the Natal Mounted Rifles in North Africa and Italy during World War II. He was killed in an air crash while being repatriated from Italy after the war ended. I do not have his medals**, but I did have a studio photo portrait of him that his sister had kept framed and displayed until her death. I passed it on to the local NMR expert.
** His medals were 39/45 Star, Africa Star, Italy Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Africa Service Medal

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FATHER AND SON - BROTHER - FAMILY GROUPS 7 years 3 days ago #52635

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Thank You Gentlemen........

This is exactly what I was looking for.......

Mike
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Past-President Calgary
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FATHER AND SON - BROTHER - FAMILY GROUPS 7 years 3 days ago #52637

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Mike

I did post a father/son casualty pair about 3 years ago, here is the link if you want to read it

www.angloboerwar.com/forum/11-research/9...y-pair?start=6#14742

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Jon

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FATHER AND SON - BROTHER - FAMILY GROUPS 7 years 3 days ago #52638

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I have just remembered another father/son pair:

FATHER
Tpr R Hope, Natal Carbineers
QSA (RoL, Tvl, LN)
Although Hope's QSA was named to the Natal Carbineers, during 1899/1900 he served successively in the Natal Government Railways (Bridge Guards), Colonial Scouts, Natal Carbineers & Commander-in-Chiefs Bodyguard, the last named for only 13 days.

SON
Tpr T W Hope, Imperial Light Horse
QSA (R of Mafeking, Elandslaagte, DoL, Tvl)
Also entitled to OFS and SA01 clasps.

Brett

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FATHER AND SON - BROTHER - FAMILY GROUPS 5 years 1 month ago #62417

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FATHER
Lieut Edwin Horace Fradd, Mennes Scouts (ex Sgt, Bethune's Mounted Infantry)
QSA (TH, RoL, Tvl, LN, SA 01)

SONS
As Major Horace Lyle Fradd, ESPC
WWII War Medal, Africa Service Medal
As A/Sgt Horace Lyle Fradd, 2nd SAI
WWI 1914/15 Star, War Medal, Victory Medal

As Cpl Edwin Nevill Norway Fradd, QSC
WWII War Medal, Africa Service Medal
As A/Sgt Edwin Fradd, SAFA
WWI War Medal, Victory Medal

All of the above are distant cousins of mine.

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