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Hi there

I am new to this site I am looking for info on J M van Wezel I have medals of him but cannot find any info on him it is my great grand father that came from Holland can any one help me where to look or what to look for the medals is very old and is from the 4th SA something I don't know what it mean .

thanks any help would be great .

The medals might date from World War I and the unit might be '4th SA Infantry' or 4th SA Horse'.

Regards
Brett

Hi there thanks hope you can see this photo.

I have one medal on the lot that have a diffrent name on and on that have very faint name on but I can see the J .

the other lot have the name BH Payne my great granny 's second husband . he was in the 11th SA1 and 11th SA and the 4th M.R. ANY info will be very much appreciated please The were both from South Africa Johannesburg.1914-1945 or later .



Please I need to find out when they came to South Africa and where he died. ANY INFO Please

Hi there thanks hope you can see this photo.

I have one medal on the lot that have a diffrent name on and on that have very faint name on but I can see the J .

the other lot have the name BH Payne my great granny 's second husband . he was in the 11th SA1 and 11th SA and the 4th M.R. ANY info will be very much appreciated please The were both from South Africa Johannesburg.1914-1945 or later .



Please I need to find out when they came to South Africa and where he died. ANY INFO Please

The information you require, medal cards and any service file etc, is in the SADF Documentation Center, Pretoria, South Africa, the 4th Mounted Rifles was formed from the Umvoti Mounted Rifles and served in GWSA with the 8th Mounted Brigade, the 11th Infantry was raised from the Rand Light Infantry in the Transvaal and served in GWSA.
Actually, I think there was another 11th South African Infantry in the 3rd SA Infantry Brigade, but, they were recruited in Natal for service in German East Africa later on.

Welcome to this forum, by the way!