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Welgemoed, Christoffel Alwyn. Burger 10 years 10 months ago #40398

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 34618 Thank you received: 5382	Served: Schweizer Reneke. Received the Wound Ribbon (Lint voor Verwonding). Dr David Biggins
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Welgemoed, Christoffel Alwyn. Burger 10 years 10 months ago #40708

David Grant Offline Senior Member Posts: 683 Thank you received: 371	Captured at Paardeberg and a POW on St Helena. If any one can translate the "vorms" for me I would appreciate it Looking for Salutries, Salootries and Veterinary Duffadars. I collect primarily QSAs to Indian Recipients. Attachments: The following user(s) said Thank You: djb
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Welgemoed, Christoffel Alwyn. Burger 10 years 10 months ago #40713

djb Topic Author Offline Administrator Posts: 34618 Thank you received: 5382	Thank you David! Sorry that I cannot help with the translation Dr David Biggins
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Welgemoed, Christoffel Alwyn. Burger 10 years 10 months ago #40714

Henk Loots
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Welgemoed served under Comdt J F (Tollie) de Beer in the Schweizer-Reneke Commando. He saw service at Kimberley Waterworks, Belmont ruled through and substituted with Rooilaagte (Enslin), Magersfontein.
Wounded at Paardeberg by bombfragment at back of head: serious (Bombschot achter aan hoofd : ernstig), taken PoW and sent to St Helena. Back 1903
Henk

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Welgemoed, Christoffel Alwyn. Burger 10 years 10 months ago #40715

David Grant Offline Senior Member Posts: 683 Thank you received: 371	Many thanks Henk. Just what I needed. You don't by any chance know if his medal has come on to the market do you? Looking for Salutries, Salootries and Veterinary Duffadars. I collect primarily QSAs to Indian Recipients.
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