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Acting Lieutenant Colonel Jack Sherwood Kelly, VC CMG DSO

  SOUTH AFRICAN HEROES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR: ACTING LIEUTENANT COLONEL JACK SHERWOOD KELLY VC CMG DSO. OFFICER COMMANDING 1ST BATTALION NORFOLK REGIMENT, THE ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILIERS, 87TH INFANTRY…
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Lieutenant D.C. “Tommy” Thomas

  Today we profile another one of those South African heroes who served with the commandos on D-Day – Lieutenant D.C. “Tommy” Thomas, from Maclear in the Transkei. His most…
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What is a Poppy?

The poem was written by a Grade 11 learner, Jessica Hepburn who lives in Johannesburg, and forwarded to the Chairman of the Kimberley Branch of the Legion. Good to see…
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