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Inicky
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why South African Infantry
« on: Thursday 28 May 09 07:10 UTC (UK) »
why would someone be in the South African Infantry when they were born and lived northumberland  and gateshead? 

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old rowley
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Re: why South African Infantry
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 28 May 09 07:43 UTC (UK) »
Could the person have worked on the ships at that time? I say this because I have a few that, although born in the uk and who lived in the uk joined the Australian Army and the Canadian Army. In both cases each man was employed on the merchant ships that plied between the UK and the two countries.

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Claxton- East London & Essex
Cuthbert- Mile End East London
Edwards - East London & Essex
Goll- Norfolk
Harris-Mile End East London
Hurr - Suffolk
Law- Bethnal Green East London
Moll- East London
Robinson- Bethnal Green East London
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Michael Dixon
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Re: why South African Infantry
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 28 May 09 22:45 UTC (UK) »

Inicky,

When ?   Before, during or after WW1 ?

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JustinL
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Re: why South African Infantry
« Reply #3 on: Friday 29 May 09 06:15 UTC (UK) »
Just a thought.

My great-uncle was an officer in the South African Heavy Artillery during WWI. There are a couple of periods on his service record when he was out recruiting from the depot in England. The SAHA had a depots in northern England as well as in the south. Maybe your chap was enticed by a similar recruitment drive.

Justin
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