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Tag Archives: Casualty
Unravelling the Rand Revolt Casualties
One of the many thousands of questions that I have asked myself since I started photographing war graves was: “How many people were killed during the Rand Revolt?” The assumption being that you actually knew what the Rand Revolt of … Continue reading
Posted in East Rand, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Memorials and Monuments, Personal, Retrospective, South Africa
Tagged 1922, Casualty, Cemetery, East Rand, gold, Johannesburg, miner, Rand Revolt
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Four Ships Week
Regular readers will know that I have slowly been adding in reminders about important dates in South African naval history. The most prominent being in February when I commemorate Three Ships Month. Sadly though, it does not all end with … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Military, Personal, Ships, South Africa, United Kingdom, War, World War 2
Tagged Casualty, HMS, HMS Cornwall, HMS Dorsetshire, HMS Hermes, HMS Hollyhock, Royal Navy, ship, South African Navy, World War Two
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