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BIRTHS ANSTEY, Mrs. N., Durban, December 11, a son (stillborn). BANFIELD, Mrs. F. M., Durban, December 10, a son. BLINKHORN, Mrs. J. V., Rondebosch, December 21, a son. CARBUTT, Mrs. T. B., Wynburg, Nov. 28, a daughter. CROWDER, Mrs. T. H., Pietermaritzburg, December 9, a daughter. DARKE, Mrs. H. G., Durban, December 1, a daughter. DICKIE, Mrs. A., Durban, December 14, a daughter. ELSTOB, Mrs. A., Durban, December 9, a daughter. GACE-On December 15, at Hillside, Bellair, Durban, the wife of Langley Gace, of twins, a son and daughter. HART-DAVIS-On January 5, at Altskath, Lidgetton, Natal, the wife of Sidney O. Hart-Davis, of a son. HEY, Mrs. G., Durban, December 18, a son. IRELAND, Mrs. G., Durban, December 9, a daughter. JONES, Mrs. N. F., Durban, December 19, a daughter. KENNEDY, Mrs. J. H., Salisbury, Rhodesia, November 26, a son. KING, Mrs. Jos. W., Cathcart, December 6, a son. KIRKBY, Mrs. T. V., Durban, Dec. 20, a daughter. KNOX, Mrs. J., Umzinto, December 15, a son. KYLE, Mrs. W. B., Durban, December 7, a son. LEES-SMITH, Mrs. H. S., Durban, December 8, a son. MACKENZIE-On January 11, at Buccleuch, Natal, the wife of George C. Mackenzie, of a son. MASSON, Mrs. G., Albany, Cape Colony, a son. MOSENTHAL, Mrs. P. H., Cape Town, December 24, a son. PEARCE, Mrs. J., Durban, December 20, a daughter. SAVILLE, Mrs. Durban, December 15, a daughter. SEWELL, Mrs. A. C., Durban, December 7, a son. MARRIAGES ANGUS, A.-LAWRIE, J., Durban, December 14. BERNSTEIN, F.-GRABER, N., Cape Town, Dec. 10. HENSON-MAJOR-On January 11, at the Parish Church, Croydon, by the Rev. Canon Pereira, assisted by the Rev. J. Henson and the Rev. Talfourd Major, William Warner Henson, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of Impendhla, Natal, son of George Henson, Esq., of Prestwold, Leicestershire, to Dorothy Wickham Featherstonehaugh Major, second daughter of the late C. M. Major, Esq., of Cromwell House, Croydon. Natal papers please copy. JONES, H. W.-SAVEALL, W. M. Greyville, Dec. 13. MCLACHLAN, D. F.-POWELL, L. M., Durban, Dec. 11. MERCER, H. W.-VEAL, H. E., Cala, Tembuland, November 27. MICHELL, W. F.-THORNHILL, E. M., Durban, December 12. MOLYNEUX, R. J. M.-DAVIES, M. J., Port Elizabeth, November 30. OSMOND, A.-JORGENSEN, M., Howick, December 12. PEARCE, R. D.-RUTHERFORD, L., Greyville, December 16. PEARSON, L. E.-ELLERD, A., Durban, December 16. SANDERS, J. E.-CORBETT, A. L., East London, December 4. SHADDICK-KRIGE-SCOBLE-On December 27, at the Parish Church, Beckenham, by the Rev. Arnot, Stanley Boyd Shaddick, of Stoneleigh, Beckenham, Kent, to Melita M. Krige-Scoble, of Pretoria, South Africa. /2

/2 DEATHS ATTENAULT, B. R., East London, December 9. BOWEN-On January 6, killed in action at Ladysmith, Robert Scarlett Bowen, Major 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles, aged 37. BROWN-On January 6, died of wounds received in action near Colesberg, Captain A. W. Brown, 1st Suffolk Regiment, son of J. Brown, , Esq., of Coombe Villa, Teignmouth. BROWNLEE, Mrs. F., Durban, December 12, aged 48. CRANKO, F. J. W., Cape Town, December 15. CUDLIP, W., Umzinto, December 1, aged 66. DENNISS-On January 6, killed in action at Ladysmith, Natal, George Barlow Bartley Denniss, 2nd Lieutenant 23rd Field Company Royal Engineers, aged 21, eldest son of E. R. Bartley Denniss, of Harrow-on-the-Hill, barrister-at-law. DICK-CUNYNGHAM-On January 8, from wounds received in action at Ladysmith, Lieut.-Colonel William Henry Dick-Cunyngham, V.C., commanding 2nd Battalion Gordon Highlanders, youngest son of the late Sir William Hanmer Dick-Cunyngham, 8th Baronet of Prestonfield and Lambrughton, aged 48. FIELD, R. J., Delagoa Bay, December 19, aged 26. FRASER-On January 4, at Southampton, accidentally drowned off Braemar Castle, while leaving for the Cape, Charles, aged 31, eldest son of the late Alex. and Mrs. Fraser, 34, Kent Street, Glasgow. GRAHAM-On November 17, at sea, on board the Union Company's s.s. Greek, William Graham, writer (of Messrs. Ritchie, Graham and Tindall), only son of the late George Graham, C.E., Caledonian Railway. GRAVES, Mrs. A., Isipingo, December 18. HARKNESS-On October 27, at Barberton, Transvaal, Alexander, third son of the late Peter Harkness. HILL-On January 6, killed in action at Ladysmith, W. H. T. Hill, 5th Lancers, dearly-loved son of James Ledger and Mary Hill, of Coombe Grove, Bath. HORNBY-On January 8, at Umtata, Cape Colony, Margaret, infant daughter of Stephen Langton Hornby, of Rookiklip, Kokstad, Griqualand East. JACKSON-On December 15, killed in action at the Tugela, Alexander R. Jackson, of South African Light Horse, second son of the late Alexander Jackson, M.D., F.R.C.P.E., Edinburgh, and of Mrs. Jackson, 103, Baron's Court Road, West Kensington, and grandson of the late James Shand, surgeon, Turriff. KEITH-On December 12, at East London, John, son of the late William Keith, contractor, 5, Devon Street. KELMSLEY, R. W., Grahamstown, Dec. 12, aged 66. LAFONE, On January 6, killed in action at Ladysmith, Illegible Boutcher Lafone, Captain 1st Devonshire Illegible, fourth son of Alfred Lafone, M.P., Illegible Park, Middlesex, aged 39. MACKWORTH-On January 6, killed in action at Ladysmith, Captain and Brevet Major Digby Mackworth, the Queen's Regiment, aged 31, eldest son of Colonel Sir Arthur Mackworth, Bart., C.B., of Glen-Usk, Monmouthshire. MARITZ, T. A., Konigsberg, Zululand, December 3, aged 29. MERCER-On November 25, 1899, at Harrismith, Orange Free State, Eleanor Louise Mercer, aged 28. MILLER-WALLNUTT-On January 6, Major Claude Charles Miller-Wallnutt, D.S.O., Gordon Highlanders, only son of the late Major Wallnutt, H.M. 74th Regiment, and grandson of the late William Miller, of Monkcastle and Monkredding, Ayrshire; killed in action in assault on Ladysmith, Natal. MURISON-On January 4, at Homestead, Shanklin, William Charles Norman Murison, youngest son of the late Captain James Murison, Member of the Legislative Council of Cape Town, aged 45. PAGE, J., Christiana, Transvaal, Oct. 29, aged 43. PATON-On December 26, killed in action at Mafeking, Harold Percevil Paton, Lieutenant Protectorate Regiment, son of John Paton, Viewforth, Stirling. PLATT-On January 5, at Ladysmith, Natal, of enteric fever, Cecil Sherman Platt, 2nd Lieutenant 5th Dragoon Guards, aged 22. PRICE-DENT-On December 31, from the effects of the explosion of a shell at Ladysmith, Captain Phillip Hampton Price-Dent, 1st Devonshire Regiment, youngest son of the late Major-General R. H. Price-Dent, Bengal Staff Corps, J.P., and of Mrs. Price-Dent, of the Manor House, Hallaton, Leicestershire, aged 29. RANDALL, Miss E., Cape Town, Dec. 12, aged 76. RIGHTFORD, Mrs. J., Cape Town, December 21, aged 41. RITCHIE, A. S. Roodebloem, Dec. 15, aged 42. ROGERS-On January 6, killed in action at Ladysmith whilst fighting with the Imperial Light Horse, Frank Cornwall Rogers, aged 21, only son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Rogers, of Johannesburg. ROSE-On January 3, at Durban, on board the s.s. Lismore Castle, Margaret Cassilis Rose, Army Nursing Staff, second daughter of the late Rev. John Rose, of Rosskeen, and niece of Inspector-General G. Maclean, R.N. ROSS-On November 12, 1899, by a gun accident, William J. Ross, at Port Herald, British Central Africa, aged 34. RUSSELL-On January 5, at Ladysmith, S.A., Leiutenant Cecil Pomeroy Russell, 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment, eldest son of Colonel C. J. Russell, Royal Engineers (retired), aged 24. RUTHERFORD-On December 11, killed at Magersfontein, Thomas Rutherford /2

/3 STEWART-On December 13, at Ladysmith, Natal, of enteric fever, while serving with the Natal Imperial Light Horse, Bernard, youngest son of John C. Stewart, of Fasnacloich, Argyllshire, aged 22 years. TILNEY-On January 12, at 49, Loop Street, Maritzburg, Mrs. E. W. Tilney. VERNON-On December 26, killed in a sortie from Mafeking, Ronald James Vernon, Captain 60th King's Royal Rifles, son of Honourable Mr. and Mrs. Greville Vernon. WALKER-On January 5, at Ladysmith, of dysentery, Charles Pope Walker, Major R.A.M.C. WALKER-On January 9, at 8, Lewisham Park, Lewisham, Philip Graham, the youngest and dearly-loved son of Henry and Annie Walker, in his 20th year. WAYLEN-On January 10, at Bath, Charles William, second son of the late Alfred Waylen, of Devizes and Perth, Western Australia, aged 61. WEST-On January--, killed in action off Colesberg, Second-Lieutenant Archibald Vivian West, 2nd Battalion Berkshire Regiment, only son of Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick West, and grandson of Admiral Sir John West, G.C.B. WHITE-On January 6, killed in action, near Colesberg, South Africa, Cecil Arbuthnot White, Lieutenant 1st Suffolk Regiment, youngest son of Robert Holmes White, of 10, Devonshire Place, W., and Boulge Hall, Woodbridge, Suffolk, aged 25. WILKINS-On January 6, killed in action near Rensburg, Cape Colony, Captain and Adjutant Francis Alfred Pressland Wilkins, 1st Battalion Suffolk Regiment, only son of Alfred Wilkins, of 43, Earl's Court Square, S.W., aged 28. IN MEMORIAM In ever-loving memory of David John Davis, second son of the late Frederick and Eliza Davis, who died at Craddock, South Africa, on January 14, 1890. Miscellaneous articles on the same page: A Saldanha Bay telegram received at Cape Town reports that some fishermen have found a capsized boat marked City of Paris, No. 73. There were foresail shrouds attached, but no trace of human beings. The sea was moderate at the time. There was an affecting incident at the War Office on Friday afternoon. A lady, who had gone to the lobby to see the latest news, found herself unable to make out the somewhat small and faint writing on one sheet referring to deaths among the Ladysmith garrison. The attendant very considerately read out the list for her. He did his reading in a bold, clear voice until he got near the bottom of the sheet. It was noticed that there was a sudden hesitancy, and then in an almost choking voice the poor fellow read out the concluding line recording the death from dysentery of his own son. The attendant is a great favourite with the regular visitors, and on all hands, the keenest sympathy with him was expressed. He has two other sons at the front. Among the numerous questions which the British public is putting to the War Office, remarks a contemporary, not the least interesting concerns the maps of the seat of war. But is it not rather the business of the Natal Government to explain why there are no accurate plans of the country round Ladysmith? As for the War Office, we fancy it never contemplated fighting in the Colonies at all. The Boers found an ample survey, belonging to General Symons, of routes through the Free State. The milestones on the road to Pretoria were all measured as far back as 1896. The French in 1870 had plans of the route to Berlin, and every Greek officer in the late war carried a street map of Constantinople in his knapsack. Absit omen. Copied from the ZA-IB Board

hi i reply to anyone who mentions mercer Im looking for my uncle DAVID MERCER who emergrated from southampton england in 1936 to the cape south africa
he was born lancashire england 1913 , last heard of he lived in southern rhodesia in salisbury from a novice barbara

hi i reply to anyone who mentions mercer Im looking for my uncle DAVID MERCER who emergrated from southampton england in 1936 to the cape south africa
he was born lancashire england 1913 , last heard of he lived in southern rhodesia in salisbury from a novice barbara

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