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PRIVATE DONATIONS TO THE MUSEUM
With special thanks to the generous donators
4th South African Infantry Regiment cap badge (South African Scottish) - WW1 Donated by Mr. Anthony COQUEL, Douvres-la-Délivrance, Calvados, France.
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Donated by The HILTON COLLEGE, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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Donated by Mr. Andrew Ross DINNES of Rustenburg, S.A.
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Mills bomb. Donated by Mr. Logan DEHAN of Combles. |
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Donated by OLIVA family on behalf of DURBAN HIGH SCHOOL and DURBAN PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL. |
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Donated by JEPPE HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS |
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German bayonet M1898/05 found in a garden of Longueval. Donated by Mrs M. DEMAISON. |
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Coats of Arms of Longueval Donated to the Republic of South Africa by Mr and Mrs BOURDIER DE LONGUEVAL. |
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Donated by the Army Staff Ride "Somme 1916" |
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Donated by Mr André MALAN, of Cape Town, South Africa. |
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Picture of the "Weeping Cross of Delville Wood" in Pietermaritzburg, donated by Mrs Melanie VENESS, of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. |
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Princess Mary Gift Fund 1914 Box and contents, donated by Mr. Richard Martin TRURAN, of Cardiff, Wales. |
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Ampoule of tincture of iodine, donated by Miss EULALIE, of Longueval (found in her garden). |
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South African military history books, donated by Mr Brian HOGGARD. |
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Offensive Diskushandgranate M1915, donated by Mr Lionel MARLEUX, Maurepas, Somme. |
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Donated by Mr Edward WOODS and Mrs. Shannon BYRNE, on behalf of SAINT JOHN'S COLLEGE, Johannesburg. |
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German bayonet and two Lee-Enfield oil bottles, donated by Mr Michel DEVALCKENEER. |
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Book The Cape Town Carillon, Stellenbosch University (ISBN 978-0-620-58688-7), donated by MM. Tertius DE WET and Jef L. TEUGELS.
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Book Chasing von Lettow-Vorbeck, Tucan books (ISBN 978-1-907516-23-8) donated by Mr Richard PULLEN.
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Armoiries de Longueval Offerte à la République Sud Africaine par Monsieur et Madame BOURDIER DE LONGUEVAL et leur fille Laure Alexandra, en témoignage de reconnaissance envers les troupes sud-africaines qui ont courageusement combattues au cours de la Première Guerre mondiale afin de libérer le village de Longueval, berceau de leurs ancêtres, ainsi que pour marquer leur attachement à cette commune.
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West Yorkshire Regiment badge found in the Longueval area. Donated by Major (rtd) D.D.W. DEELER.
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155mm shell case, made in Italy in June 1915 Donated by Mr Jean-Paul MINET.
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Eagle feather of an Alpini's officer felt hat - Italian Army, WW2. Donated by Mr Devide PEGADORO, of Baita Monte Asolone (Museo Guerra 1914-1918), Italy, and passed on to Mr Thapedi MASANABO, manager-curator of Delville Wood Museum, by Mr Dominique ZANARDI, of The Tommy at Pozières, and Mr Jean-Luc SAINT of the band The Jocks.
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Donated by Mr Bill Deon POTGIETER, Mossel Bay, South Africa whose the Great father, Lance Sergeant Gerald Daniel POTGIETER was killed in Delville Wood.
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Compass of Rudolf MICHALAK, Deutsches Afrikakorps Donated by his son Rolf-Helmut MICHALAK, Dorsten, Germany
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Bren Magazine Donated by Mr Roland DENIS, Pepingen, Belgium
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Framed photograph of Jackie, mascot of the 3rd S.A.I.
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Framed photograph of Pvt G.H. LEDDRA killed in Delville Wood
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Donated by Mr D.EMPSON and his friends D. Pheasent, H. Williamson, P. Dearsley, P. Garwood and C. Woods, Suffolk Branch, Western Front Association.
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Pocket watch found in Delville Wood and donated by Mr G. ALLEN, Strood, Kent.
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Diary of Private T. TURNER, 3rd S.A.I. Donated by his daughter, Mrs GODFREY
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Programme of Delville Wood Memorial unveiling ceremony, 10th October 1926. Donated by the late Mrs J. SCOTT, Cheshire.
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Memorial Plaque to Ernest Frederick GOUWS, 4th S.A.I., killed in action on the 19th July 1918 (Rest in peace in Meteren Military Cemetery). Donated by his family.
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Binoculars and Webley revolver case used by Lt F. ENGLISH in Delville Wood. Donated by his family. |