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From: Doug & Pat Frykberg <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] WWW 11 HARRAR where is it ????
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:39:16 +1300


Portuguese from Mozambique I guess.
Pat
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From: Margaret Nerine Humphries <>
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Date: Sunday, 26 January 2003 10:44 AM
Subject: [ZA-IB] WWW 11 HARRAR where is it ????


>Evening all
>Does anyone on the list perhaps recognize this place name
>I have a Christmas/Post card sent by my dad to my mom dated 30-6-1941 he
>says that he had bought a Cross and Necklace from the Father at the
>"Harrar Church" have looked at a map and cannot seem to find this
>particular name. According to his army records he had first disembarked at
>Mombassa but the rest of the writing is very hard to decipher. I know
that
>he was in Namibia, Abysinia North Africa.. On the front of the card is
>"Buon Natale" written on the picture. What language is this and in which
>African country could it have been spoken. He never left Africa although he
>had signed to be sent anywhere, he became very ill while up North and was
>sent home.
>Anyone have any idea, would be most grateful
>
>Regards
>Margaret
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