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From: "Nic van Helsdingen" <>
Subject: Re: MOTHS & WW1
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 23:43:36 +0200

Hi there

One of our friends is a "Moth" and I'll phone him up tomorrow and find out. I only know the answers to the first 2 questions.

The Newcastle bunch (that's where I live) is always friendly and helpful.

Charmaine
-----Original Message-----
From: C. H. Jones <>
To: <>
Date: 02 October 1999 02:48
Subject: MOTHS & WW1


>Hi All
> The answers to the question below may just possibly help others
>as well
> In attempting to get information re my grandfathers possible role
>in World War 1 with the S. A. Forces a relative sugessted contacting
>the "MOTHS" which I believe is the letters standing for " Memorable Order
>of Tin Hats Society". Some one on the list may know the answers to the
>following questions?
>(a) Am I right that this was/is a South African ex servicemans organisation?
>(b) do they still exist?
>(c) When did it start? Would it have started after WW1 and before WW2, and
>have an interest in WW1 ex servicemen?
>(d) Was there a chapter of this organisation in Escourt, Natal in the
>early 1920's
>(e) how can they be contacted?
>
>Regards
>Cliff Jones
>Auckland
>New Zealand
>
>Surname interests
>Jones (South Africa, Australia, England)
>Keenan (Ireland to S. A)
>Harding, Buchannan, Grunder, Davis, Simms, Chrutchfield, Tunney
>Harvard and others
>(Mainly South Africa)
>
>
>______________________________

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