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From: "Mrs Dale Mathieson" <>
Subject: Re: Matabele Wars of Rhodesia
Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 13:59:43 +0800
References: <200007020243.e622hkb07752@cgi.rootsweb.com>


Dear Mary,

I have an old book called "Rhodesian Genesis" by Neville Jones which lists a
Hugh Earle Welby as an 1895 Pioneer of Rhodesia. I presume this would be
your Edward Earle Welby - wonder why he was named Hugh? There is a very
detailed account of the Matabele Wars, including the Allan Wilson patrol
which was massacred, but no specific mention of Hugh/Edward.

A lot has been written on the Shangani patrol and Allan Wilson's last stand
and I am sure someone else on the list will give you further information. I
would love to offer you photocopies of the chapter from Rhodesian Genesis,
but I would be breaking copyright, so hope you can obtain a copy some other
way.

Kind regards,
Dale Mathieson



----- Original Message -----
From: Mary Cubitt <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 10:43 AM
Subject: Matabele Wars of Rhodesia


> Posted on: of General, SouthAfrica Query Forum
> Board URL:
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/SouthAfrica/General?read=869
>
> Surname: Welby
> -------------------------
>
> I am trying to find out more information about the Matabele Wars in
Rhodesia
> in the 1890's. As Zimbabwe doesn't have a message board, I have posted
> my message here.
> In particular, I am trying to find out more about Edward Earl Welby who
> was killed along with Major Wilson and others in an ambush in the Matabele
> War in 1893. There is a monument called the Salisbury Memorial Tablet with
> his name on it.
> Is anyone able to help or point me in the right direction.
> Mary Cubitt, Hamilton, New Zealand,
>
>
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