shoe soles from grave of Melville/ coghill

Posts : 65 Join date : 2011-12-15

Hi,

Found this on another forum and thought I'd post it for those who haven't seen it.

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Cheers

Matt

Subject: Shoe Soles from grave of Melvill / coghill Sun Dec 18, 2011 10:39 pm

Hi Mathew83.
I've seen those before but thanks for sharing it with the forum .

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cheers 90th. Idea

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Fort Melvill near Fugitives Drift? Or so the sign says.
Doesnt it overlook RD?

Regards

Posts : 225 Join date : 2011-09-19

Hi everyone

The soles are currently located in the South African Museum of Military History (renamed the Ditsong National Museum of Military History in 2010) which has quite a lot of interesting items relating toi the AZW.

Bill

Subject: Re: shoe soles from grave of Melville/ coghill Tue Dec 20, 2011 5:00 pm

Hi Bill
I'm out touring the Battlefields again in April 2012. Where is this museum? I'd like to pop in there and take a look.
Cheers

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

Why was it taken?? scratch

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DB14

Posts : 225 Join date : 2011-09-19

Warrior 3

The museum is in Jo'burg. Well worth a visit.

Bill

Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay

Hi Warrior3

The Johannesburg War museum is in a suburb on the eastern side of Johannesburg called Saxonwold. It is accessible from Jan Smuts Higway.

barry

Subject: Re: shoe soles from grave of Melville/ coghill Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:53 am

Hi
Many thanks to You, Bill, and Barry. I landed in J'burg in April this year and drove down. But, next year it's Durban, so I won't be able to visit the museum. Dammit, I'll have to go back again in 2013! Shame!
Cheers

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