‘The View’ remembers Delville Wood
By James Mitchell, Author of Tartan on the Veld: The Transvaal Scottish 1950-1993 Originally published in the Military History Journal Vol 17 No 1 – June 2016 If Delville Wood is regarded as South Africa’s defining battle of the First World War – our equivalent of the ANZACs’ Gallipoli – then it becomes, even more, […]
Holistic History May 2023 – To Be a Soldier
You are cordially invited to both sessions of the Holistic History Society online meeting scheduled for Sunday, the 21st of May. The meeting will feature an interview with a Boksburg resident and historical novelist, Joy Kearsley, about her debut novel, To be a Soldier. To be a Soldier is set during the Peninsular War and […]
1992 Tattoo – Watch it here!
90th Anniversary of the Transvaal Scottish 1902 – 1992 It is 30 years since the celebrations of the 90th Anniversary since its inception in 1902. In the words of Veteran Trevor (Porky) Wright, current Chairman of The Transvaal Scottish Regimental Association “To celebrate the 90th birthday of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment, Major Tony Macquet, communications, […]
Queen Elizabeth II – Aiding The War Effort
Queen Elizabeth II – How wartime helped define her life of service Many veterans have been paying their respects to Queen Elizabeth II at her lying in state. As sovereign she was head of the armed forces, but her association with the military began much earlier, in wartime. When World War II began in 1939, […]
Why we wear the Purple Poppy!
“Have you ever gotten exactly what you wanted? It’s hard to imagine that any PlayStation 5 on Christmas morning could beat a pack of cigarettes showing up when you’re stuck in the trenches, but add to it that it’s delivered by an adorable dog. That’s what the soldiers of the 11th Engineers were treated to […]
Buller Cockcroft MBE – A Biography
Buller Redvers Mark “Snakebite” Cockcroft MBE ~ A Biography by Stewart Cant (Grandson-In-Law)Assisted by Noel Thain (Daughter) 1. Introduction Regimental Sergeant Major Cockcroft “filled me and many others there [prisoner of war camp at Laterina in Italy] with undying admiration as the finest soldier we have ever known.” (Mr. S.G. Wolhuter in the Cape Times, […]
