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Job Maseko MM (?1922 – 7 March 1952) was a South African soldier during World War II, serving in the Native Military Corps [1] as part of the South African 2nd Infantry Division. He was one of many Allied troops captured by the Axis in the surrender of the port of Tobruk in 1942.
The Legion's UK Branch, made up of former South African servicemen and women, has also held a memorial service near the site of the sinking. [16] The commemoration is held in Atteridgeville , Pretoria [ 17 ] and Soweto , [ 18 ] as well as in Port Elizabeth , which linked with British historians to find missing headstones, and other major ...
The ex-servicemen were members of the Gold Coast Regiment, who were among the most decorated African soldiers, having fought in Burma alongside British troops. Despite having been promised pensions and jobs after the war, when these servicemen returned home, there was scant employment for them and their pensions were not paid. [11]
Ex-service is British terminology for veterans, which refers to those who have served in the British Empire or Commonwealth Armed Forces. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Britain, with its historic distrust of standing armies, did little for its veterans before the 19th century.
A map showing Rhodesia's location in Africa. Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British colony located in southern Africa which had been founded by the British South Africa Company in 1890 and achieved self-government in 1923. [1] [2] Its economy and government was controlled by the small white minority of its population. [1]
The functions of DESW according to the official website are: "Matters relating to Armed Forces Veterans (Ex- Servicemen) including pensioners;Armed Forces Veterans (ExServicemen); Contributory Health Scheme; Matters relating to Directorate General of Resettlement and Kendriya Sainik Board; Administration of (a) the Pension Regulations for the Army, 1961 (Parts I and II); (b)the Pension ...
One result of those slack prices is that U.S. average pump prices for gasoline fell to $3.03 a gallon this week, the lowest since May, 2021 and well down from their record peak of $5.02 from June ...
The table below presents the latest Human Development Index (HDI) for countries in Africa as included in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report, released on 13 March 2024 and based on data collected in 2024. [1] As of 2024, all African UN member states are included in the report.