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The Skipper

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Roger Pocock

Surprising Snippets 7: Known to his children, who were all devoted to him, as “The Skipper”, Vahd William Tobin was known always as Bill. According to his son Peter (who himself became very well-known in southern Africa as a broadcaster … Continue reading →

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Definitely not a “Dads’ Army”

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Roger Pocock

Topic April/May 2016. In the previous Topic page we looked at the Frontiersmen leading up to WW1. We must now look more closely at what they did up to and including the early years of WW2. They may not have … Continue reading →

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