Thursday 8 December 2011

"The story of the 1st Battalion Cape Corps, 1915-1919" AA van der Lingen

The following is an extract from "The story of the 1st Battalion Cape Corps, 1915-1919" which gives the chaplain as Rev. A.A. van der Lingen  

Among the names which occur in the lists of officers of the regiment from the earliest times are many which are marked upon colonial history, whilst an interesting feature is the predominantly Scottish element. In 1805-6 the name of H. Lichtenstein, the celebrated explorer, occurs as surgeon, and also in the same period Baron von Boncheuroder. Then under the British command appear the well-known names of Lieut. -Colonel John Graham, Major Cuyler, C. L. Napier, J. Sutherland, the Rev. A. A. van der Lingen (chaplain), W. W. Harding, A. Stockenstroom, J. van Rynevekl, Colonel H. Somerset, H. D.Warden, Bisset, and J. Buchanan, whilst the names of officers commemorated to-day as place names are A. B. Armstrong and \V. Cox (Forts Armstrong and Cox)"

The full article is available at: http://www.archive.org/stream/storyof1stbattal00diffuoft/storyof1stbattal00diffuoft_djvu.txt

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