Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery | 7. K. 10. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.121 | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Denyssen, of West Bank, Oudtshoorn, Cape Province, South Africa. Chief Constable resident at Tarkastad, SA (1901).Service No. 918 , C Squadron - 2nd South African Horse.
See also: South African War Graves
Died of Blackwater Fever.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 2nd South African Horse |
| Action : Africa |
The East African Campaign was a series of battles and guerrilla actions which started in German East Africa (now Tanzania) and ultimately impacted portions of Mozambique, Northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, Uganda, and the Belgian Congo. The German colonial forces, led by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, skillfully fought for the duration of World War I and surrendered only after that war had ended. Other campaigns were conducted in West and South West Africa.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | White Hope No. 1939 E.C. | South Africa (Eastern) |
| Joined : | King Edward VII No. 2969 E.C. | South Africa (Western) |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
12th December 1901 | 14th January 1902 | 12th February 1902 |
Past Master
Petitioner and Founder Member of the King Edward VII Lodge No. 2969 in Carnarvon, South Africa consecrated on 14th May 1903. He joined from White Hope Lodge No. 1939, from which he resigned 5th July 1911.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley