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A few more photographs of the Robertson House visit - Thank you very
much for these photographs Deon :
THE HISTORY OF ROBERTSON HOUSE
A news report about the presence of the S.A. Defence Force in Angola
during 1975, left Solm Yach, one of the initial founders of the Fund for
Security Services Disabled and a prominent city business man, very
perturbed. He realised that there would be casualties and permanent
injuries amongst S.A. soldiers.
Upon his return to South Africa, after a boat trip he visited the late
Brig. L.H. Robertson, armed with a 16mm movie on a facility for
the many war injured in Israel. Brig. Robertson was then Officer
Commanding Western Province Command. This movie on Beit Halochem (House of
the Soldier) moved everyone profoundly. It was then that the late Bettie
Robertson, blind wife of the late Brig. Robertson, decided that a similar
centre would have to be established in South Africa.
Senior military officers of the South African Defence Force also
realised the urgent need for a facility where the injured could receive
physiotherapeutic, social and psychological support.
The first fundraising project was held in June 1976 and the Fund for
Security Services Disabled was established in October 1979. Robertson
House for disabled security force members was opened on 7 June 1990 in
Milnerton.
 
In 1999 the Board of Trustees decided to change the name of the Fund
for Security Services Disabled to The Robertson House Fund.
Robertson House is a warm and welcome multi-racial home for persons
over the age of 18 years with permanent spinal cord injuries and not only
for persons who were permanently injured while serving in the SA Defence
Force.
 
Robertson House is a registered Non-Profit Organisation
(Information kindly supplied by Janine Wiggens at Robertson House)
More photos to follow
Old Bill MOTH Keith Wilson has offered to supply a "Robertson
House" donation box for the Boma ... please support this worthy
cause.
Last night, 15 April 2009, at the meeting, a fellow MOTH made a
generous donation towards this project..... a big thank you from
everybody... you know who you are.
MOTH Gerald Boshoff had actually served under Brig. Robertson .... so
the MOTH/Robertson House connection actually started many years ago.
So bietjie brag .... a challenge to other Shellholes, Regions and
GHQ :
In this organisation we are all MOTH members, and rank is of no
significance, but at present we might be holding a record in the
organisation's history and would like to lay claim to it .... what other
Shellhole, or Region, even GHQ can say that they have 4, yes four ex-Unit
Officers Commanding as members, with the possibility of a fifth, the
present OC joining in the near future...... as Micheal Jackson said
:"BEAT IT" ... would like to hear from the other Shellholes
and Regions as to this.... would the POB MOTH Brian Porter please forward
this challenge to other Shellholes, Regions and GHQ to distribute.... dis
nou fyn brag.... anybody prepared to take up this challenge ??? .....
or....
   
MOTH Ivan
Bester
MOTH Gerald Boshoff
MOTH Douw Holtzhausen
MOTH Anthon Duminy
1976 -
1982
1982 -
1987
1987 -
1992 1992
-
1999
2005 - Present
Future MOTH
Stephan Pierce ?
New BBC MOTH members :
A big welcome to the 2 new members, MOTH Anthon Duminy and MOTH Alex
Dunn who were marched in last night, unfortunately the third new recruit ,
W. Breedt, was urgently called out by his work just before the
meeting..... he'll be marched in at the first possible opportunity....
We would also like to welcome MOTH Gavin McKay from the Matelot
Shellhole in Bulawayo at BBC.
MOTH Danny Allan:
MOTH Danny Allan is back at home after his back operation...
please pop in when you're in the vicinity or just give him a call to find
out how he is doing .... thank you very much ..... his cell : 083
960 9990 and his home no : 021 - 557 - 2828 .... quite sure that "Dan
the Man" will appreciate every call.
Activities during April 2009:
The BBC Boma at Killarney Raceway will be open on Friday evenings as
usually for a braai, a few milo's / milkshakes (??) or energy
drinks and the opportunity to spend an evening with friends and family....
the best prices in town.
19 April 2009:
Gunners Association Annual Memorial Service
Please be advised that we have been invited to attend the Gunners
Association’s annual Memorial Service, to be held at the Memorial in the
Company Gardens (next to the Delville Wood Memorial) on Sunday 19th
April, 10h30 for 11h00.
The Moth participation will be minimal, save for the Laying of a
Wreath. The Address will be by Brig-Gen. John del Monte, and tea will be
available after the service at the South African National Gallery.
Full Moth kit with gongs, as per usual codes.
Please pass this message on to the ex-Gunners in your units.
25 April 2009 ;
Regional motor racing at Killarney Raceway.
Activities during May 2009
24 May 2009 - Jan Smuts Parade:
Jan Smuts Parade at his birthplace in Riebeeck-West ... more detail to
follow closer to the date .... an ideal opportunity to bring the whole
family along and have a braai or have a picnic at the Smuts House after
the parade...
Activities during July 2009:
25 July 2009:
Christmas in July:
"Christmas in July" function at the WPMC main clubhouse on 25
July 2009 .... 200 tickets available at R100 each ... a great evening to
spend with friends and family ... last year the tickets sold out very
quickly .... thank you to everybody who promised donations ....a few items
still needed...... please contact Wee-Bill Gary Thomson at thomsong@telkomsa.net , Old
Bill Keith Wilson at keith@greenbro.co.za or
send a return mail and it will be answered ASAP. Tickets available
from Wee-Bill Gary Thomson.... please contact him... the tickets are going
fast....
Tinhats:
Please take note - at present the Shellhole has no Tin hats in stock,
but an order has been placed with MOTH Colin Calmeyer, who has also
promised to forward new membership cards to Pay Bill MOTH Deon van den
Berg.
A thought :
Please spare a thought and a prayer for friends and other who are on
their way for operational deployment or for those that are in operational
areas far away from home.... from "The Sandpit" till the DRC....
Finally:
31 Bn / 201 Bn will be having a reunion on 24 and 25 October
2009 in Warmbaths... should you know any ex-crows of 31 Bn / 201
Bn / Alpha / Omega or even 31 SAI, including people who were at the
base as eg. SAWI personnel , medics, etc., please ask them to contact MOTH
Danie van den Berg on any of the numbers as in the signature or MOTH
Deon van den Berg at designfactor@kingsley.co.za
or Cell/no 082 456 6481 for more info.... this is going to be a big one
..... have a feeling that some will only leave later in the week..... a
good opportunity to see old friends again and relive the good old days at
Omega.... paradise.
BAD HUMOR
Not as good as MOTH Dirk Olivier's Timbaktu joke, but still ok for a
giggle
Hunting Flies
A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a
fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," responded her husband.
"Oh. Killing any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males and two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
"Three were on a beer can, and two were on the phone," he
replied.
FOR OLD BILL BBC :
KEITH WILSON
THE S (CROW)LL
 
Danie van den Berg
VIRGO LOGISTICS SA
 Tel:
021 - 979 1912
Tel:
021 - 979 2311
 Fax:
021 - 979 1913
Cell: 072 334 9022
E-mail
1 : danie@virgologistics.co.za
E-mail 2
: rooibaardt@yahoo.com
E-mail 3
: rooibaardt21@gmail.com
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And vinyl was all that they stocked
And the super info highway was still
drifting out in space
Kids were wearing hand me downs,
And playing games meant kick around
And footballers still had long hair
and dirt across their face"
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