Well the climb is over……am so proud of the chaps, MOTH Hildegaard Coetzee “Kalahari”, recruit and soon to be MOTH Grant Gregan and, especially Mountain “Guru” Roger Mantel for completing […]

I had the honour of travelling up to Pietermaritzburg with my Moth friend Skippy Michell of Better ‘Ole Shellhole, with his wife Lana and a friend Marlene, to attend the […]

SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 2016 AT RED BARN TAVERN OF THE SEAS SHELLHOLE Back row [from l to r]: Moths Cerneels Uys [Staaldak], Kennith Steyl [Bomb Alley], Servaas van Breda [Admiral […]

A summary of the proceedings of this amazing service commemorating the Century of South Africans on the Somme and the Battle of Delville Wood, held at the Thiepval Memorial in […]

50 Years ago today (26 August 1966) was the recognised start of the South African Border War, which lasted 23 years, 6 months, 3 weeks and 2 days.  Please remember […]

All Moth Bowlers wishing to play in the Moth National Bowls, the dead line has been extended till the end of August due to poor response.  Please contact  Moth N […]

O’Pip & Florence Nightingale (I do believe the last all Moth Ladies Shellhole) amalgamated last year (2015) as both were suffering with low membership. O’Pip was Mainline District that met […]

Two iconic women from the Second World War, one British and one South African; both famed for singing to troops on quaysides, Dame Vera Lynn on the left and Perla […]

MOTH GHQ congratulated the new Old Bill of the order for 2015 – 2016. Read here

In the Mainline District where there are 9 Shellholes and ‘we’ compete for the Mainline District Cup. This cup is awarded to the Shellhole that does the most towards MOTH […]

It was with great pride that Bomb Alley had the honour of presenting the Certificate of Merit to Moth Brian Porter. We had elected, with his support, that we would […]

Sunday 22nd May 2016 was a typical KZN Provincial MOTH meeting being held at the Assagai Shellhole in Wentworth on the Bluff. The Mainline District had a pretty good attendance […]

Great was the respect and the joy by MOTH Crater Shellhole members when World War II Veteran Me. Esmé Taylor, turning 103 in May, was initiated as a returning Moth, […]

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Yvonne Rich, the Lady Billie presented to MOTH Michael Pothas, a MOTH of Long Ditance Snipers, – This award – For your dedicated service to ‘Moore’ Road Mothwa Haven, and […]

My new book “Tales and Poems of the Rhodesian Bush War circa1967 – 1979” is now available to MOTH members at a discounted price of R220.00 each (up to R350.00 […]

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Fellow Moths and Shellhole Friends To the memory of and in proud thanksgiving of our 57 founding members, to all those committed Moths and Friends who served at our Shellhole […]

My Moth friend called me up to ask if we could RAID Byng Boys Shellhole that meet at Bartle Road Moth cottages, and that they meet on the last Tuesday […]

Today 51 Years ago, 01st April 1961, the Founder of our Great Order, Moth Charles Evenden (Moth O), answered the Sunset Call. Let Us Remember Him. General Jannie Smuts made […]

Denzil Gravett is a long-serving member of Buffalo-Dixie Shellhole in East London.

Better ‘Ole Shellhole had their usual monthly meeting, Sat 12th March and we had a very good turn out with 36 members on parade (membership is 54 – 66,7%) with […]