Jan Daniel Leonard born 1893

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"Galway Castle"

Poskaart van die skip waarmee Jan Daniel LEONARD (gebore 1893) in 1914 gedurende die Eerste Wêreld Oorlog na Suid-Wes Afrika gereis het.
Jan Daniel was toe 21 jaar oud gewees.
Sy vrou was toe swanger gewees met hul dogter Maria Elizabeth Francina gebore 7 Aug 1915.
"In August 1914, immediately after the outbreak of World War I , the ship was converted into an armed auxiliary cruiser and from then on transported troops from Cape Town to Namibia , who fought against the German troops from German South West Africa under General Louis Botha .
After the occupation of German South West Africa in July 1915, the ship returned to commercial passenger and mail traffic." - Wikipedia

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