South African Military History 
Society

CAPE TOWN BRANCH

MAY 1991

1991/1992 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
CHAIRMAN: Major Antony Gordon; VICE-CHAIRMAN: Mr. Alan Nathan;
HON. SECRETARY: Unfilled. Co-option authorised;
HON. TREASURER: Mr. Harry Peel; GENERAL DUTIES: Mr. Brian Gibbs;


THE NEXT TWO MEETINGS TAKE PLACE AS DETAILED BELOW, IN THE ATHENAEUM, 154 CAMPGROUND ROAD, NEWLANDS, COMMENCING AT 8 P.M.


THURSDAY 16TH MAY 1991
THIS MEETING TAKES PLACE A WEEK LATER THAN USUAL
DUE TO THE PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON THURSDAY 9TH MAY

TALK BY MR. HAROLD SAGE ON: "THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTILLERY, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE PAST 100 YEARS".

Mr. Sage, who has spoken previously to the Society on the history and development of the Naval Dreadnought, grew up not far from the Queen's Battery at Simon's Town, and has had a life-long interest in artillery.

THURSDAY 13TH JUNE

TALK BY COLONEL DES LYNCH,SD - COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE YSTERPLAAT AIR FORCE BASE:
"AIR POWER"

How far we have come - from the early days when unarmed pilots dropped bricks on one another to the awesome use of air power in the recent Gulf War!


BOTH MEETINGS ARE OPEN TO NON-MEMBERS


Please note that for reasons of economy, pink coloured paper has been substituted for the mustard colour previously used for the Society's bulletins.


THE S.A. MILITARY COLLECTORS' SOCIETY, WESTERN CAPE BRANCH:

Meetings of such Society are customarily held on a Saturday afternoon once a month at 2.30 p.m. at the Cape Light Infantry Headquarters in Lansdowne Road, Claremont, opposite the Claremont Police Station, not far from Brookside, the Villagers Football grounds. Its members are involved in the collection of bayonets, badges, buttons, flashes, helmets, medals, uniforms, etc. from allover the world. Visitors are welcome to attend.
For further details, phone Mark Tang after hours at ppp-ppp, or write to him .....


ISSUED BY: PAUL LANGE VICE-CHAIRMAN
Telephone: nnn-nnnn after hours.
CHAIRMAN: MAJOR ANTONY GORDON (Telephone mmm-mmm)


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