Pretoria Ohms Cover To UK

Hi all,

The covers an oddity I discovered amongst a QEII collection I was going through, Barrow on Soar is a 5 min drive for me and a pleasant country village, I'm interested in anything you can tell me about it , especially the surname as I have the parish census for 1901 but can make it out,

Thanks

One thing I can see: it was from the Boer war period.Censor marking.
. triangular PASSED/PRESS/CENSOR/PRETORIA

The last name does appear to be Mashú, with an accent at the end.

Kindly show us the back when you display a cover. It may be very straightforward but it is part of the picture. If there is nothing on back, it should be stated. I, for one, would be curious to see a Barrow on Soar receiving mark, if there is one.

the reverse is plain, no receiving mark.

Surname's Martin, I think.

I have little to add with regard to the cover, but the topic caught my eye because I was born and raised in Pretoria.

It does however seem to have been sent by a G Mashú, Military Governor's Office Pretoria to a Mrs W L Mashú - a son to a mother, or a husband to a wife?

Unfortunately, can't make out G Mashú's second initial, or the word that follows, possibly the second part of a double barrelled surname.
Clive

I also came up with Martin.There were many Martins but there was a Gerald Hamilton Martin (lieutenant) in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He didn't cross the t's. Also in the lower left corner it looks like
the sender GH Martin lieut. Again no cross in the H...
possible ?

I think your second word is an abbreviation of Lieutenant.

Sorry, perf, saw your comment after I'd added mine

The "r"s in Barrow do not match the third letter in the addressee or senders name. I am not sure they match the "n"s in England either. It might be easier to search for the Lieutenant, if you have access to regimental rosters. I find reading some handwriting difficult even though I was taught cursive (longhand in my day). I wonder if young people of today will have even more difficulties in the future.

I would agree with to Mrs W.T. Martin from G.H. Martin Lieut.

Nicer cursive than my undecipherable (to anyone else) script.

I'd be thinking Mashu
The R's in Martin and Barrow do not correspond.
and the accent.

Definitely appears to be Lieut. Gerald Hamilton Martin. Employed as Secretary to the Military Governor of Pretoria from Jul 00 to Mar 02.

https://www.angloboerwar.com/forum/...es?statmp=no

Nicely found Jill.

Last Edited=20 Nov 2010
Colonel Gerald Hamilton Martin was born on 15 July 1879.1 He was the son of William John Martin and Emily Mary Letitia Hamilton.1 He married Mary Augusta Rennie, daughter of George Banks Rennie and Charlotte Julia Paget, on 5 May 1908.1 He died on 17 February 1952 at age 72, without issue.1
He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He was educated at Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Berkshire, EnglandG.1 He fought in the Boer War.1 He fought in the First World War.1 He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) in 1916.1 He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) in 1918.1 He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.1 He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.) in 1919.1 He was AQMG of the Aldershot Command between 1925 and 1928.1 He was commander of the 138th (Lincoln and Leicestershire) Infantry Brigade between 1928 and 1932.1 He retired from the military in 1932, with the rank of Colonel, late of the King's Royal Rifle Corps.1
Citations
[S35] BLG1965 volume 3, page 616. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35]

http://www.thepeerage.com/p45923.htm

Confirmation, of residence at Barrow Upon Soar..........
His Father.

Last Edited=21 Nov 2010
William John Martin was born on 25 January 1853.1 He was the son of John Martin and Augusta Louisa Hopkins.1 He married Emily Mary Letitia Hamilton, daughter of William Edmond Hamilton, on 15 October 1878.1 He died on 19 December 1926 at age 73.1
He was educated at Harrow School, Harrow, London, EnglandG.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, EnglandG, in 1875 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He was a practising Barrister-at-Law in 1879.1 He gained the rank of Major|Leicestershire Yeomanry.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Leicestershire.1 He lived at The Lodge, Barrow-on-Soar, Leicestershire, EnglandG.1
Children of William John Martin and Emily Mary Letitia Hamilton
Kathleen Hamilton Martin1 d. 13 Sep 1953
Colonel Gerald Hamilton Martin1 b. 15 Jul 1879, d. 17 Feb 1952
Major Charles Hamilton Martin+1 b. 23 Apr 1882, d. 4 Dec 1969
Citations
[S35] BLG1965 volume 3, page 616. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S35]

He was writing to his mother, Mrs W J Martin
Mrs William James Martin.

Well done, 22crows and rod! So much for my handwriting reading. Good research trumps all.