Armistice Day commemorated in Mtubatuba
The parade commemorates the end of the First World War at 11am on 11 November 1918 and is held on the Sunday closest to this day
THE Bhejane Shellhole of the Memorable Order of Tin Hats (MOTHs) based in Mtubatuba, hosted the Zululand District Dugout Armistice Day (also known as Poppy Day) parade on Sunday, 10 November.
The parade commemorates the end of the First World War at 11am on 11 November 1918 and is held on the Sunday closest to this day.
The MOTHs were supported by 121 Battalion, who added to the pomp and ceremony of the event.
The organisation was founded in 1927 by Charles Evenden as a brotherhood of former front-line soldiers.
PHOTO: Larry Bentley
The ideal is to help comrades in need, either financially or physically, and to remember all servicemen who have answered the Sunset Call, both in war and in peace time.
The credo of the MOTH movement is ‘True Comradeship – Mutual Help – Sound Memory’.
Evenden was given the title of Moth ‘O’, a position he held until his death.
PHOTOS: Larry Bentley
Zululand shellholes
There are seven shellholes (branches) in the Zululand Dugout (district) under the leadership of an Óld Bill.
The following MOTH members can be contacted for further details of meeting times and venues.
Darnall/Mandeni – Jimmy Coleman (082 4857258)
Gingindlovu – Geoff Woollatt (081 0186991)
eShowe – Rob Wilson (072 9021942)
Melmoth – Koos Ekstein (083 6444443)
Empangeni – Angus McCrae (083 6377337)
KwaMbonambi – Marietha Pieters (082 5618082)
Mtubatuba – Ferdie Hedder (082 6578879)
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