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Name: VAN JAARSVELD, Martin Melck
Nee: son of Peter Paul Van Jaarsveld, surgeon
Birth Date: 1888 Cape Town
Death Date: 19 Oct 1953 Ceres, Capr Provincer, S. Africa
First Date: 1914
Profession: 'Leader' newspaper; founded & edited Tanganyika Post, Mombasa Review; planter; KAR
Area: Tanga, Mgr. Riddoch Motors Ltd., retired to S. Africa in 1944
Married: In Eastham, Cheshire 7 Apr 1915 Ada Mary Rose b. 23 Feb 1886 Eastham, Cheshire, d. 20 Apr 1973 Cape Province, S. Africa
Children: no
Book Reference: Gillett, Red 22, Red 25
War Service: WW1 with EA Forces, KAR
General Information:
Red 22 - 'The Leader', Mombasa
At time of his marriage he was a printer