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76. Rona Johnson [1018] (Johanna Catherine Blyth⁴¹, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 23 Dec 1917 in Beaufort West South Africa.

Rona married Arthur Ian Albertson [1021] [MRIN: 368], son of Richard Wright Albertson [3270] and Elizabeth Unknown [3271], Feb 1937 ? in Bulawayo S.Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Marriage status: decease of spouse on 2 Mar 1945. Arthur was born on 3 Mar 1914 in Gatooma S.Rhodesia, Now Zimbabwe, died on 2 Mar 1945 on Active Service In Ww2 at age 30, and was buried in Grave 15362, Cambridge Cemetary UK.

• Military Award: Abt 1943, Bulawayo Zimbabwe. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for the heroic rescue of a trainee pilot in a flying accident which occurred near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe before going overseas in 1944

Rona next married Alfred Benjamin Kennedy [1025] [MRIN: 369] after 1945. Another name for Alfred is Alf Or Ken Kennedy.

77. John Edward Donald Johnson [1019] (Johanna Catherine Blyth⁴¹, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born in 1919 in Baroda (Near Craddock) South Africa and died in 1986 at age 67.

• Historical: Marriage. John Edward Donald Johnson married Violet (Johnson?) and had sons Graham and Russell (Newton?)

+ 112 M i. Robin Johnson [3784] was born on 19 Dec 1927 in Sumner, Near Christchurch, New Zealand.

78. Geoffrey Niel Wynne Johnson [1020] (Johanna Catherine Blyth⁴¹, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born in 1921 in Livingstone, Zambia.

• Historical: Marriage and Family. Geoffrey Niel Wynne Johnson married Florence Scott (Van BLERK?) and had 3 children, 1)Shirley who married Dirk Van BILJON, 2)Lynette married (MOMSEN? with children Mark and Fletcher) and 3)Geoffrey who married Nyika

Geoffrey married Florence Scott [2846] [MRIN: 1038]. Another name for Florence is Flo Scott.

79. Dr. Ralph Blyth Anderson [1008] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 7 Nov 1916 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

• Education: Primary and Secondary Education, 1925-1933, Milton School, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Formerly Southern Rhodesia). Was often first or second in his class, gained his rugby cap and was awarded a Beit Engineering Scholarship in 1933.

• BSc (Eng) Degree: in Electrical Engineering, Dec 1937, University Of Capetown, South Africa.

• Employment: Electrical Engineer by the Southern Rhodesia Electricity Commision, Jan 1938-May 1965, Salisbury (Now Harare). His final position was Chief Electrical Contracts Engineer responsible for the specification, tendering and recommendation of purchase all transmission and distribution materials required. During this time he also undertook research on the effect of lightning on powerlines and equipment and jointly with his colleague Richard Dawson Jenner, (now deceased) presented two papers on that subject to the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers. The first in 1948, received the award of an Institute Premium, and the second, in 1954, merited Gold Medals for the authors.Theprevious presentation of a Gold medal by the Institute was to Rendell and Gaff in 1933.

• Employment: Senior Research Officer with the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in May 1965, Pretoria South Africa. In 1966 he was appointed to the post of Head, Power Electrical Engineering, of the National Electrical Engineering Research Institute of the Council, and finished in Dec 1982 as Assistant Director. His specific area of research was that of the development of lightning flash counters, and his research team carried out the first measurements of the lightning flash density in Southern Africa over a period of 11 years. He was a member of Working Group 33.01(Lightning) of CIGRE (International Conference on Large Electric Systems at High Tension) from 1963 and was appointed it's Convenor in Jan 1970 a position he held until Sep 1984. During his employment at the CSIR he completed the requirement for a degree of Ph.D. which was awarded in Dec 1972. He has published many technical papers on the subject of lightning, the last two with colleagues, were published in 2002. These both dealt with proving a new theory of how lightning can cause injuries to people when striking near them.

• Employment: Coordinator National Programme for Energy Research (Transportation) in the Foundation for Research Development (FRD) of the CSIR., Jan 1983-Dec 1987, Pretoria. The Programme entailed funding research at CSIR Institutes and Universities in alternate fuels for transportation as well as in alternative transport modes such as electric vehicles, and the coordinator was expected to ensure the smooth running of the various projects to achieve positive results.
In 1998, the National Energy Council was formed where he served as an Acting Coordinator and later Adviser for research in the energy field, until the Council was absorbed by the Government Department of Mineral and Energy Affairs in about 1991, when he finally retired from formal employment.

• Professional Societies: Membership, 1955 to date, Southern Rhodesia, South Africa And The United Kingdom. 1955:Member Rhodesian Institution of Engineers
1962:Member and later Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (London)
1966:Fellow of the South African Institute of Electrical Engineers (SAIEE) and later was elected an Honorary Member.
1979:Elected President of the SAIEE

Ralph married Helena Elizabeth Davel [987] [MRIN: 348], daughter of Willem Marthinus Davel [2550] and Helena Elizabeth Pretorius [2551], on 4 Sep 1939 in Salisbury (Now Harare). Helena was born on 26 Sep 1918 in Shishumbi Farm, Fort Victoria, (Now Masvingo, Zimbabwe), died on 28 May 1996 in Pretoria South Africa at age 77, and was buried in Ashes At House 45, Newlands Park Retirement Village, Pretoria..

• Historical: Date of Marriage, 4 Sep 1939, Salisbury (Now Harare). was the day following the declaration by the Brittain of War with Germany. The marriage was undertaken at a Magistrate's office after which her spouse attested in the Rhodesian Army, but was refused as being designated a person in the employ of an essential industry.

+ 117 M ii. Michael Anderson [989] was born on 20 Dec 1942 in Salisbury (Now Harare) Zimbabwe.

+ 121 M vi. David John Anderson [992] was born on 20 Sep 1960 in Salisbury (Now Harare, Zimbabwe), died on 26 Nov 2004 in 262 Thatchers Field, Lynnwood, Pretoria. at age 44, and was buried in Interred in St.Francis Church Garden, Pretoria South Africa.

80. Brig. Keith Arthole Anderson [1009] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 25 Nov 1917 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, died on 13 May 2006 in Birmingham England at age 88, and was buried on 19 May 2006 in King's Norton Cemetery, Birmingham England.

• Occupation: He was employed as a Salvation Army corps officer in the London area from 1947 to 1953.
1953-85 in Southern Africa. Keith with his wife Gwenyth were sent as missionaries to the then Rhodesias and held the following appointments for the Salvation Army:-
1953-5 Training College, Howard Institute near Glendale north of Harare
1955-60 Divisional Commander, Lomagundi District, Sinoia (Chinhoyi), Zimbabwe
1960-2 Divisional Commander, Mazabuka, Zambia.
1962-5 Principal, Training College, Howard Institute.
1965-70 Regional Commander, Matabeleland, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
1970-2 Officer Commanding, Zambia Command.
1972-80 Field Secretary, South Africa Territorial Headquarters, Johannesburg.
1980-85 Postal Secretary, International H.Q. London UK
He also served twice on St. Helena during this time the last being in 1985.

• Obituary: ¹⁶ Brigadier Keith Arthole Anderson was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (then Southern Rhodesia) on 25 November 1917, Keith was the second of a family of eight children born to Sheila and Rev. William W. Anderson. His father was a fourth generation missionary of the London Missionary Society stationed at Shangani Mission in Matabeleland. Keith went to school in Bulawayo and in his final year was Head Boy of Milton High School. He was an avid sportsman, being captain of both the 1st XV rugby team and the 1st XI cricket team. He also swam and boxed for the school and played tennis. His love for sport did not mesh well with his studies and unlike this three brothers, he did not go to university. After school he worked as a bookkeeper at Rhodesia Railways and played rugby for Matabeleland. During the meetings in Bulawayo of an Australian evangelist, Lionel Fletcher, he gave his life to Christ and became a committed member of the Main Street Methodist Church. With the outbreak of war in 1939 Keith was called up for military service. As a conscientious objector he joined the Southern Rhodesia Medical Corps where he became a medical orderly, rising to the rank of staff sergeant and serving in Burma, India and Kenya.

While in Kenya, he joined the Salvation Army, and felt a call from God to full-time service. On being discharged, in 1946 he travelled to Britain to train at the International Training College for Officers in London. There he was billeted with Colonel and Mrs Thomas and Lily Starbuck, then Chancellor (financial secretary) at NHQ and former director of the Red Shield services. As God would have it, Keith fell in love with their only daughter, Captain Gwenyth (Gwen) Starbuck, who was secretary to the Chief of Staff at International Headquarters, Commissioner John J. Allan. Captain and Mrs Anderson were married in June 1948 and had two children, Allan (a Christian minister and now professor in the theology department at the University of Birmingham) and Carol (now a nurse manager in Fort Myers, Florida). They now have three grandchildren (Janine, Matthew and Tami) and one great-granddaughter, Samantha.

Keith and Gwen served as Salvation Army officers for the rest of their active lives. They intended to go to the Rhodesia Territory as missionaries as soon as possible, but in 1950 Gwen's father Colonel Starbuck died, leaving Mrs Colonel Lily Starbuck a widow for the next 35 years. Gwen's only brother moved to Canada. For five years Keith and Gwen were corps officers in the North London division, serving in East Finchley, High Barnet and Stotfold corps. In December 1953 they arrived in southern Africa for their service in Rhodesia (1953-70), Zambia (1970-72, as Officers Commanding) and South Africa (Field Secretary, 1973-1982). He was fluent in Zulu and Sindebele (the language he grew up with) and on his appointment in Mashonaland he was able to hold his own in Shona also. Soon after retirement they moved back to the UK in 1983 for two years to look after Gwen's ailing mother, where Keith became Postal Officer at IHQ; but after Mrs Colonel Starbuck's death in 1985 they took up an appointment on the island of St Helena in the Atlantic Ocean. Later that year they moved to Pretoria where they lived with Allan and Olwen. They were asked to take a second temporary appointment at St Helena in 1988, after which they moved with Allan and Olwen to start a new interdenominational Christian education institution on a farm outside Pretoria, Tshwane Christian Ministries, where Allan was director and principal of a theological college. There Keith used his bookkeeping skills and looked after the finances, while Gwen used her shorthand and typing skills as her son's secretary. They were full-time grandparents to Matthew, who was 2-4 years old during this time on the "farm".

In 1990 they decided to retire properly, and moved to Doonside near Durban where they lived in a Salvation Army retirement cottage. There they enjoyed daily walks to the lovely Indian Ocean beach and soldiered at Durban City Corps, a really happy time of their lives. Regular visits from their two grandchildren coming with their parents for a free holiday on the Natal South Coast made this time very special for the family. Nine years later ill-health led to their decision to move near their family in the UK, where Allan and Olwen had been since 1995, and they settled in a flat in Birmingham. They became soldiers at Birmingham Citadel Corps and also regularly attended church with Allan and Olwen at Northfield Christian Fellowship and South Birmingham Vineyard. When Gwen was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2002 and placed in a residential care home, Keith did not want to be separated from her after 54 years of marriage, and moved in with her, until he was diagnosed with Parkinson's and given support for residential care.

The last five years of his life, most of which have been at the Ivyhouse Nursing and Residential Home, have been most traumatic, as he has had to care for Gwen and watch his beloved long-time companion and helper retreating into her locked-in Alzheimer's world, while at the same time he was struggling with his own serious illness and increasing dementia, even then wearing his Army tunic daily, indicating his commitment to his life calling. He became confused, isolated, and sometimes uncooperative with carers, but until the end he maintained his sense of humour and (on good days) his willingness to help others whenever he could. As a family we know that his release from this life means entrance to a much better and eternal life. His earthly life has been lived in service to God and to the Salvation Army in Africa in particular, but his experience and background have made him a servant of the universal Christian church. He used the talents God gave him to the best of his ability, never seeking greatness, power or authority for himself, always faithful and obedient to those placed over him, even when their decisions were hard to understand. He was a gifted evangelistic preacher, a diligent administrator, a loving and generous father and grandfather, and a faithful and caring husband. In his new, heavenly life he hears the welcoming Lord:

Well done, good and faithful servant…
You have been faithful…
Enter into the joy of your reward.

Keith married Gwenyth Starbuck [3274] [MRIN: 1201], daughter of Col. Thomas William Charles Starbuck [930] and Lily Piggot [931], on 19 Jun 1948 in London, England. Gwenyth was born on 14 Apr 1916 in Sheffield UK.^⁷

• Biography: : Gwen was the daughter of Salvation Army Officer parents and went into training as a SA officer in 1937. She served in London during WW2 helping in the air raid shelters and then was private secretary to Chief of Staff ay the SA's international Headquarters, Commissioner John J Allan (after whom she named her son Allan). Her husband to be Keith Anderson, was in training in 1946 and after their marriage in 1948, they served as SA Officers in various corps (churches) in North London until they went as missionaries to the then Rhodesias (now Zimbabwe and Zambia). See Events for Keith for details of these appointments.

• Death: Dear family and friends My mother has been 'promoted to Glory'. She went into the presence of the Lord peacefully at 21h10 GMT last night (Sunday 10th December), less than three hours ago. Her breathing during the day got shallower and she just stopped. Several years of intense suffering and living in a bewildering world of Alzheimers are now over and she is in the place where there are no more tears, suffering or pain, rejoicing in the Lord who she served so faithfully all her almost 91 years. She was a Salvation Army officer for 70 years. She loved us to the end, and we loved her very much. She was a wonderful, exemplary mother and grandmother to us. Dad will be welcoming her in that 'far better' place where he has been for just seven months, and there she will meet her keen Christian (and Salvationist) parents and grandparents who have preceded her to Heaven. Well done, Mom and Gran, we are proud of your outstanding life achievements and sacrificial service, but even more of your eternal reward. With love from us all Allan, Olwen, Matt & Tami Carol, Randy, Janine, Josh and Samantha
Dr Allan Anderson
Professor of Global Pentecostal Studies
University of Birmingham, UK

+ 122 M i. Prof. Dr. Allan Heaton Anderson [3275] was born on 21 Sep 1949 in London, England and was christened on 14 Nov 1967 in Bulawayo S.Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).

+ 123 F ii. Carol Anderson [3299] was born on 29 Dec 1952 in Mother's Hospital, London, England.

81. William Alexander Anderson [1010] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 19 May 1919 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and died on 2 Jun 2002 in Capetown, South Africa at age 83.

William married Kathleen Flinn [2424] [MRIN: 894], daughter of Reuben Bishop Flinn [2779] and Elizabeth Ann Thompson [2780], on 20 Dec 1946 in Cape Town.⁷ Kathleen was born on 1 May 1919 in Aba, Belgian Congo Now The Drc.

+ 124 M i. Rev. Peter Stafford Anderson [2425] was born on 13 Sep 1947 in Bulawayo Zimbabwe and was christened in Dec 1957 in Bapbist Church, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

82. Sheila Frances Anderson [1011] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 29 Jan 1921 in Uitenhage South Africa ^⁷ and died on 29 Jan 1993 in Sybrand Van Niekerk Hospital, Carltonville, South Africa at age 72.

Sheila married Alfred Charles Morris [2313] [MRIN: 846], son of Ernest John Morris [2327] and Emily Hillman [2328], on 29 Jan 1944 in Main St. Methodist Church, Bulawayo, S. Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Alfred was born on 31 Aug 1910 in No 8 James St. Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England and died on 16 Mar 1981 in Bulawayo Zimbabwe at age 70. Another name for Alfred was Charles Alfred Morris.

+ 129 M i. David Charles Morris [2314] was born on 29 Dec 1946 in Richard Morris Hospital, Bulawayo, S.Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and died on 19 Jul 1981 in Johannesburg, Transvaal , South Africa at age 34.

+ 131 F iii. Sheila Patricia Morris [2318] was born on 11 May 1952 in Lady Rodwell Hospital, Bulawayo, S.Rhodesia (Zimbabwe).^⁷

83. Noreen Elise Anderson [979] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 1 Jun 1923 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and died on 23 Aug 1929 in Beaufort West, South Africa at age 6. Another name for Noreen was Elise Noreen Anderson.⁷

84. Marjorie Louise Anderson [984] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 28 Jun 1929 in Cape Town South Africa.

Marjorie married Campbell Connor [743] [MRIN: 292], son of George Connor [2375] and Florence Miller [2376], on 12 Feb 1955 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.⁷ Campbell was born on 1 Dec 1931.

• Awards: 2004. He was given an acolade by the Brandon University for his dedicated work over many years. (See photos of his certificate attached)

85. Jean Mabel Anderson [985] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 9 Jul 1932 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Jean married Robert Gordon Forrest [2714] [MRIN: 991], son of George Forrest [2732] and Edna Dorothy Hopwood [2733], on 27 Dec 1958 in Bulawayo S.Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). Robert was born on 16 Nov 1934.

86. Ian Robert Edward Anderson [986] (Sheila Blyth⁴³, John Alexander²¹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 21 Oct 1934 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and died on 24 Feb 1995 in East London, South Africa at age 60.

Ian married Gwenda Ruth Cadle [2292] [MRIN: 839], daughter of John Henry Cadle [2340] and Irene Viner Symington [2341], on 28 Apr 1959 in Queenstown South Africa.⁷ Gwenda was born on 18 Nov 1937.

• Occupation: Social Worker and AIDS Counsellor, 2003, Cape Town South Africa.

87. Jean Hobson [2407] (Beryl Constance Blyth⁴⁹, George Kinnear²², David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

90. Gillian Hobson [2826] (Beryl Constance Blyth⁴⁹, George Kinnear²², David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

91. Robert George Kinnear Blyth [969] (Alan George (Dr.)⁵¹, George Kinnear²², David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 13 Jul 1937. Another name for Robert is Robin Blyth.

• Occupation: Civil Engineer, Cape Town South Africa At 13 Paterson St. Newlands Phone 27 21 671 8326. r.

93. Ann Blyth [982] (George Clarence⁵³, William Low²⁴, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

96. Valerie Blyth [3771] (Eric Alexander⁵⁶, Norman Mcleod²⁸, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

97. Eric Pieter Blyth [3772] (Eric Alexander⁵⁶, Norman Mcleod²⁸, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

98. Dennis Clemes [2402] (Vera Constance Brown⁵⁷, Jane Jessie Blyth²⁹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

99. Unknown Clemes [2829] (Vera Constance Brown⁵⁷, Jane Jessie Blyth²⁹, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹).

100. Jeanette Lucille Blanche Truter [2416] (Alison Doreen Blyth⁶⁰, David Henderson Weeber³⁰, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 18 May 1941 in Cape Town South Africa and was christened on 27 Jul 1941.

Jeanette married Raymond Morley Lloyd [2853] [MRIN: 1042], son of G.M. Lloyd [2854], on 3 Mar 1962 in St. Peter's Church, Cradock, Cape, South Africa. The marriage ended in divorce.

Jeanette next married Louis Ellenbogen [2862] [MRIN: 1047], son of Ernest Ellenbogen [2863] and Ida Jacobson [2864].

101. Michael David John Truter [2417] (Alison Doreen Blyth⁶⁰, David Henderson Weeber³⁰, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 23 Feb 1944 in Humansdorp, Cape, South Africa.

Michael married Susan Elizabeth Gerdis [2865] [MRIN: 1049]. The marriage ended in divorce.

102. Roy Tryal Beavan [2835] (Naomi Blyth⁶¹, David Henderson Weeber³⁰, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 7 Oct 1943 in Cape Town South Africa.

Roy married Lyrica Talita Smith [2870] [MRIN: 1051], daughter of G. Smith [2871], on 8 Feb 1969 in Trinity Methodist Church, Oxford St. East London, South Africa.

+ 148 F i. Keryn Beavan Beavan [2872] was born on 10 Jul 1974 in Durban, Natal Colony, Southern Africa.

103. Christopher Alan Pattison [2839] ¹ (Dierdre Wendy Daybell Blyth⁶², David Henderson Weeber³⁰, David Henderson⁶, John Balfour¹) was born on 9 Jan 1951 in The Monastry Sea Point, Cape Town. ^¹ and was christened on 13 May 1951 in St. James's Church, Sea Point, Cape Town South Africa.^¹

Christopher married Christine Anne Burton [2873] [MRIN: 1053], daughter of James Robert Burton [2874] and Diana Joan Coleman [2875], on 13 Mar 1981 in Methodist Church, Sea Point, Cape Town. Christine was born on 1 Apr 1951 in Bradford Yorkshire England.

• Citizenship: 1 Jun 2000, In Bruce Mason Theatre, North Shore City, New Zealand.

104. Patricia Elizabeth Rose Lawson [3968] ⁴ (Edith Bain Whitton⁷⁰, John Blyth Whitton³⁵, Jessie Blyth¹⁰, John Balfour¹) was born on 5 Aug 1946 in England.^⁴ Another name for Patricia is Pattie Lawson.⁴

• Emigration: ⁴ She came to the U.S. at the age of 17. She has been married 5 times.
(Note: Only 4 marriages have been sofar identified. RBA)

• Adoption: ³ According to her own statement in a description of the life of her mother Edith Bain Whitton (See the Event under her name) she was adopted in 1946 (the year of her birth) the adoption being made final in February 1947.

Patricia next married Douglas Alan Yoakam [3986] ⁴ [MRIN: 1476] on 2 May 1975 in The Lds (Mormon) Temple, Utah, USA.⁴ Marriage status: uncertain in 1977.

Patricia next married Ronald Roy Alexander [3988] ⁴ [MRIN: 1477] on 13 Jan 1981.⁴ The marriage ended in divorce.

105. Muriel Philip Whitton [4023] ¹⁰ ^,13 (George Whitton⁷¹, John Blyth Whitton³⁵, Jessie Blyth¹⁰, John Balfour¹) was born on 16 Oct 1939 in Alyth ^¹⁰ and died on 17 Jun 1995 in 202 Balunie Avenue, Dundee. ^¹⁰ at age 55.

• Historical: ¹⁰ !983 Address at mother's death was 100 Balerno Street,Dundee.

Muriel married Murdoch Macdonald [4024] ¹³ [MRIN: 1487] in 1957 in Dundee West.¹⁰

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