Waiting in Egypt

Boudewyn van Oort — Tue, 05 Feb 1946 18:00:47 +0000

Our friends who had accompanied us from South Africa to the Indies in 1940, now recuperating at Ismailia (Egypt) and waiting for availability of shipping south.

First post war picture of Emmy Kerkhoven, recuperating in Ismailia. Egypt , on transit to South Africa. She and her fellow travelers returned there in February on board the S.S. Felix Roussel, a French merchant ship that had sailed for the allies during the war.

Waiting in Egypt

Edu, waiting in Egypt at Ismailia for repatriation- still in his army uniform

Waiting in Egypt

Refugees

Boudewyn van Oort — Tue, 25 Dec 1945 23:58:44 +0000

After the war we returned to South Africa as Refugees. Here is a picture of my family on the beach at Durban. In this first postwar family photograph- note my father’s hollow face.

Boudewyn van Oort » post-war

Waiting in Egypt

Waiting in Egypt

Waiting in Egypt

Refugees

Durban Christmas 1945