Wilhelm Mauseth
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Wilhelm Mauseth was a Norwegian speedskater
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. He set a world record in 500 m in 1895 with the time 46.8. He was two time national all-round champion, in 1895 and 1896. Around the turn of the century he emigrated to South Africa and in he married Sarah Anne Beemin in Cape Town, South Africa.
He worked as a surveyor for George Pauling, the main contractor to Cecil Rhodes, who was at that time opening up and building a railway and telegraph system in Rhodesia.
He later changed his name to William Alfred Manseth, and fought with distinction with the Nyasaland Rhodesia Mechanical Forces in the 1914-1918 Great War
(possibly in Tanganika), he was promoted to Acting Captain. He was "mentioned in despatches" a couple of times and was awarded the MBE by the British government.
He had a hand in surveying the sewarge system in Johannesburg. He died of cancer in on June 11, 1948, in Whites OFS.
Long track speed skating
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Biography
He was born on October 8, 1875 in Bakke, NorwayBakke, Norway
Bakke is a former municipality in Vest-Agder county in Norway. It is located along the eastern shore of Lundevatn along the Rogaland county border.-History:...
. He set a world record in 500 m in 1895 with the time 46.8. He was two time national all-round champion, in 1895 and 1896. Around the turn of the century he emigrated to South Africa and in he married Sarah Anne Beemin in Cape Town, South Africa.
He worked as a surveyor for George Pauling, the main contractor to Cecil Rhodes, who was at that time opening up and building a railway and telegraph system in Rhodesia.
He later changed his name to William Alfred Manseth, and fought with distinction with the Nyasaland Rhodesia Mechanical Forces in the 1914-1918 Great War
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
(possibly in Tanganika), he was promoted to Acting Captain. He was "mentioned in despatches" a couple of times and was awarded the MBE by the British government.
He had a hand in surveying the sewarge system in Johannesburg. He died of cancer in on June 11, 1948, in Whites OFS.