Welcome to 'The duPs' - The website of Paul and Margaret du Plessis - Margaret a former Medical Social Worker, Paul a physician.

They served with The Salvation Army in Zambia, the United Kingdom, India, and their homeland of South Africa. They retired to live in Bromley, in southeast London. Margaret passed away in 2019.

Their children, Catherine and Andre, and the wider family have always meant a lot to them. Placing Paul’s poems and other information on a website has been a family request for some years. Grandson, David, took on the project and became the website architect.

Please enjoy reading Paul's poems which reflect something of their life experiences.

Margaret has researched the life of Louisa Mary Tucker, the first wife of pioneer Indian missionary, Frederick Tucker.

Please use the menu on the left and the search function in the top right to navigate through the site.

Here is Paul's most recent poem:

Uncovered

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Written September 2026
The tide recedes
Revealing what's there,
Layers deposited by the years
Revealing the true self
And a beauty beyond words.
 
A myriad of memories
Accumulated and stored 
Opened up and shared
Moulded by sadness,
Perfected and lovely.
 
While Canute looks back
With a knowing smile - 
The tide will rise again,
Curtaining today.
 
PdP
Christchurch Harbour, after a pleasant conversation with our friends, Graham and Jean Calvert

September 2026