Alfred Leo Whitfield

Alfred ran a pont across the Vaal River near Klerksdorp before the bridge was built and made his fortune which he invested in a farm called Matjespan in 1896 situate in the Viljoenskroon district. He fought on both sides of the Boer war, starting as a burgher of the Free State, but upon returning from a commando one day discovered that his home had been burnt down as he was English speaking. His family had taken refuge with the British garrison in Kroonstad. He was shot and killed near the end of the war by a sniper - who legend has it was a family friend from before the war.

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Methodist Parish Records
King William's Town Christenings: 1848-1865
Microfilm #1560855
Item 17
Transcribed by: E l l e n S t a n t o n
Reformatted by: M i k e W r i g h t

Entry #251
Child: Alfred Leo WHITFIELD
Parents: William Henry Lancaster and Margaret Ellen
Born: 13 Aug 1860
Baptised: 22 Aug 1860

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Death Notice : "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS92-C3S3-8?cc=2520237... : 21 August 2017), 007805264 > image 224 of 1286; citing Master of the High Court, Pretoria.

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