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Post date: 09/10/2015
The site is that of an informal cemetery representing the families Botes, Helberg, Wallis and van Aswegen. The oldest
visible date is that of van Aswegen who passed away in 1909. Two graves are of special interest, the graves of Mr and Ms
Hitchcock. On the headstones it is indicated that H.H Hitchcock was killed during action at Zandfontein 8th November 1914. On a memorial plaque on his grave the following inscription was found: Bgr H Hitchcock’s Geysers
GMDO. His wife Flippiena Hitchcock passed away in the same year on the 25th October. For more information on the history of the Hitchcock family refer to section 5.6.1 of this report.