Eastern Cape, BALFOUR, NG Kerk, cemetery_01

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Cemetery information:- The tiny village of Balfour, at the foot of the Katberg, 32 32 S, 26 41 E. Established as a station of the Glasgow Missionary Society in 1828 by John Ross and McDiarmid and named after Robert BALFOUR, first Secretary of the society (ref P RAPER's Dictionary of South African Place Names). Now largely a black community, the graves of many Afrikaners are to be found on the grounds of, and across the road from, the Dutch Reformed Church. eGGSA captions done by: Marielle Ford, Annatjie Erasmus & James Anderson Information also available on the GGSA Cemetery CD:- Cemetery ID: 566 Names in cemetery: 32 Google Earth Project Information:- GPSID: 566 GPS: -32 33.255, 26 40.417