Gauteng, RANDFONTEIN, Urban area / Gauteng, RANDFONTEIN, Randfontein Estates Gold Mine, Military cemetery / (2 of 6 images)
Remnants of the Jameson Raid (29 December 1895 – 2 January 1896) can be found in Randfontein. Various graves of those killed are scattered around the West Rand. In Randfontein, the graves of troopers William Charles Beatty-Powell John Bernard Bletsoe Harry Davies John Foster and C.E Hennessy, are hidden amongst the trees in what was originally known as the Randfontein Estates Gold Mine Military Cemetery. The graves are beside the railway line diagonally opposite where Uncle Harry's Roadhouse is currently located at the northern entrance to town from Krugersdorp. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randfontein Album complete. eGGSA captions by: Riana le Roux Additional information available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:- Cemetery ID: 198 Number of names: 5 Information submitted by: Derek Walker Google Earth Cemetery Initiative Information:- GPSID: 198 GPS: -26 09.021, 27 43.462
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