The Commonwealth War Graves Commission, see 'Further Issues of Interest', Bruton Roll of Honour, on this site, contains a certificate in memory of Driver C.H.Bruton, son of Charles Mathias and Catharine Bruton of Sandflats Alexandria, Cape Province, South Africa, who died during the First World War, on 27 January 1918, aged 23 years.

Questions at present; who was trooper R Bruton of Sandflats who received the Queen's South Africa Medal during the Boer War? who is the young Bruton lady rumoured to be buried in a grave of unknown exact location in the vicinity of the Sandflats Hotel? whose daughter was Beryl Bruton who died aged 12 months on 9 Sep 1925 and is buried in Sandflats Churchyard Cemetery???

Investigation continues.....