Trafford

Born during the September quarter 1881 in the Prestwich R.D. - ref: 8d/325,
the son of William Radcliffe & Elizabeth Andrew (nee Bulmer).

1891 Census - 5, Edinburgh Street, Newton, Manchester.   Son - aged: 9 -
Scholar - born: Manchester.     Head of household - William Andrew -
Married - aged: 37 - occ: Cotton Manufacturers Warehouseman - born:
Middleton, Manchester.    Also Elizabeth Andrew - Wife - aged: 32 - born:
Manchester.  Plus 2 siblings - Harold L and Frederick Andrew.

The 1901 census lists Harold Law Andrew as a patient at the Royal National
Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, St. Lawrence, Godshill,
Isle of Wight.  Listed as - patient - aged 20 - occ: Commercial Clerk -
born: Miles Platting, Manchester.     Opened on the 28th July 1869, the 140
bed hospital was situated nearly two miles west of Ventnor.

1901 Census - His parents were now residing at 5, Old Hall Road, [Manners
Terrace], Sale.      William R. - Married - aged: 48 - occ: Warehouse Man
(Grey Cloth) - born: Middleton, Manchester.    Also Elizabeth - Wife -
aged: 42 - born: Manchester.    Plus 3 sons - Herbert & Clifford aged: 8
and 2 respectively.

By 1911 his parents are residing at 94 Victoria Avenue, Blackley,
Manchester.  Aged 60 and 55 respectively.  Plus their 11 year old son -
Clifford Andrew.

Commemorated on the family gravestone in Sale Cemetery.

M.I. - "Harold - eldest and beloved son of William & Elizabeth Andrew -
died at Sale 16th September 1901, aged: 21 years.   Also, his dearly
beloved brother - Arthur, who died at DeAar, South Africa on 4th April
1901, aged: 19 years.   In the flower of their youth, entered they in the
joy of the Lord".   Harold's death was registered in the Bucklow R.D.

Cannot find any Arthur Andrew either buried at De Aar or in the book "In
Memorium".

It would appear that he was technically a civilian and consequently could
have been buried in the adjacent civilian cemetery at De Aar ???

Unfortunately the De Aar Civilian Cemetery records were destroyed in a fire
in 1952, so there is now no way of confirming that he was buried there, but
he is unlikely to have been buried anywhere else.     De Aar was (still is)
an important railway junction.