Beaufort West S.A.

[pb123]

I have an antique cigaterette case inscribed " Oct. 1901
Beaufort West
S.A.

is this a proper place name in South Africa ??


any leads appreciated
Thanks
Phil

[Bryan_Webb]

Yes it is a place in South Africa.

[hokaai]

Hi There,

Beaufort West is a small town in the Karoo. It is the town where the world famous heart plant surgeon, Dr Chris Barnard, the first man to perform a successful heart transplant, was born.

1901 was during the Anglo-Boer war when the English fought the Afrikaaners for control of South Africa.

That cigarette case might have come from an English soldier.

But yes, there very definatly is a place called Beaufort West.

Philip
hokaai@yahoo.com