William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 12, p. 43.

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South African History Online. (2012, January 27). William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073152

South African History Online (2012) 'William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa', South African History Online, 27 January. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073152 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073152, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa." South African History Online, 27 Jan. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073152. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa." South African History Online. January 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0073152.