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William Anderson Bloomfield, Victoria Cross winner during WW1, is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His parents came to South Africa
- Updated
- 30 Sep 2019
How we know this
- 01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 12, p. 43.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
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: 11 October 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 11 October 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 11 Oct. 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.
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