His Death Notice is in the Natal Archives: DEPOT NAB SOURCE MSCE TYPE LEER VOLUME_NO 0 SYSTEM 01 REFERENCE 12/92 PART 1 DESCRIPTION BENNETT, CHARLES ARTHUR. STARTING 19020000 ENDING 19020000 REMARKS MSC507/1902. You can order photographs of the documents at www.eggsa.org. I believe you are unlikely to find a death certificate from the government since this was before the union of 1910 (and for a hundred other reasons). Keith ------ Original Message ------ Received: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:43:51 PM EST From: Richard Ball <richardonrootsweb@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk> To: Adele <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] Charles Alfred Bennett Hello Adele, A> One of our local lads went to South Africa, sadly died in 6th A> January.1902. We assume he was not with the soldiers for Boer War, A> as cannot find him listed from New Zealand. He was 36 years old. A> Has he a headstone if so perhaps we could find out more about his A> death on it? Yes, he has, and no, afraid you can't. Only a tiny picture but it states only Charles A Bennett, a native of New Zealand, died Jan 6th 190[2] http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=1002750 A> If so, is there any way I can get a death certificate on behalf of the A> family please, as like me, they have no idea what happened to him You can apply for one through the South African Embassy in New Zealand, but I understand the process can be very slow indeed. Richard -- Richard Ball, Norfolk, England http://www.ballfamilyrecords.co.uk richard.ball@ballfamilyrecords.co.uk ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message