Middelburg Old Cemetery
The cemetery lies at the junction of Van Reenen Street and Rosmead Street in the centre of Middelburg. It houses a number of graves from the Anglo-Boer War. The cemetery is no longer in use.

The Van der Walt and Voster Cemetery at Grootfontein
The history of Grootfontein dates back to the 1790s, when Klaas van der Walt lived on Grootfontein and the farm covered 3,800 ha. The first official registration only took place in 1836, when it was awarded to Hendrik van der Walt and his brother Nicolaas as erfpagland. The farm Grootfontein was originally divided into two sections, with a dry river bed as the only separation.

Under the successive ownership of the Van der Walt, Vorster and Du Plessis families, Grootfontein gradually grew to its present size of 11,418 hectares. The farm’s last private owners were Jan and Nicolaas van der Walt and their sister Lucia, married to Schalk Willem Vorster.

The Van Der Walt and Voster Cemetery can be found on near the PW Voster Museum at Grootfontein.

Grootfontein Military Cemetery (Kingsway Cemetery)
After the Anglo Boer War, the farm was bought by the British Department of War in order to establish a peace-keeping force in the area. This was the beginning of the military era of Grootfontein that lasted from 1903 to 1910. During this military period between 12,000 and 15,000 British soldiers were stationed at Grootfontein.

During this period most of the soldiers lived in tents until prefabricated houses were imported, made of wood and corrugated iron. Some of these houses are still in use. About 7 000 troops from the Third Manchester Regiment were stationed at Grootfontein. Some of them were married, so about 3 000 women and children also lived at Grootfontein. The infrastructure was well-developed and included schools, a church, hospital and housing for the troops and their families. The troops brought 2 000 horses with them.

The first military cemetery was located to the east of the “Droë” river and was closed in October 1905 due to the spreading of contagious diseases.

The “New” Grootfontein Military Cemetery
A new military cemetery was established to the east, about 5 km (8 miles) from the military camp on the Oorlogspoort gravel road.