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... may have been a fibber.
Remember the family lore from below, about my grandfather not being his child? It turns out that WHH didn't enlist for the Boer War until four months after my grandfather's birth. So, this hooey about him returning and my grandfather having been conceived outside the time he was available to do the deed appears to be somewhat suspect.
Anyway. Family lore also says that Grampa was a twin, but the twin died at birth. We haven't found any information to confirm that.
Also, my grandfather always thought that he was named Herbert William Hodkin, for his father. Later in life he requested his birth certificate, and he was only named Herbert - no middle name. It was a fresh wound.
Remember the family lore from below, about my grandfather not being his child? It turns out that WHH didn't enlist for the Boer War until four months after my grandfather's birth. So, this hooey about him returning and my grandfather having been conceived outside the time he was available to do the deed appears to be somewhat suspect.
Anyway. Family lore also says that Grampa was a twin, but the twin died at birth. We haven't found any information to confirm that.
Also, my grandfather always thought that he was named Herbert William Hodkin, for his father. Later in life he requested his birth certificate, and he was only named Herbert - no middle name. It was a fresh wound.
