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Twenty years after his death, Cole's widow built a stone chapel, the "Church of
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was erected by Cole's widow on his favorite spot overlooking the lake, not far from the farmhouse. It is believed that his remains were buried nearby. Family revisit this spot every year on 10 October to remember
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Resigning from the army due to an injury from the Boer war, he made his way to Kenya where his sister
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area where his wealthy brother-in-law gave him 30,000 acres (120 km). This parcel adjoined
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in the very early 1960s. In 1963, David succeeded his uncle in
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wife, Charlotte Marion Baird. His younger brother was
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364:"The Army in South Africa – Troops returning Home".
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Arthur Cole farmed at
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