Son of William Henry and Charlotte Catherine Tiffany (nee Farish), of The Grotto, Rondebosch, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa. Gazetted Lieut. in the Union Defence Force, 1913, from the Military School, Tempe, Bloemfontein. Promoted Capt. (6th Infantry Regt.) Jan., 1915; With official permission he then proceeded to England and was posted to the Royal Fusiliers. Mentioned in a Despatches from General the Rt. Hon. Louis Botha for gallant and distinguished services in the Field in German South-West Africa in 1915. Asst. Military Instructor Kilworth Camp, Ireland. Captain 6th Infantry Regt. (Duke of Connaught and Strathearn's Own Cape Town Highlanders) Defence Force, Union of South Africa. On Rondebosch War Memorial in St. Paul's Anglican Churchyard |