Willem Hendrik van der Westhuizen

Willem was born on November 29th, 1901 and his baptism took place on December 15th, 1901 in Pietermaritzburg.  Willem's father was Johannes van der Westhuizen and his mother was Anna Jacoba Boshof (Margaretha).  His paternal grandparents were Gerrit Jacobus  van der Westhuizen and Aletta Helena Boshof. He had three brothers and four sisters, named Gert, Johannes, Jacobus, Anna, Aletta, Jacomina and Margaretha.  He was the youngest of the eight children.