Personal Details Name: Mr Marthinus Botma Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Nationality: Tvl? From Lebombo (Portuguese) Occupation: Transport rider Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 111875 Camp History Name: Barberton RC Age arrival: 25 Date arrival: 03/04/1902 Date departure: 05/05/1902 Reason departure: Joined National Scouts Destination: Piggs Peak Tent number: 680 Name: Barberton RC Age arrival: 25 Date arrival: 23/05/1902 Date departure: 09/06/1902 Reason departure: Returned home Destination: Lebombo Tent number: 705 Notes: Sent back from National Scouts as he could not talk English Farm History Name: Botma family District: Lebombo Status Type: surrendered; POW Notes: surrendered Komatiepoort about 15/12/1900; pow at Pretoria, then employed as butcher at Cold Storage, Barberton; was previously guard on railway bridge during war, at Komatiepoort Sources Title: DBC 54 Barberton CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 54 Notes: p.225 and p. 235

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