Personal Details Name: Mr S W Louw Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: farmer Unique ID: 1583 Camp History Name: Bloemfontein RC Notes: 2/7/1901, M Louw to DA: requesting her husband's release to return to Tompsburg; he was taken from farm for protection; one of the first to surrender, being of opinion from the beginning that the war was hopeless. Wishes him to come to the village 'which is already practically a refugee camp'. 16/7/1901: CSRC to Mrs Louw: permission refused. Farm History Name: Klipfontein District: Trompsburg Sources Title: SRC 09 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 09 Dates: June - July 1901 Notes: RC3165, 2/7/1901: Mrs M Louw to DA

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