Personal Details Name: Mr W du Plooy le Roux Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Nationality: Free State Unique ID: 1671 Camp History Name: Brandfort RC Date departure: 31/07/1901 Reason departure: allowed to join family Destination: Bloemfontein Notes: 23/7/1901: second time of writing; surrendered voluntarily after occupation of Bloemfontein; granted a pass to stay in town in March 1900. Left there until end November, when he was taken out of Pavey's store, after being in new gaol for 4 days ,was sent to Green Point without a hearing. Kept there for 6 months and then sent to Brandfort Rc. Asks to be allowed to return to Bloemfontein where his family is; has been an inhabitant there for past 7 years; expects to be able to get work there. Sources Title: SRC 10 Type: Correspondence Location: VAB Reference No.: 10 Dates: July-Aug 1901 Notes: RC3725, 23/7/1901, le Roux to PM, Bloemfontein and related correspondence

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