| Personal Details |
| Name: | Mr Fred Lawrence Vorster |
| Born in camp? |
No |
| Died in camp? |
No |
| Gender: | male |
| Race: | white |
| Marital status: | single |
| Nationality: | Free State |
| Notes: | 14/12/1900: HE Vorster, Burghersdorp to Military Governor: Asks for the release on parole of his brother, taken up in Bloemfontein yesterday as POW. Explains he is absolutely harmless and a surrendered burgher, therefore a British subject.
1 He is born a British subject and was only resident in the FS a few months (8) when hostilities broke out.
2 He was forced to take up arms against HM forces which he did most unwillingly.
3 He surrendered at Kroonstad some 6 months ago, when the contents of Lord Roberts' Proclamation was only made known to him.
4 He remained peacefully on the farm 'Good Hope' District of Bethulie until two weeks ago when he was taken away from the farm for protection to Smithfield, Rouxville, Aliwal and round here to the camp at Bloemfontein as a POW.
5 He gave information to officers of HM troops about the Boer commando which passed the farm a few days previous to his arrest.
6 He is 22 years of age and could do a good deal towards supporting our poor widowed mother.
Prepared to give security if he is released. 'It was a terrible shock to his family when we heard that our Government had taken him as a Prisoner of War.'
18/12/1900: APM to Mr Vorster: Above letter does not say where he was arrested. Has no doubt there were good reasons for this arrest.
31/12/1900: APM to HE Vorster: Unwilling to comply with request. |
| Unique ID: | 1917 |
| Camp History |
| Name: | Bethulie RC |
| Notes: | HE Vorster to CSRC: Applies for his brother to be released on parole. He has a billet open for him in a store here, which means a good deal towards the support of my mother and sister, and it would be a pity if he has to lose it. Pts out there are a lot of FS burghers on parole there. His brother was born and grew up in this town and there is not the least danger of allowing him out on parole. Prepared to give security if needed. One of his brothers is serving under the military at Johannesburg and I am in the Intelligence Department here and it seems most unfortunate that he should lose such a lot of experience in life.
11/7/1901: CSRC to Superintendent, Bethulie: Refusing his application. |
| Sources |
| Title: | SRC 09 |
| Type: | Correspondence |
| Location: | VAB |
| Reference No.: | 09 |
| Dates: | June - July 1901 |
| Notes: | RC3268, 14/12/1901, HE Vorster to Military Governor and related correspondence |
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