Personal Details Name: Master Gideon Matthys Johan Blignaut Other Names: Gideon Mathys Johannes Born in camp? No Place of death: Bethulie RC Age died: 10 years Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: enteric fever Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Free State Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 89733 Camp History Name: Bethulie RC Age arrival: 10 Date arrival: 24/08/1901 Date departure: 16/12/1901 Reason departure: Death Farm History Name: Klipfontein Name: Droogefontein District: Wepener Relationships Master Gideon Matthys Johan Blignaut (Gideon Mathys Johannes)       is the brother of Miss Marie Magdalena Elizabeth Blignaut Sources Title: RS 29 ORC DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: RS 29 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.25 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 27/12/1901, p.745 Title: SRC 74 Bethulie CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 74 Notes: 26

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