BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Farm Details
Name:Roodepoort
District:Middelburg
Notes:

2 farms; Owners: Tys Pretorious and son; these farms were burnt because the use of the white flag was abused there, the railway had been destroyed in the near neighbourhood and those occupying the farm had used explosive bullets [Source: Cd 524, p.15]
Persons on Farm
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  1. Master Marthinus Gerhardus Booyens Unique ID: 174831

Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.