Personal Details Name: Master Marthinus Jacobus Axelson Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Cape Colony Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 168939 Camp History Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 7 Date arrival: 04/07/1902 Tent number: 737 Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 7 Date arrival: 12/08/1902 Date departure: 02/07/1902 Reason departure: left for Destination: Vryburg Tent number: C 54A Farm History Name: Metz District: Vryburg Name: Boesmanspan District: Bloemhof Relationships Master Marthinus Jacobus Axelson       is the son of Mrs Susarah Elizabeth Axelson Sources Title: DBC 160 Vryburg RC Type: Camp register Notes: p. 094 Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 2

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