Personal Details Name: Master August Edward Siemens Other Names: Sienseus, Augus Edmonds; Simmons, August Edsd B Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 36631 Camp History Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 14 Date arrival: 22/07/1901 Date departure: 30/11/1901 Reason departure: Gone into town on rations Destination: Pietersburg Tent number: 971 Name: Pietersburg RC Age arrival: 15 Date arrival: 18/02/1902 Tent number: 84 Name: Irene RC Age arrival: 14 Date arrival: 16/04/1901 Age departure: 14 Date departure: 15/07/1901 Reason departure: transferred Destination: Pietersburg RC Tent number: RT 771 Farm History Name: de Laney family Town: Pietersburg Relationships Master August Edward Siemens (Sienseus, Augus Edmonds; Simmons, August Edsd B)       is the stepson of Mr Michael Joseph de Laney Sources Title: DBC 87 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 87 Notes: p.97 Title: DBC 89 Pietersburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 89 Dates: 18/2/1902; 18/2/1902 Notes: p.11 Title: DBC 62 Irene CR Type: DBC 62 Reference No.: DBC 62 Notes: p. D 02

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.