Samuel Stephanus was die seun van Barend Jacobus Nel en Magdalena Dorothea Schoeman.
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Surname
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Nel
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Name
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Samuel Stephanus
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Date Birth
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13.11.1871
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Residence
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Besterstasie, Natal
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Name Last Officer
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Weapon
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1901
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When Killed
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Widow Veteran
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Branch
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Harrismith
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Notes
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Ref ID
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12565
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Nel, Samuel Stephanus Lichfield, Ladysmith 5.1.01 High Treason Fined ,50 or 3 months imprisonment Owner of the frm Lichfield. Joined the Boers in November/December 1899. Entertained Boer visitors. Participated in operations around Ladysmith before retreating to the OFS to assist with the war effort.