Adriaan Erasmus was die seun van Albertus Arnoldus van der Westhuizen en Anna Maria van Niekerk.
Sy naam kom voor in hulle ma se sterfkennis van 1896.
Anglo boere-oorlog:
As the number of prisoners grew the decision was taken to hold the prisoners away from South Africa. Why overseas? There was nowhere that was suitable in South Africa. There was the problems of transport, the possibility that prisoners might be freed by their comrades and the burden of feeding the men. Of the 28,000 Boer men captured as prisoners of war, 25,630 were sent overseas. (https://www.geni.com/projects/Anglo-Boere-Oorlog-Boer-War-1899-1902-Prisoners-Of-War/12770)
When St Helena filled up, Ceylon was chosen as a destination. The first batch of prisoners arrived in Ceylon on 9 August 1900. A large camp was set up at the hill station at Diyatalawa. The hill station proved to be good for the health of the incarcerated. (https://www.geni.com/projects/Anglo-Boere-Oorlog-Boer-War-1899-1902-POW-Ceylon/14300)
Prisoners of War
Surname | VAN DER WESTHUISEN |
Name | ADRIAN ERASMUS |
Age | 28 |
Address | VAALKRANTZ |
District | HEILBRON |
Where Captured | FOURIESBURG |
When Captured | 1900/07/30 |
Camp | DIYATALAWA |
Country | CEYLON |
Ship (To) | BAVARIAN |
Ship (Back) | |
Number | 10384 |
Ref ID | 9468 |
(Anglo-Boer War Museum: An agency of the Department of Arts and Culture)
They are housed in
large huts constructed of wood, and having roofs of galvanized iron to keep out
the rains and the rays of the tropical sun. The roofs are covered with cocoa
nut leaves, so that the iron doesn't get heated during the middle of the day.
In each hut we saw beds for about forty prisoners. They were ranged along the
wall on either side, and over each was a shelf on which the prisoner kept his
books and other small belongings. Under the bed was his clothes-chest and the
tin plate and knife and fork with which he ate at table. Some of them had their
tables in the huts where they slept, but more had spread their meal under some
shady tree in the open air. They are furnished with the raw materials, and each
hut is supposed to prepare its own food. (https://www.geni.com/projects/Anglo-Boere-Oorlog-Boer-War-1899-1902-POW-Ceylon/14300)
Adriaan Erasmus se vrou kom op 30 Julie 1902 by die Heilbron konsentrasiekamp aan.
The ending of the war brought its own problems. The return of men from
the commandos and the prisoner-of-war camps, combined with the return of the
families from the coast camps meant a huge influx of people. Most camps lacked
enough accommodation for their tents were, by this stage, old and worn. By July
most had returned from East London and, as each family was sent away with a tent, tent accommodation
began to run out once more. As in so many cases, food was a problem to the
last. Meat for the repatriating families was often not available and what there
was, was regularly condemned. Vegetables were in short supply and scurvy was a
constant worry. At the end of December there were still 200 people left in the
camp, including two in hospital, possibly suffering from typhoid fever. By this
time most of the equipment had been disposed of, however and the camp was
finally closed down early in January 1903. (https://www2.lib.uct.ac.za/mss/bccd/Histories/Heilbron/)
Sy vertrek huis toe op 13 Augustus 1902.
Personal Details
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Name:
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Mr A E
Westhuizen
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Born in camp?
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No
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Died in camp?
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No
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Gender:
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male
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Race:
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white
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Nationality:
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Free State
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Occupation:
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bywoner
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Registration as head of family:
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Yes
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Unique ID:
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122214
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Camp History
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Name:
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Heilbron
RC
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Age arrival:
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29
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Date arrival:
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30/07/1902
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Date departure:
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13/08/1902
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Reason departure:
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returned home
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Destination:
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Vaalkrans
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Stock into camp:
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Yes
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Farm History
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Name:
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Vaalkrans
/ Vaalkranz
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District:
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Heilbron
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Status
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Type:
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no oath of neutrality
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Relation to family:
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self
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Sources
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Title:
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SRC 81 Heilbron CR
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Type:
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Camp register
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Location:
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Free State Archives Repository
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Reference No.:
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SRC 81
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Notes:
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p.059
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