Deadwood Camp Gedenksboek
Collection of envelopes from letters - expanded Page 1

Envelopes no 1
Envelopes no 1
  • Addressee - H.A.Cornelissen
  • Address - Refugee camp Pietersburg Transvaal - sent to St Helena - marked Gone to Holland
  • Stamps = 2 off Natal Postage - One half Penny
  • Franking Ladysmith 12 oct 1901 4pm
  • Franking Pretoria 15 oct 1901 3:30pm
  • Franking .... Field Post Office South Africa 4 Nov 1901
  • Franking Pretoria 25 Nov 1901 3:30pm
  • Franking ???? 2 dec 01
  • Franking Dead letter Office Johannesburg 27 Nov 01
  • Censor stamp Prisoner of War Ladysmith
  • Censor stamp Press Censor Pretoria
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	CORNELISSEN
    Name	CORNELIS
    Age	21
    Address	BOTHAVILLE
    District	KROONSTAD
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	BROADBOTTOM
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	BAVARIAN
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	5290
    
    Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	CORNELISSEN
    Name	JACOBUS JOHANNES
    Age	38
    Address	VERVIEL
    District	BLOEMFONTEIN
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	BROADBOTTOM
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	BAVARIAN
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	5291
    
    
    Envelopes no 2
    Envelopes no 2
  • Addressee - Baron Helge Fagerskiold
  • Address - Jamestown St Helena
  • Stamps = Swedish stamp 20 cents
  • Franking Stockholm
  • Franking St Helena 13 Oct 01
  • Censor stamp Deadwood
  • Surname	FAGERSKOLD
    Name	HELGE ALEX
    Age	29
    Address	P O BOX 383, PRETORIA
    District	
    Where Captured	MAGERSFONTEIN
    When Captured	1899/12/11
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	3506
    
    Envelopes no 3
    Envelopes no 3
  • Addressee - Jens Nielsen
  • Address - Deadwood camp St Helena via Cape Town
  • Stamps = 4 x Danish stamps
  • Franking Lynsut 3106
  • Censor stamp Deadwood
  • Surname	NIELSEN
    Name	JENS
    Age	40
    Address	BOX 292, PRETORIA
    District	
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	4038
    
    
    Envelopes no 4
    Envelopes no 4
  • Addressee - Sig Bounido Carlo Dated 12 Jan 02
  • Address - Deadwood camp Tent 52 St Helena
  • Addresser - G Luigi Bormida, Produttore Vini, La Morra d'Alba
  • Stamps = 4 x Poste Italina
  • Franking Turbigo Caelarbo 14 jan 02
  • Censor stamp Deadwood
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	BORMUDA
    Name	CHARLES
    Age	35
    Address	JOHANNESBURG
    District	JOHANNESBURG
    Where Captured	BOTHASVILLE
    When Captured	1900/12/15
    Camp	Onbekend
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	15703
    
    Envelopes no 5
    Envelopes no 5
  • Addressee - Mr G Keizer, Secr of Gen Cronje
  • Address - St Helena South Atlantic
  • Addresser - Rev A Keizer Graafschap, Mich USA
  • Stamps = 3 x United States stamps
  • Franking Graafschap 26 Nov 01
  • Franking ?????
  • Censor stamp Deadwood
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	KEIZER
    Name	G R
    Age	0
    Address	HOLLAND
    District	
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	3503
    
    Envelopes no 6
    Envelopes no 6
  • Addressee - Mrs M J Putter
  • Address - Refugee Camp, P.O.Vryburg,
  • Stamps = St Helena Stamp
  • Franking St Helena
  • Franking Vryburg oct 01
  • Franking Vryburg nov 5 01
  • Franking ??????
  • Franking Returned letter
  • Note in red - Not of refugee camp list
  • Censor stamp Passed by Deadwood Censor - signed
  • Censor stamp Press Censor Vryburg 10 oct 1901
  • Letter returned to St Helena and put in Scrapbook
    
    Envelopes no 7
    Envelopes no 7
  • Addressee - Miss Lettie van Meulen
  • Address - c/o Johannesburg Z.A.R.
  • Stamps = 2 x St Helena Stamp
  • Franking St Helena 266 Mar 1901
  • Franking Johannesburg 19 Jul 1901
  • Franking Returned letter
  • Franking ADVERTISED
  • Censor stamp - signed
  • Letter returned to St Helena and put in Scrapbook
    
    Envelopes no 8
    Envelopes no 8
  • Addressee - Mrs D.J.C van Uugts.Ti.zoor
  • Address - Modderfontein. Gatsrand. Dept P.C.Stroom,P.O.Cijfersfontein via Johannesburg Transvaal.
  • Stamps = 1 x St Helena Stamp
  • Franking St Helena 19 Aug 1900
  • Franking Johannesburg 19 Jan 1901
  • Franking Deadletter office Johannesburg 29 Jan 1902
  • Franking Returned letter
  • Censor stamp - Johannesburg Press Censor
  • Censor stamp - signed
  • Letter returned to St Helena and put in Scrapbook
    
    (Ed note - From Wilf Vevers - This has a boxed St. Helena tax marking, was censored by J.H.M.Brown and was carried by the Union Castle vessel Raglan Castle that sailed for the Cape on 22/08/1900. Brown transferred in 1901 to become one of the censors in Bermuda.)
    Envelopes no 9
    Envelopes no 9
  • Addressee - Mr S.H.Coetzer
  • Address - Johannesburg Racecourse Transvaal.
  • Addresser G L Delport Line 3 Tent 33
  • Stamps = 1 x St Helena Stamp
  • Franking St Helena Date obscured
  • Franking Johannesburg 24 Oct 01
  • Franking Johannesburg 3 Dec 01
  • Franking Johannesburg 19 Jan 1902
  • Franking UNCLAIMED
  • Franking RETURNED LETTER
  • Censor stamp - signed
  • Writing red - Not claimed Johannesburg Camp
  • Opened and resealed
  • Prisoners of War  - sender
      
    
    Surname	DELPORT
    Name	GIDEON LOUWRENS
    Age	31
    Address	KLERKSDORP
    District	
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	MILWAUKEE
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	3715
    
    Envelopes no 10
    Envelopes no 10
  • Addressee - Mrs F.J.C.de Bruin
  • Address - Modderfontein. Gatsrand. P.K. Guyperfontein via Johannesburg Transvaal.
  • Stamps = 1 x St Helena Stamp
  • Franking St Helena 15 Sep 1900
  • Franking Johannesburg 18 Jan 1901
  • Franking UNCLAIMED
  • Censor stamp - signed
  • (Ed note - From Wilf Vevers - This envelope was censored by E.B.Walton and would have been in the mail taken to the Cape by the transport Basuto which sailed from St Helena on 16/09/1900.)
    Envelopes no 11
    Envelopes no 11
  • Addressee - Jorua Malherberg
  • Address - Under Paarl, Cape Colony.
  • Stamps = 1 x St Helena Stamp
  • Franking St Helena 10 Dec 1900
  • Franking Paarl Jan 1901
  • Franking RETURNED LETTER
  • Censor stamp - signed
  • Red ink - Unknown WK
  • (Ed note - From Wilf Vevers - This was censored by F.W.Alexander, the chief censor at the time. It has an impression of the St. Helena returned letter marking and would have been taken to the Cape by the Raglan Castle when she sailed from St. Helena on 12/12/1900)

    Information of prisoners details courtesy of the Anglo-Boer War Museum Bloemfontein

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