Deadwood Camp Gedenksboek
Collection of envelopes from letters - expanded Page 2

Envelopes no 12
Envelopes no 12
  • Addressee - G.P.J.Coetzer
  • Address - Prisoner of War, St Helena, Deadwood Camp, Line 8 Tent 109
  • Addresser - S.J.Coetzer, Vredefort Weg
  • Stamps = 12 off Half Penny overprinted Orange River Colony Stamps
  • Sticker Opened and sealed Under Martial Law
  • Registered
  • Franked Vredefort Road 27 Nov 01
  • Franked - Cape Registered letter 2 Dec 01
  • Franked St Helena
  • Hand written S.F. 29 Dec 01 No Money
  • Censor - Passed press censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	COETZER
    Name	GERT PETRUS JACOBUS
    Age	27
    Address	DRIEFONTEIN
    District	POTCHEFSTROOM
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	Onbekend
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	798
    
    Envelopes no 13
    Envelopes no 13
  • Addressee - I H Vermooten
  • Address - Prisoner on the "Orient", Simonstown, Mossel Bay
  • Stamps = 2 of 1penny and 1 of 2and half penny ZAR Stamps
  • Sticker Opened and sealed Under Martial Law x2
  • Franked Potchefstroom Apr 00
  • Franked Pretoria 6 Apr 00
  • Franked Durban 3 May 00
  • Censor - Prisoner of War Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	VERMOOTEN
    Name	IZAAK HENDRIK
    Age	43
    Address	BUFFELSHOEK
    District	POTCHEFSTROOM
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	Onbekend
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	2421
    
    
    Envelopes no 14
    Envelopes no 14
  • Addressee -F van Reenen
  • Address - Prisoner of War, Deadwood Camp, St Helena
  • Stamps = 1 of 1penny VRI overstamped Oranje Vrij Staat Een Penny Stamps
  • Franked PR.of.WAR
  • Franked H.P.Z.
  • Franked Winburg
  • Censor - Deadwood Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	VAN REENEN
    Name	FREDERICK
    Age	38
    Address	WINBURG
    District	WINBURG
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	Onbekend
    Country	Onbekend
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	6290
    

    Envelopes no 15
    Envelopes no 15
  • Addressee - Mr H J Pos
  • Address - Tintown Ladysmith Natal
  • Stamps = 2 of 1penny Natal Postage Stamps
  • Franked Howick 15 October 1901
  • Franked Pietermaritzburg 16 Oct 1901
  • Franked Ladysmith 17 Oct 1901
  • Censor - Prisoner of War Censor Ladysmith
  • No Pos in database - letter in St Helena Scrapbook
    

    Envelopes no 16
    Envelopes no 16
  • Addressee - Robert M Ueckermann Esq
  • Address - c/o military Commandant, Prisoners of War, St Helena
  • Stamps = 1 penny Natal Postage Stamps
  • Franked St Helena
  • Censor - Prisoner of War Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	   UECKERMANN
    Name	   ROBERT MASON
    Age	          23
    Address	  JOHANNESBURG
    District	
    Where Captured	ELANDSLAAGTE
    When Captured	1899/10/21
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	4260
    
    Envelopes no 17
    Envelopes no 17
  • Addressee - S.F. van Smaalen
  • Address - Prisoners of War, Deadwoofd Camp, St Helena 30 nov 1900
  • Stamps = 1 penny Cape Colonyl Postage Stamps
  • Franked G.P. Cape Town Cape Colony 1 dec 1900
  • Franked St Helena
  • Censor - Prisoner of War Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	VAN SMALLEN   (Spelling??)
    Name	SIMON
    Age	37
    Address	PIETERSBURG
    District	
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	4339
    
    
    Envelopes no 18
    Envelopes no 18
  • Addressee - J T Martins Commdt
  • Address - Prisoners of War, Care of Military Command Deadwoofd Camp, St Helena
  • Stamps = 1 of halfpenny and 2 off 1 penny Postage Z Afr Republic
  • Franked Vereeniging 7 Nov 1900
  • Franked St Helena 7 Dec 1900
  • Censor - Prisoner of War Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	MARTINS
    Name	Jan Thomas
    Age	57
    Address	Gatsrand / Jachtfontein
    District	VEREENIGING
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	LAKE ERIE
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	3557
    
    Envelopes no 19
    Envelopes no 19
  • Addressee - Mr van Gheel Gildemeester
  • Address - Prisoners of War at St Helena
  • Stamps = 1 of Netherland stamp
  • Franked Arhem 16 Aug 01
  • Franked St Helena 7 sep 01
  • Censor - Deadwood censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	GILDEMEESTER
    Name	WILLEM CORNELIS VAN GHEEL
    Age	23
    Address	PRETORIA
    District	PRETORIA
    Where Captured	ELANDSLAAGTE
    When Captured	1899/10/21
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	1123
    
    Envelopes no 20
    Envelopes no 20
  • Addressee - G den Hertog
  • Address - Deadwood Camp Prisoners of War St Helena
  • Stamps = 2 of Ned-Indie Stamps
  • Franked ???
  • Franked St Helena 29 nov 01
  • Stamped 4 Pence F.B.
  • Censor - Deadwood censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	DEN HERTOG
    Name	GERRIT
    Age	36
    Address	DOORNPAN
    District	BLOEMHOF
    Where Captured	PAARDEBERG
    When Captured	1900/02/27
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	ST. HELENA
    Ship (To)	LAKE ERIE
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	3746
    
    Envelopes no 21
    Envelopes no 21
  • Addressee - Daniel van Vuuren Esq Fieldcornet
  • Address - Prisoners of War St Helena
  • Stamps = 1 of 6c Ceylon Postage
  • Franked Diyatawala
  • Censor - Diyatalawa Camp Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	VAN VUUREN
    Name	DANIEL JANSEN
    Age	48
    Address	POTCHEFSTROOM
    District	
    Where Captured	MODDERRIVIER
    When Captured	1900/02/15
    Camp	DEADWOOD
    Country	St. Helena
    Ship (To)	Onbekend
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	3518
    
    Envelopes no 22
    Envelopes no 22
  • Addressee - J A van Huyssteen
  • Address - Prisoners of War St Helena
  • Stamps = 1 of 6c Ceylon Postage
  • Franked Diyatawala 1 apr 01
  • Censor - Diyatalawa Camp Censor
  • Censor - Prisoner of War Censor
  • Prisoners of War
      
    
    Surname	VAN HUYSSTEEN
    Name	JOHAN ABRAHAM
    Age	31
    Address	TWEE ZUSTERS
    District	LADYBRAND
    Where Captured	FOURIESBURG
    When Captured	1900/07/30
    Camp	DIYATALAWA   must be error in database as envelope sent to Deadwood from Diyatalawa and in Scrapbook
    Country	CEYLON
    Ship (To)	BAVARIAN
    Ship (Back)	
    POW Number	9758
    

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

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