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Matjiesfontein Concentration Camp (Western Cape) 1 month 4 weeks ago #97611

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This souvenir was presented to 3676 Sergeant George Edward RANSOM, 16th Lancers, by men detained at Matjiesfontein Concentration Camp.

Matjiesfontein was home to a large Remount Depot, which may explain why a member of a cavalry regiment was stationed there. One wonders what Ransom did to earn the friendship and respect of the Matjiesfontein "Undesirables".

Matjiesfontein camp does not appear on the British Concentration Camps database, so the list of 71 names might be useful for genealogists.

SOUVENIR
to
Sergeant George Edward
RANSOM (16th Lancers)
Born at HASTINGS (Sussex)
4th November 1875
from
MATJESFONTEIN
Concentration Camp
12th May 1902
“For Auld Lang Syne”

From the “UNDESIRABLES” MATJESFONTEIN CAMP

Subscription List

Those marked (✓) subscribed to the Pipe in token of their esteem, respect and friendship. [signed] W.G. Boonzaier 14:5:02

1.	W.G. Boonzaier	........................................	Victoria West	........................................	✓
2.	S. Cornelius	........................................	Carnarvon	........................................	✓
3.	J.C. Reynolds	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
4.	J. Lambrechts	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
5.	G. Cilliers	........................................	Carnarvon	........................................	✓
6.	A. Cilliers	........................................	Carnarvon	........................................	✓
7.	W. Kempen	........................................	Carnarvon	........................................	✓
8.	S.A.C. Celliers	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
9.	T.A. Visser	........................................	Sutherland	........................................	✓
10.	T. Hugo	........................................	Ceres	........................................
11.	F. Hugo	........................................	Ceres	........................................
12.	A. Engels	........................................	Worcester	........................................
13.	P.T. Smith	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
14.	J.J. Louw	........................................	Malmesbury	........................................
15.	Thos. Thereon	........................................	Ceres	........................................
16.	H. Theron	........................................	Ceres	........................................
17.	W.J. van der Merwe	........................................	Malmesbury	........................................
18.	W. Walters	........................................	Morreesburg	........................................
19.	R. Mohr	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
20.	J. Bosman	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
21.	M. Bosman	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
22.	Gustaf van der Merwe	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
23.	C.J.P. van der Merwe	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
24.	D.J. Marais	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
25.	G.J. Wiese	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
26.	Jan Wiese	........................................	Ceres	........................................
27.	Jan Esterhuizen	........................................	Ceres	........................................
28.	R. Erskine	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
29.	A. Jansen	........................................	Ceres	........................................
30.	Abel Jansen	........................................	Ceres	........................................
31.	J. Smuts	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
32.	George Theron	........................................	Sutherland	........................................
33.	Jasper Theron	........................................	Sutherland	........................................
34.	Jacobus Theron	........................................	Sutherland	........................................
35.	D.J. de Wet	........................................	Prince Albert	........................................	✓
36.	Dirk Kotzé	........................................	Ceres	........................................
37.	H. Kruger	........................................	Ceres	........................................
38.	Jacobus van der Merwe	........................................	Ceres	........................................
39.	Frans Burger	........................................	Calvinia	........................................
40.	Frans Van Niekerk	........................................	Calvinia	........................................	✓
41.	Petrus Hennings	........................................	Calvinia	........................................
42.	Isaak Hennings	........................................	Calvinia	........................................
43.	Frederik Boltman	........................................	Calvinia	........................................	✓
44.	Jacobus du Plessis	........................................	Prince Albert	........................................	✓
45.	H. Conradie	........................................	Ceres	........................................
46.	J. Conradie	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
47.	F. Hugo	........................................	Worcester	........................................
48.	D. Hugo	........................................	Worcester	........................................
49.	F. Lubbe	........................................	Clanwilliam	........................................
50.	W. Bosman	........................................	Prince Albert	........................................
51.	W. Steenkamp	........................................	Sutherland	........................................
52.	A. Muller	........................................	Sutherland	........................................
53.	J.C. Gerieke	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
54.	L. Baartman	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
55.	George Baartman	........................................	Ceres	........................................
56.	F. Botma	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
57.	T. Herbert	........................................	The Paarl	........................................	✓
58.	A. de Villiers	........................................	The Paarl	........................................	✓
59.	J. Brink	........................................	The Paarl	........................................
60.	P. Theron	........................................	Calvinia	........................................
61.	Heremias Theron	........................................	Calvinia	........................................
62.	G. Cloete	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
63.	C. Immelman	........................................	Sutherland	........................................	✓
64.	N. Steenkamp	........................................	Sutherland	........................................	✓
65.	G. Louw	........................................	Calvinia	........................................	✓
66.	David Kruger	........................................	Ceres	........................................
67.	C.K. Esterhuizen	........................................	Ceres	........................................
68.	W. Dempers	........................................	Ceres	........................................	✓
69.	P. Krugel	........................................	Carnarvon	........................................
70.	H. Olivier	........................................	Sutherland	........................................	✓
71.	David H. de Villiers	........................................	Beaufort West	........................................	✓