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the soldiers talking. Commandant F. was killed, Miss F. shot through the arm, and sister
of four years through the shoulder. She was about 10 months in hospital, but her arm is very
useless and first finger gone. Bears no ill-will. Does not know where her mother is, but I hope
I shall find her in Bloemfontein Camp. The girl would like to support herself if she could find
any way to do so, but cannot sew, arm stiff and painful and scarred, inflammation still
troubles. Is a prisoner of war, but supported by a friend in the town.
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— MR. AND MRS. G.
—Pondamsfontein.—Boshoff.
—No children. A sister.
—Husband in camp. Never fought or was on commando. When war broke out he was in
Cape Colony (both he and wife British subjects born), and though a Free State burgher, was
not allowed to return, but kept nine months in Colony. At 1st Proclamation he got leave to
return to his wife and farm, and there lived quietly from June 5 to February 3, 1901. When he
had got back to his farm found British troops had destroyed everything in the house except one
chest of drawers. Lived on with no goods in the house till a column came along and gave them
four hours to turn out. Stock was taken. No receipts. Came away with what they had left,
sewing machine, small table, and chest of drawers. Woman delicate, and unable to keep
anything down.
Rations.—¾lb. meat ; 11b. meal ; 1 cz. coffee ; 2 oz. sugar ; ½ oz. salt, every other day ; 1
potato or 3 to tent, according to size ; alternate day, onion instead.
Fuel.—Two small thin pieces of wood, one 14 the other 18 inches long ; barely enough to boil
one kettle, leave alone bake, etc.
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— MRS. G.
—Hoenderkop.—Dist : Winburg.
—Eight children. From 14 to 2 years.
—Husband taken prisoner at Paardeburg. St. Helena.
—Since November 9 in camp.
—Compelled to come. She states that for five months she saw no armed Boers. On
August 27 a commando passed through her farm. She gave them food and took the wounded
into her horse to nurse. A month after, October 1, she went into Winburg to buy supplies, and
was there taken prisoner. Only her eldest girl (14) was with her. Lieut. D. sent this child back
to the farm in care of two armed natives, with orders to bring the rest of the family and nothing
else in the cart.
COPY OF ORDER.
No. 4,276. Winburg, Oct. 1, 1900.
Pass Miss G. (little girl) with two Cape carts and drivers (two natives) from Winburg to
Hoenderkop to-day, and back to-morrow.—By order, F. P. D., 2nd Lieut.,
Asst. Provost-Marshal.
Lieut. L. took her cart and horses. Gave no receipt for cart. Horses were worth £40, and he gave
a receipt for £14 only. She was kept a month in Winburg (not in her own house there, but her
brother’s). The children came ; but all that time neither Lieut. L. nor Major O’L. (whom she, like
Miss E. C., describes as a brute) would allow her to fetch clothes from home. She had only a little
money with her, and with this obliged to buy fresh clothes at Winburg. At home she had plenty of
money, but no way of sending for it. After a month at Winburg made to leave suddenly without notice.
No time allowed to bring clothes, so a second time lost all. Yet they were kept waiting three hours at
the station in boiling sun, and not allowed to go under shelter. Party of 22 was put. in a cattle truck,
which had not been cleaned and was filthy. Reached Smalldeel at 4 p.m., and were changed into a
meat truck, and 22 persons had to sleep in that. At 5 a.m. reached Bloemfontein, and, at 11 a.m., the
camp. Over 24 hours en route, and neither food nor water given to them. They had caught up a little
bread at Winburg. Other prisoners got them some drink when they came at last.
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and 9.—Knows nothing of farm.
—Plenty of money at home. None left with her.
Mrs. G. spoke most highly of Captain M., of Imperial Yeomanry, who stayed some time in her
house and was very kind. Also, W., F., S., and C. of that Regiment very nice and kind. 16 months
since she has seen her husband.
Her girl in hospital for third time with typhoid. Children’s stomachs all bad.
Clothes needed badly.
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— MRS. G.
—Village of Potchefstroom.
—Three in Kimberley with her. One, a girl of 20, was ill of inflammation in
Potchefstroom, and she was taken from her, the girl left alone ill in the house, no one at all
with her. Never heard since of her, and that was 23rd September.
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—Husband on commando.
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—Driven from the house by armed Kaffirs, taken to Johannesburg, then by ox waggons,
eight days’ journey, to Kimberley. Arrived in rags and destitute.
No camp here then, so placed in town, where, by kind friends, enabled to stay. Sister-in-law,
Mrs. B., came, too, with six small children, and a seventh born since, to be named, “ Smartrijk ”—
bitterness. Civil-Commissioners give them 30s. weekly, each family —a bare living in Kimberley.
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— MRS. W. G.
—Bella Vista, Ficksburg.
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