Love I guess! Happy Christmas Pat -------------------------------------------------- From: "Walter Jones" <jones3440@hotmail.com> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 10:30 AM To: <south-africa@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] List of concentration camps. SA War. > > Hello Pat, > For what it's worth, my Maternal G'father Joseph AINDOW fought > in the War 1900-02, and had some connection I believe with Middleburg > Camp, possibly as a guard? There he met? and Married a Boer widow, Maria > Magdelena MARITZ, Nee KNOETZE, her husband having died on the "Dundee" > field. What reason there was for marrying i've no idea, but it's strange > how things work out > > Kind Regards, and All the best for Christmas and the New Year to All on > the List. > > Walter Jones, Scotland. > >> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:50:02 +1300 >> From: patfryk@clear.net.nz >> To: shayes@dunelm.org.uk; umfundi@usa.net; south-africa@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [SOUTH-AFRICA] List of concentration camps. SA War. >> >> Thanks Steve. As I recall this part of our history was not taught at >> school >> (certainly not during the 40/50/ Nor at University. ) >> I am interested because it was a very important part in the life of one >> of >> my ancestors. And I knew, and know, very little, so I am filling in that >> part of my family history. In fact I think it is true to say that I have >> learnt more about South African History since doing genealogy than I ever >> knew before in spite of having a BA in History. The whole eastern >> Province >> and the South African War, the old Transvaal....... Oh I could go on and >> on. >> I am the richer for what these lists have given me. >> In fact I depend on them. >> Patricia Frykberg (aka Pat) >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> >> The issue of the Anglo-Boer War Concentration Camps has hardly been >> >> discussed >> >> on this site. >> >> >> . >> >> >> >> It's history. >> > >> > It's also one of the points where family meets general history. >> > >> > A lot of people will have relatives who were interned or died in the >> > camps, >> > and so the considerations and policies that led to their establishment >> > are >> > also of interest. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Steve Hayes >> > E-mail: shayes@dunelm.org.uk >> > Web: http://hayesstw.tumblr.com/ (follow me on Tumblr) >> > Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com >> > Phone: 083-342-3563 or 012-333-6727 >> > Fax: 086-548-2525 >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > ----- >> > No virus found in this message. >> > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> > Version: 10.0.1415 / Virus Database: 2102/4071 - Release Date: 12/09/11 >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-AFRICA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1415 / Virus Database: 2102/4071 - Release Date: 12/09/11 >