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Doornbult Concentration Camp Cemetery

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Location	:	Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate	:	-29.6790500, 24.2046170
Description	:	The South African or Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) Orange River Concentration Camp on the farm Doornbult, close to Hopetown in the Northern Cape Province, is one of the best preserved Camps from this War. The history of the Concentration Camp at Doornbult is characterised by its occurring in two phases. At first, from April 1901 to the end of July 1901, the camp was under military control but later, from 1 August 1901 until November 1902, it was placed under civil control. It is known that several people died during the first phase. It was only during the second phase that... Read More	The South African or Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) Orange River Concentration Camp on the farm Doornbult, close to Hopetown in the Northern Cape Province, is one of the best preserved Camps from this War. The history of the Concentration Camp at Doornbult is characterised by its occurring in two phases. At first, from April 1901 to the end of July 1901, the camp was under military control but later, from 1 August 1901 until November 1902, it was placed under civil control. It is known that several people died during the first phase. It was only during the second phase that a formal cemetery was laid out and burials occurred in an organized way. Graves situated outside the formal cemetery were investigated during May 2007 as part of an archaeological project of the Heritage Foundation. About 17 graves were found outside the perimeters of the formal cemetery, and it was clear that these were formal, or organized, burial sites. It presently still remains unclear why these burial sites are located outside of the formal cemetery. It may be connected to a custom that prematurely born or unbaptized children were buried outside cemeteries. The only grave that was completely excavated contained the remains of a prematurely born child, whose remains were buried formally. No evidence was found of existence of mass graves at the Orange River Concentration Camp at Doornbult. ( Nienaber, Willem C.; Steyn, Maryna; Boshoff, Willem S. )

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Doornbult Concentration Camp Cemetery is located at Thembelihle Local Municipality, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Northern Cape, South Africa Pixley ka Seme District Municipality ,Northern Cape ,South Africa.
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Latitude: -29.6790500
Longitude: 24.2046170

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1. Steynville Cemetery
Hopetown, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.6204050, 24.1123944

2. Pioneers Cemetery
Hopetown, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.6175156, 24.0850686

3. Hopetown Cemetery
Hopetown, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.6207500, 24.0796100

4. Liebenbergspan Farm Burial Ground
Hopetown, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.7608100, 24.3231100

5. Orania Cemetery
Orania, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.8184587, 24.4020535

6. Luckhoff Cemetery
Luckhoff, Xhariep District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.7494670, 24.7828830

7. NG Kerk - Strydenburg Muur van Herinnering
Strydenburg, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.9424330, 23.6765330

8. Strydenburg Municiple Cemetery
Strydenburg, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.9475770, 23.6734293

9. Strydenburg West Cemetery
Strydenburg, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.9452439, 23.6630829

10. Petrusville Cemetery
Petrusville, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -30.0771089, 24.6420412

11. Petrusville Old Cemetery
Petrusville, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -30.0779600, 24.6599500

12. Plooysburg Cemetery
Plooysburg, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0298318, 24.2359814

13. NG Kerk - Plooysburg Kerkhof
Plooysburg, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0280487, 24.2382434

14. Ritchie South Cemetery
Ritchie, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0375367, 24.5903181

15. Reverend Isaac Hughes Grave Site
Douglas, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0547170, 23.7808670

16. Douglas Main Cemetery
Douglas, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0661670, 23.7583500

17. Douglas Anglican Cemetery
Douglas, Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0552200, 23.7780700

18. Motswedimosa Cemetery
Ritchie, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0228696, 24.5781542

19. Ritchie Cemetery
Ritchie, Frances Baard District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.0321900, 24.5993300

20. Diamanthoogte Cemetery
Koffiefontein, Xhariep District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.3977580, 24.9862490

21. Jacobsdal Cemetery
Jacobsdal, Xhariep District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.1348200, 24.7751000

22. Ratanang Cemetery
Jacobsdal, Xhariep District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.1138450, 24.7557670

23. Ditlhake Second Cemetery
Koffiefontein, Xhariep District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.3865900, 24.9957310

24. Ditlhake First Cemetery
Koffiefontein, Xhariep District Municipality, South Africa
Coordinate: -29.3937420, 25.0027050

Doornbult Concentration Camp Cemetery

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