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Machine generated contents note: 1. The Du Preez Family -- 2. Early Life at Wonderkop -- 3. Lead-up to the Anglo-Boer War -- 4. Wonderkop and the Wittebergen -- 5. A Call to Arms -- 6. To the Front and Back -- 7. The Hardships of War -- 8. Fleeing the British -- 9. Captured -- 10. India -- 11. Umballa and Solon -- 12. Peace and Repatriation -- 13. Winburg Concentration Camp -- 14. Rebuilding Wonderkop. |
| Summary |
Boer boy is a true story of the experiences of Charles du Preez, a ten-year old farmboy, during the Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902. He and his father were captured by the British and taken prisoner. They were transported to the prisoner-of-war camps of Umballa and Solon in India. Later in life, Charles du Preez wrote an account of his experiences and the author has used this as well as other oral and documentary sources including a diary written by Charles' mother detailing her experiences during the war. |
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Du Preez, Charles, 1891-
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Du Preez family.
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Du Preez, Charles, 1891- |
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Du Preez family. |
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South African War (1899-1902) |
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1899-1902 |
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South African War, 1899-1902 -- Prisoners and prisons, British.
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Prisoners of war -- South Africa -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war -- India -- Biography.
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Prisoners of war. |
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India. |
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South Africa. |
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Electronic books. |
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Biography.
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Boundless (Digital media service)
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| ISBN |
9781770221178 : $10.00 |
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1770221174 : $10.00 |
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