memoirs of an Anglo-Boer War youth Schoeman, Chris 1948- creator text bibliography biography sa Cape Town, South Africa Zebra Press 2010 monographic eng

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xvi, 222 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), facsimiles, map, portraits ; 22 cm 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. 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. Chris Schoeman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-222). f-sa--- Du Preez, Charles Du Preez family South African War, 1899-1902 Prisoners and prisons, British Prisoners of war South Africa Biography Prisoners of war India Biography DT1916.D84 S36 2010 968.048/092 B 9781770221383 (trade) 1770221387 (trade) 2011399094 BTCTA 110616 20160511113529.0 ocn666251721 eng