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Personal Information
  • Names: Francis Michael
  • Surname: Hearne
  • From: U S America
  • Age: 26
Capture Information
  • Date Captured: 1900-05-28
  • Place Captured: Doornkop
Detention Information
  • Camp Detained: Diyatalawa
  • Country: Ceylon
  • Prisoner No: 3137

Boer War Prisoners

During the Anglo-Boer War, the British Forces captured around 28,000 Boer men who were detained as Prisoners of War. Around 25,630 of these men were sent to overseas prisoner of war camps while being detained. This database consists of information on the men caught and detained during this period.


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About this Record

This Prisoner of War record for Francis Michael Hearne was transcribed record from various documents held at the National Archives, South Africa, including arrest and shipping information from newspaper sources like De Zuid-Afrikaan.


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