Dietlof Siegfried van Warmelo

Dietlof and his brother Fritz belonged to the same commando under Field-cornet Melt Marais . They left for the Natal boundary on 30 September 1899 . The first battle they fought was the Battle of Talana Hill , Dundee . On April 3 , 1901 Dietlof was captured by the English and on 6 May 1901 he was on board the ship "Manila" together with 490 other prisoners of war on their way to India . During 1901 while held prisoner at Ahmednagar , he wrote the book "On Commando"

Prisoners of War

Surname VAN WARMELO Name DIETLOF SIEGFRIED Age28 Address PRETORIA District PRETORIA Where Captured NR. LICHTENBURG When Captured 1901/04/03 Camp AHMEDNAGAR Country Indië Ship (To)Onbekend Ship (Back)

POW Number19377

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For his estate file, see: VAN WARMELO, Dietlof Siegfried TAB MHG 6798/66, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH6-89ZN-W?i=942&...

Dietlof and his brother Fritz belonged to the same commando under Field-cornet Melt Marais . They left for the Natal boundary on 30 September 1899 . The first battle they fought was the Battle of Talana Hill , Dundee . On April 3 , 1901 Dietlof was captured by the English and on 6 May 1901 he was on board the ship "Manila" together with 490 other prisoners of war on their way to India . During 1901 while held prisoner at Ahmednagar , he wrote the book "On Commando"

Prisoners of War

Surname VAN WARMELO Name DIETLOF SIEGFRIED Age28 Address PRETORIA District PRETORIA Where Captured NR. LICHTENBURG When Captured 1901/04/03 Camp AHMEDNAGAR Country Indië Ship (To)Onbekend Ship (Back)

POW Number19377

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