Gauteng, HEIDELBERG, Rensburg, Suidstraat, Old cemetery

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Gauteng, HEIDELBERG, Rensburg, Suidstraat, Old cemetery

Information about the town:-

The town Rensburg, was named after a farmer from Houtpoort, Mr van Rensburg.

Here is the story:- The Boers regularly sabotaged the railway lines during the ABO. To try and put a stop to it – the British issued a proclamation that the farmers must report any such incidents immediately.

Poor Mr van Rensburg was awakened one night with an explosion; the railway line was quite close to his farm. Instead of getting up and contacting the British to report the case immediately, he rolled over and went back to sleep. He set out for Heidelberg the next morning, to do his duty; but, it was too late. The British was out patrolling and on discovering the wrecked line – they went to Van Rensburg’s farmhouse, burnt it down and drove all the stock off.

Source: Uys, Ian. 1981. Heidelbergers of the Boer War. Galvin and Sales (Pty Ltd), Cape Town.

Cemetery information:-

Album complete, all the headstones were photographed.

eGGSA captions done by: Heleen Nel.

Information also available on the GGSA Cemetery DVD:-
Cemetery ID: 922
Names in cemetery: 303

Google Earth Project Information:-
GPSID: 922
GPS: -26 31.668, 28 22.616

Date: 23 Apr 2006

Contributed by: eGGSA

Size: 187 items (227 items total)

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OBERHOLZER Willem Schalk Jacobus 1889-1962 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 471	OOSTHUIZEN Elizabeth Alettha nee BENADE 1884-1952 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 308	OOSTHUIZEN Hendrik Gerhardus Philippus 1866-1940 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 297	OTTO Martha Maria 1915-1953 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 335
OWEN R.P.L. 1926-1968 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 301	OWEN Robert P.L. 1949-1949 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 302	OWEN Robert Paul Lodewyk 1894-1946 & Maria Elizabeth CONRADIE 1896-1960 Date: 22 Sep 2007 Size: 3 items Views: 172	OWEN Theodorus C.S. 1868-1937 & Susarah A.D. BOTHA 1873-1955 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 283
OWEN Willie F. 1924-1957 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 292	PELSER Johannes Andries 1925-1955 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 312	PELSER Susanna Petronella 1953-1953 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 261	PELZER David J.C.H. 1864-1938 & Christiena D. VAN HEERDEN 1864- Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 258
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POULTNEY Tommy 1906-1951 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 364	PREEZ Christiaan Erns Gerhardus, du 1901-1971 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 335	PRETORIUS Alta 1948-1951 :: PRETORIUS Boetie 1950-1951 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 363	PRETORIUS Daniel Lourens 1868-1953 & Petronella Dorothea PELSER 1878- Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 422
PRETORIUS J.L. 1924-1950 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 362	PRETORIUS Jacobus Johannes 1875-1938 & Wilhelmina Susanna Fransina SMITH 1875-1970 Date: 22 Sep 2007 Size: 3 items Views: 194	PRETORIUS Petrus Christofel 1883-1971 & Hester Cornelia Johanna PRETORIUS 1884-1958 Date: 22 Sep 2007 Size: 2 items Views: 199	PRETORIUS Pieter Frederik 1891-1956 & Anna Sophia BRITZ 1897-1964 Date: 09 Jul 2007 Contributed by: Alta Griffiths Views: 472
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