POW NUMBER: 2216
SURNAME: SMORENBURG
FORENAME: ANDRIES
AGE: 31 YEARS
ADDRESS: PRETORIA
RANK: COMMANDANT
COMMANDO: DE VILLEBOIS MAREUIL
CAPTURED: 1900/04/05, KALFONTEIN
POW CAMP: FORT HIGH KNOLL, ST HELENA
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sainthelenaisland.info/boerprisoners.htm
Possibly the most enterprising escape attempt was that of Andries Smorenburg, who fashioned a crate marked “Curios Only”, in which he did with clothing, matches, and food and water for 20 days and posted himself from St Helena on a passing ship. But although the crate was marked “With Care” and “This Side Up” it was tossed about and overturned on board and as a result Smorenburg was given concussion and lost most of his water. In the meantime back on the island, Smorenburg’s absence had been discovered when he did not appear for roll call. The authorities on St Helena contacted Ascension Island and Smorenburg was recaptured there and returned to St Helena after only five days at sea.
SURNAME: SMORENBURG
FORENAME: ANDRIES
AGE: 31 YEARS
ADDRESS: PRETORIA
RANK: COMMANDANT
COMMANDO: DE VILLEBOIS MAREUIL
CAPTURED: 1900/04/05, KALFONTEIN
POW CAMP: FORT HIGH KNOLL, ST HELENA
sainthelenaisland.info/boerprisoners.htm
Possibly the most enterprising escape attempt was that of Andries Smorenburg, who fashioned a crate marked “Curios Only”, in which he did with clothing, matches, and food and water for 20 days and posted himself from St Helena on a passing ship. But although the crate was marked “With Care” and “This Side Up” it was tossed about and overturned on board and as a result Smorenburg was given concussion and lost most of his water. In the meantime back on the island, Smorenburg’s absence had been discovered when he did not appear for roll call. The authorities on St Helena contacted Ascension Island and Smorenburg was recaptured there and returned to St Helena after only five days at sea.