Identity
Person No.
48202
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Douw
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
68
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
Notes
WMBR id 382. POW number 26425
Research notes
Cemetery/Locality set 22 Aug 2026: all Boer POWs who died on St Helena (1900-1902) were buried at the purpose-built Baptist cemetery at Knollcombes, Longwood (sainthelenaisland.info; St Helena National Trust Education Pack 4.3). Individual grave number not set — the two 1913/1902 monument obelisks index names to grave numbers but no digitised list could be found (checked WMBR, Find a Grave cemetery 2381789, graves-at-eggsa.org).
5 Sep 2026: Regiment/Unit swapped -- "Prisoner of War" (a Commando, the Boer War-era regiment-equivalent) moved to Regiment; "Boer Forces" (the generic force-wide designation) moved to Unit, per John's decision.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Anglo-Boer War Museum
open source ↗
Anglo-Boer War Museum
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Saint Helena Island Info
open source ↗
Identifies Knollcombes (Baptist cemetery, Longwood) as the burial site for all Boer POWs who died on St Helena.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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