Identity
Person No.
48299
Old ROH no.
11324
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Gert Johannes Cornelius
Initials
G J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,367
Died as prisoner of war
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Knollcombes, near Longwood, St Helena
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Grave 9, Knollcombes Boer POW cemetery, prisoner-built monument
Notes
WMBR id 287. POW number 910
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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eGGSA Graves - Worldwide
open source ↗
eGGSA Graves - Worldwide, Saint Helena, Burgher Concentration Camp Cemetery, panel 1 (grave 9). Photo: Margaret Gundry; caption: Dal Good & Wilna Eygelaar.
Stories 1
Frederik Francois gebore op die plaas Tweefontein, Frankfort ???1901 Die seun van Frederik Francois DEYSEL * 8.2.1847 Winburg 23.4.1848 ??? Tweefontein, Frankfort 25.1.1912 (64.11) woon op die plaas Tweefontein, distrik Frankfort, beroep Boer x Cornelia Sophia COETZER * 28.6.1848 ??? Tweefontein, Bethlehem 6.9.1874 (26.2) d.v. Willem Coetzer en Johanna van der Merwe Hy was getroud met Margaretha Christina DU PREEZ A Bekker
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