eGGSA library Gravestones in South Africa Free State : Vrystaat Free State, BETHULIE, Urban area Free State, BETHULIE, Main cemetery
Bethulie is a small town in the Free State, situated on the banks of the Gariep dam.
The town has changed it names 7 times - more than any other town in RSA. The names;- T'Kout T'Koo; Moordenaarspoort; Verheulpolis; Caledon (2X); Bethulie (2X) and Heidelberg. The last change was made in 1872 - back to Bethulie!
Oor hulle projek skryf Simon du Plooy en Johan Pottas:-
'Die begrafnisboek van die Munisipaliteit is nie deur ons geraadpleeg nie, aangesien ons die fotografering op 'n Saterdag gedoen het, daar is dus heelwat inligting wat nie tot ons beskikking was by die opstel van die dokument nie, veral ten opsigte van die onopgemaakte grafte. Die heel nuutste blok van die begraafplaas is ook nie gefotografeer nie. Verder was daar enkele grafte wat nie gefotografeer is nie omrede die skrif totaal onleesbaar was vir die blote oog of dit kon nie met die behulp van bouerskalk leesbaar gekry word nie.
Graag versoek ons dat enige een wat addisionele inligting kan verskaf, ten opsigte van die data wat die eiening van die persone kan vergemaklik sal deur ons verwelkom word en bygewerk word. Die uitwysing van foute, ens. word ook verwelkom.'
Johan J Pottas. E-mail: pottassj.rd@ufs.ac.zs
Simon J du Plooy. E-mail: sjduplooy@mweb.co.za
Information received from Brian Kaighin: Records show that there are 23 British soldiers buried at Bethulie, 4 in this album have no markers: Bakewell, Johnstone, Lowe, Smith.
Captioners: Annatjie Erasmus, Alta Griffiths, Eileen de Jager, Annette Meyer and Riana le Roux
Cemetery ID: 2362
Names in cemetery: 1610
Information submitted by: Simon du Plooy and Johan Pottas
GPS: -30 29.561, 25 58.279
1. Bethulie Town
3. Killed in action during the war
1899-1902. See list of names.
A. Surnames starting with letter A
Including Van Aarde, etc.
B. Surnames starting with letter B
Including Van Blerk, De la Bat, Van den Berg, etc.
Size: 66 items (86 items total)
C. Surnames starting with letter C
Including Van der Colff, etc.
Size: 71 items (85 items total)
D. Surnames starting with the letter D
Including Van Dalen, Van Driel
E. Surnames starting with the letter E
Including Van Eck, etc.
F. Surnames starting with the letter F
G. Surnames starting with the letter G
Including Van Graan, Van Greunen, etc.
Size: 61 items (84 items total)
H. Surnames starting with the letter H
Including Van der Hoven, Van den Heever, Van Heerden, etc.
Size: 59 items (70 items total)
I. Surnames starting with the letter I
J. Surnames starting with the letter J
Including De Jongh, De Jager, etc.
Including De Koning, etc.
Size: 88 items (109 items total)
L. Surnames starting with the letter L
M. Surnames starting with the letter M
Including Van der Merwe, Van der Mescht, etc.
N. Surnames starting with the letter N
O. Surnames starting with the letter O
Including Van Onsellen, etc.
P. Surnames starting with the letter P
Including Van der Poel, Du Preez, Du Plooy etc.
Size: 39 items (147 items total)
R. Surnames starting with the letter R
Including Jansen van Rensburg, Van Rooyen, Van Rooy, etc.
Size: 48 items (65 items total)
S. Surnames starting with the letter S
Including Von Stein, Van der Sandt, etc.
Size: 71 items (82 items total)
T. Surnames starting with the letter T
Including Van Tubbergh, du Toit, etc.
U. Surnames starting with the letter U
V. Surnames starting with the letter V
Including Van der Veen, etc.
W. Surnames starting with the letter W
Including Van der Walt, Van der Watt, Von Wielligh
Y. Surnames starting with the letter Y
Z. Surnames starting with the letter Z
Including Van Zyl, Van Zijl, etc.