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From: "Prof HC Viljoen, Viserektor (Bedryf)" <>
Subject: Re: Names of those killed with Retief
Date: Mon, 20 Oct 1997 21:04:55 +0200


> Subject: Re: Names of those killed with Retief

> Louis Engelbrecht wrote:
> > > >
> > What about a list of those who were killed by Dingaan, with Piet Retief?
> *************************************************************************
> Has anyone replied to this query? I have a postcard showing various
> views of the site. It includes the list of names on the monument, but
> these are so small I can only read them with a magnifying glass. It
> would be nice to have a readable list, and Christian names in full
> (instead of initials) would also be very helpful.
>
In the book "Ons Geskiedenisalbum" ("Our History Album") by EA Venter
a picture of the inscription on the monument is printed. The
following names appear on it:

"Ter Gedachtenis aan P Retief en 70 Burgers vermoord door Dingaan op
6 Feb 1838:
Komdt A Greyling; M Oosthuijzen; P Retief Jnr; D Liebenberg B.Zn; K
Oosthuijzen P. Zn; K Opperman J Zn; D Aucamp; W Basson; C de Beer;
J de Beer; M de Beer; S de Beer; B v.d. Berg; P v.d. Berg; P
v.d. Berg J Zn; J Beukes G Zn; J Botha; G Bothma; C Bothma L. Zn;
J Breed; B Klopper; L Klopper; F Labuschagne; H Malan; J v.d.
Merwe; J Oosthuizen M Zn; F Pretorius; M Pretorius M Zn; M
Pretorius Jnr; J Robberts; G Scheepers; S Scheepers; S Smit; C
Visagie; J de Wet J Zn; Komdt P Meyer; B Liebenberg; P Breed; P
Breed J Zn; C Breijtenbach; J Claassen; P Cilliers; A van Dijk;
M Esterhuijzen; S Esterhuijzen; H Fourie; R Grobbelaar; J
Hattingh; T Holstead; J Hugo P Zn; J Jooste; P Jordaan; A de
Klerk; J de Klerk J Zn; J de Klerk; C Klopper; P Klopper; H
Labuschagne Snr; C Mare'; B Oosthuizen; J Opperman; J Pretorius;
M PRetorius J Zn; I Robberts; P van Schalkwijk; J Scheepers F Zn;
M Scheepers S Zn; M Taute; S van Vuuren; H de Wet P Zn.

(It is somewhat difficult to differentiate between a C and G in some
of the initials).

Vriendelike groete! Kind regards!

Prof H Christo Viljoen Prof H Christo Viljoen
Viserektor (Bedryf) Vice-Rector (Operations)
Univ. van Stellenbosch Univ. of Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch 7600 Stellenbosch 7600
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