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The Windmill Beach concentration camp in Simonstown was one of the British-run internment camps established during the Second Anglo-Boer War (1899–1902). Located in the coastal town of Simonstown in the Western Cape, the camp was specifically used to house Boer prisoners of war (POWs) and, in some cases, civilian internees. The camp was situated near the shore, and its name derives from the nearby windmill that served as a landmark. Conditions in such camps were often harsh, with inadequate shelter, food, and medical care, leading to significant mortality, though specific records for Windmill Beach are limited. The camp operated from around 1900 until the end of the war, when prisoners were repatriated or transferred.

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