BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Browse Persons in Bloemfontein Native Refugee CampBrowse Persons who died in Bloemfontein Native Refugee Camp

Camp Details
Name:Bloemfontein Native Refugee Camp
Type:black
Date open:01/03/1901
Date open (general):Before March 1901
Date closed:
Date closed (general):22/11/1902
Rations:15/2/1901: For native refugees: Natives over 12 years of age: Daily: 1½ lbs either mealies, K/corn, unsifted meal or mealie meal; ¼ oz salt; Weekly: 1 lb fresh or tinned meat; ½ coffee; 2 oz sugar - all but the corn to cost 4½d per ration. See Asam
Unique ID:18


Acknowledgments: The project was funded by the Wellcome Trust, which is not responsible for the contents of the database. The help of the following research assistants is gratefully acknowledged: Ryna Boshoff, Murray Gorman, Janie Grobler, Marelize Grobler, Luke Humby, Clare O’Reilly Jacomina Roose, Elsa Strydom, Mary van Blerk. Thanks also go to Peter Dennis for the design of the original database and to Dr Iain Smith, co-grantholder.