BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Wessel Gerhardus Kritzinger
Other Names:Wessel Gehard; V G
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:68 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:heart failure, secondary to chronic bronchitis & emphysema
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:106999
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:67
Age arrival:68 years
Date arrival:13/06/1901
Date arrival:9/7/1901
Age departure:68
Date departure:20/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Exeter
District:Ladybrand
Notes:no property
Name:Rapijs Kop / Rapuiskop / Harpins Kop / Harpinskop
Town:Moroka [Morrocco]
District:Thaba 'Nchu
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:6/8/1901, Exeter
Relationships
Mr Wessel Gerhardus Kritzinger (Wessel Gehard; V G)
      is the Father of Miss Johanna Magdala Kritzinger (J M)
      is the Father of Master Johannes Theodorus Kritzinger (J P)
      is the Father of Miss Anna Magdalena Kritzinger (A M)
      is the Father of Miss Caterina Susanna Kritzinger (C S)
      is the Husband of Mrs Anna Magdalena Kritzinger (A M; Kritzener)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.155
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:28/3/1902, p.230
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:209
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.81


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.