BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Martinus Christoffel Viljoen
Other Names:Marthinus Christoffel
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111698
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:31/08/1901
Date departure:31/01/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Irene RC
Tent number:609
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Age departure:26
Date departure:03/07/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:RT 2108
Farm History
Name:Viljoen family
Town:Barberton
Notes:no property
Status
Notes:Surrendered Barberton 30 Aug '01
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.205
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. V 14


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.