BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Nicholas van As
Other Names:van Aas
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:115436
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:02/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Tent number:155
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:02/03/1902
Date departure:10/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Bethlehem
Tent number:285/726
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:10/09/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to farm
Destination:Kroonkloof, Dist Bethlehem
Tent number:155, 186
Farm History
Name:Kromkloof / Kroonkloof / Kroomkloff
District:Bethlehem
Relationships
Master Nicholas van As (van Aas)
      is the son of Mr Johannes van As (van Aas)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.28
Title:DBC 122 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 122
Notes:p.154
Title:DBC 134 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 134
Notes:p.005


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.