BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master John van As
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:116773
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:1900
Tent number:249
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:06/02/1902
Date departure:29/11/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:1875 / 7271
Farm History
Name:van As family
Town:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master John van As
      is the son of Mrs Susannah Johanna van As
Sources
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.A 01
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 1


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.