BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Ben James Wheeler
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:120650
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:20/06/1901
Age departure:22
Date departure:03/07/1902
Reason departure:gone home
Destination:home
Tent number:454, 13
Farm History
Name:Wheeler family
Town:Springs
Relationships
Mr Ben James Wheeler
      is the father of Miss Angelina Elizabeth Wheeler
      is the husband of Mrs Ben James Wheeler
      is the unknown relationship of Miss Magdalena Dorothea Truter
Sources
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.W 01


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.