BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Carl Friederich Hendrik Possel
Born in camp? No
Date death:01/06/1902
Place of death:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age died:59 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:killed at PMB railway crossing; severance of leg & head injuries
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Natal
Unique ID:123970
Camp History
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age departure:59
Date departure:01/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:De Waar
District:Dundee
Sources
Title:Wasserman, Professor Johan


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.