BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Schalk Botha
Other Names:Schalk Willem
Born in camp? No
Date death:28/12/1901
Place of death:Krugersdorp RC
Age died:8 months 15 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:convulsions
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:137475
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:4 m
Date arrival:19/06/1901
Age departure:8 m
Date departure:30/12/1901
Date departure:28/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:430
Farm History
Name:Dwarsfontein
District:Krugersdorp
Name:Dwaarsfontein
Relationships
Master Schalk Botha (Schalk Willem )
      is the son of Mrs Cornelia Petronella Botha
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.47
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.108
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.008b
Title:DBC 81 Krugersdorp DC
Type:Death certificates
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 81
Notes:0004


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.