BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Lewis Gerrit van der Ryst
Other Names:van der Rijst, Louis Gerrit
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:143104
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:16/09/1901
Destination:Natal
Tent number:1123
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:03/03/1902
Date departure:07/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Potchefstroom
Tent number:394
Farm History
Name:Groenfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Relationships
Master Lewis Gerrit van der Ryst (van der Rijst, Louis Gerrit)
      is the son of Mrs Jan Cornelia Joh van der Ryst (van der Rijst, Cornelia Johanna)
      is the son of Mrs Martha Jacoba van der Ryst (van der Rijst)
Sources
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.102a
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 51


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.