BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Miss Phillippina Christina Dirks
Other Names:Philipina Christiana
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020807
Age died:1 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:ziekte
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:

Twin of Matilda Hendrina

Unique ID:2819
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:10/05/1902
Age departure:1
Date departure:07/08/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2344 / 8887
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:5 months
Date arrival:09/11/1901
Date arrival:from Pretoria
Date departure:10/05/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:877/270
Farm History
Name:Dirks family
Town:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Phillippina Christina Dirks (Philipina Christiana)
      is the daughter of Mr Johannes Cornelius Dirks
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.97
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 41
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 178

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.