BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Oscar Karlsen
Other Names:Karsten
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:36 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery & exhaustion
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Swedish
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:36430
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:10/07/1901
Tent number:900
Name:Standerton RC
Age departure:36
Date departure:28/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Karlsen family
Town:Ellerton
District:Low country
Status
Type:Swedish subject
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.182
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.87
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:25/4/1902, p.554


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.