BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Edward Ralph Smith
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:British
Occupation:smallholder
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:37998
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:18/05/1901
Date departure:28/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Stock into camp:1 calf
Tent number:19
Name:Merebank RC
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Name:Pietersburg RC
Date arrival:11/12/1902
Date departure:27/12/1902
Reason departure:1 MR
Destination:Louis Trichardt
Tent number:19
Farm History
Name:Smith family
Town:Louis Trichardt
Notes:4 erven & 1 house
Status
Type:British subject
Relationships
Mr Edward Ralph Smith
      is the husband of Mrs Hendrina M Smith
      is the father of Master Richard J Smith
      is the father of Master Francois J Smith
      is the father of Master Hendrik J Smith
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.168


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.