BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Adolph Schiel
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:shot by Boers
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:38558
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:21/05/1901
Date departure:09/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:16 oxen
Tent number:unclear
Farm History
Name:Schiel family
Town:Louis Trichardt
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:10/5/1901, Louis Trichardt
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.194


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.