BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Hendrik van der Westhuisen
Other Names:van der Westhuizen, Johannes Hendrick
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62848
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:24/12/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:908
Notes:RT 908
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:50
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:17/03/1902
Reason departure:left Auth: GSBC
Destination:Mbank BC [sic]
Tent number:184 / 692
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 34/12/1901
Relationships
Mr Johannes Hendrik van der Westhuisen (van der Westhuizen, Johannes Hendrick)
      is the father of Mr Mathebus Jacobus van der Westhuisen (van der Westhuizen, Martines Jacobus)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:W 12
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0908
Title:DBC 127 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 127
Notes:p.553


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.