BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Johannes Bekker
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:62937
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:24/12/1901
Date arrival:3/6/1902
Date departure:02/06/1902
Reason departure:joined National Scouts
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:907, 1256
Notes:I think this is the same person - presumably returned to the camp for a time
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 24/12/1901
Sources
Title:DBC 50 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 50
Notes:B 02
Title:DBC 49 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 49
Notes:B 02, B 10
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0907


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.