BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Botha
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:70488
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:67
Date arrival:25/06/1901
Date departure:27/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:T 218 J4,5
Notes:*
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:68
Date arrival:01/03/1902
Tent number:677
Farm History
Name:Botha family
Town:Belfast
Notes:nil
Status of
Type:Surrendered
Notes:16 June 1901*; took no part in war
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.091
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.096


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.