BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Andries Petrus Britz
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:84 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile decay
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:carpenter
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:76964
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:84
Date arrival:12/07/1901
Date departure:23/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2954
Farm History
Name:Jacobsdal
Name:Britz family
Town:Swellendam
District:Cape Colony
Name:Britz family
Town:Jacobsdal
Relationships
Mr Willem Andries Petrus Britz
      is the husband of Mrs Jacomina Elizabeth Britz
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.44
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:1/11/1901, p.618
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.200a


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.