BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Wilhelm Frederick Jacobs
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:77269
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:04/06/1901
Age departure:2
Date departure:31/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:2280
Farm History
Name:Three Erven
Town:Christiana
Relationships
Master Wilhelm Frederick Jacobs
      is the son of Mrs Petrus Daniel Jacobs (Jacomina Maria)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.166; this source gives Aliwal North RC as an alternative place of death but this is incorrect
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:9/8/1901, p.379
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.233a ( no p.233b)


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.