BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gerhardus David van der Westhuizen
Other Names:Westhuizen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Cape Colony
Occupation:labourer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:78546
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:46
Date arrival:22/12/1901
Date departure:20/02/1902
Reason departure:absconded
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:4760, 5272
Farm History
Name:Marlingsrust
District:Barkly West
Status
Type:not given
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.316a, p.321a


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.