Personal Details Name: Mrs Gertruida Bodes Other Names: Mrs Wies Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: female Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Transvaal Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 84788 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 36 Date arrival: 01/06/1901 Date departure: 14/10/1901 Destination: Merebank, Natal Tent number: II 693 Name: Merebank RC Age arrival: 33 Date arrival: 18/10/1901 Date departure: 31/07/1902 Reason departure: to Destination: Heidelberg Tent number: 523 / 2154 Farm History Name: Komatie District: Carolina Name: Welgelegen District: Middelburg Status of Husband Type: On commando Notes: Witz Lourens Relationships Mrs Gertruida Bodes (Mrs Wies)       is the stepmother of Master Jan Christian Giessing       is the stepmother of Master Hendrik Barend Giessing       is the mother of Master Piet Petrus Bodes       is the stepmother of Miss Elsie Johasina Maria Giessing       is the stepmother of Miss Allie Giessing (Alida)       is the mother of Miss Gertruda Bodes (Gertruida Wilhelmina)       is the stepmother of Miss Cristina Gissing Sources Title: DBC 83 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 83 Notes: p. 246 Title: DBC 126 Merebank RC Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 126 Notes: p. 58

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.