BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Farm Details
Name:Welgevonden
District:Belfast
Notes:

Owners: M Steyn, Mrs Steankamp, Mrs Kruger, Dirkson; variously - house used as stronghold; owner on commando; heavy sniping [Source: Cd 524, p.15]

16/11/1900: Owner: Bekker; used as barracks - 14 beds found; heavily sniped from here [Source: Cd 524, p.16]
Persons on Farm
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  1. Master John Brown Unique ID: 111581

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.