BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gert Frederik Meyer
Other Names:kind van Mrs J Meyer, Gert Fredrik
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:1 years 5 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:100458
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Date arrival:26/03/1901
Age departure:1
Date departure:15/11/1901
Date departure:1901/2
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Klipplaatdrift
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Name:Rietspruit
District:Winburg
Relationships
Master Gert Frederik Meyer (kind van Mrs J Meyer, Gert Fredrik)
      is the child of Mrs J Meyer
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.191
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:29/11/1901, p.689
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.41


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.