BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Sarel Francois du Plessis
Other Names:Sjarl Francois
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:4 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:100680
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:27/03/1902
Date departure:15/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Relationships
Master Sarel Francois du Plessis (Sjarl Francois)
      is the son of Mrs Magdalena Christina du Plessis
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.233
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:24/1/1902, p.65
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.53


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.