BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Fred Gordon
Other Names:van Gorkum, Willem F
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Winburg RC
Age died:78 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enlarged prostate cystitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:102338
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:78
Date arrival:09/09/1901
Age departure:78
Date departure:26/10/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Holland
District:Orange River Colony
Name:Kafferskraal / Kaffirskraal / Kafferskraal / Kaffirkraal
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Status
Type:No oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Willem Fred Gordon (van Gorkum, Willem F)
      is the husband of Mrs Willem Fred Gordon
      is the father of Ms Rachel Gordon
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.100
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:8/11/1901, p.638
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.134


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.