BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Jacs du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:103051
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:20/04/1901
Date departure:02/01/1902
Reason departure:Deserted
Destination:prison
Farm History
Name:Kafferskraal / Kaffirskraal / Kafferskraal / Kaffirkraal
Town:Senekal
District:Winburg
Status
Type:No oath of neutrality
Notes:Father Pieter Johns, aged 42 On commando; Due to be returned when served his sentence
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.169


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.