BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Ms Hester Willemina Elizabeth Hetzel
Other Names:Hester; E W; Hitzel
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:29 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:typhoid fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:105566
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:28/11/1900
Age departure:29
Date departure:23/05/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Sherry / Surrey
District:Bloemfontein
Relationships
Ms Hester Willemina Elizabeth Hetzel (Hester; E W; Hitzel)
      is the Niece of Mrs Lezia Sophia Hetzel
      is the Daughter of Mr Tobias Johannes Hetzel (Hertzel)
Sources
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC2224, List of deaths in ORC camps, 29/5/1901
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.122
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:31/5/1901, p.219
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.23


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.