BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Petrus J J W Harmse
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Merebank RC
Age died:12 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:ziekte
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:10808
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:23/09/1901
Age departure:12
Date departure:28/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:294 / 1248
Farm History
Name:Cijferfontein / Cyferfontein / Cypherfontein / Cyverfontein / Seeferfontein / Zyferfontein
District:Rustenburg
Name:Vlakfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master Petrus J J W Harmse
      is the son of Mrs Isabella Joh Aletta Harmse (Isabella Johanna)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.145
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 367
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 367


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.