BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Ruurd Willem van der Walt
Other Names:Willem P; Knyhard Willem
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Barberton RC
Age died:4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:There is a mistake in the merge here; older child has been merged with the baby for whom there was no match.
Unique ID:111471
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:04/12/1901
Tent number:587
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:4 months
Date arrival:17/07/1901
Age departure:4 months
Date departure:05/11/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:527
Farm History
Name:Krugerspost
District:Lydenburg
Name:Doorn Hoek / Doornhoek
District:Lydenburg
Name:Sesrecoenisland
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master Ruurd Willem van der Walt (Willem P; Knyhard Willem)
      is the son of Mrs Susara Susanna van der Walt (Susarah Susanna)
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.468
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1686
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.185
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.088


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.