BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Jacobus Grobler
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:cattle farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:111822
Camp History
Name:Barberton RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:24/01/1902
Date departure:05/07/1902
Destination:Pilgrim's Rest
Tent number:663
Notes:Came to join family
Farm History
Name:Tuin Plaats / Tuinplaats
District:Lydenburg
Notes:share of farm; 1 erf in Belfast; 2 erven in Middel
Status
Notes:Surrendered Belfast 20 jan 1902; prior to that on commando
Sources
Title:DBC 54 Barberton CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 54
Notes:p.217


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.