BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Albertus Beetje
Other Names:Beetger; Beetge
Place of birth:Belfast RC
Born in camp? Yes
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:6 months 21 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:bronchitis, teething & convulsions
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:113995
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Date arrival:5/11/1901
Age departure:6 months
Date departure:27/05/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:545
Farm History
Name:Boschfontein
District:Lydenburg
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.13
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:25/6/1902, p.976
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.084


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.