BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gideon Jacobus van den Berg
Other Names:Gideon
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:transport rider
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:114851
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:24/01/1901
Date departure:02/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Stock into camp:Yes
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:03/09/1902
Reason departure:left camp to proceed to
Destination:Reitz town, Dist Bethlehem
Tent number:146, 133
Farm History
Name:van der Berg family
Town:Reitz
District:Bethlehem
Notes:Erf
Status
Type:burgher
Relationships
Mr Gideon Jacobus van den Berg (Gideon)
      is the husband of Mrs Susana Catrina Jacoba van den Berg (Susanna C)
      is the father of Master Danie Johannes Hendrik van den Berg (Daniel J)
      is the father of Master Petrus Johannes van den Berg (Petrus)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.02
Title:DBC 122 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 122
Notes:p.153


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.