BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem P Retief
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:115053
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:41
Date arrival:11/04/1901
Date departure:27/11/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Guardroom
Farm History
Name:Retief family
Town:Harrismith
Relationships
Mr Willem P Retief
      is the husband of Mrs Elizabeth Retief
      is the father of Master Willem P Retief (Willem)
      is the father of Miss Annie M Retief (Annie)
      is the father of Master Tuis J Retief (Marthinus)
      is the father of Master Cornelis J Retief (Cornelius)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.11


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.