BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem van Wyk
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:115315
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:26/06/1901
Date departure:09/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Ladysmith RC
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:09/02/1902
Date departure:24/10/1902
Reason departure:left camp, transferred to
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Tent number:340/ 984
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:09/02/1902
Date departure:24/10/1902
Reason departure:left camp
Destination:Pietermaritzburg
Tent number:247/588
Farm History
Name:Rexford / Recksford
Town:
District:Bethlehem
Relationships
Master Willem van Wyk
      is the son of Mrs Catrina van Wyk (Catherina Elizabeth)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.22
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p.116
Title:DBC 135 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 135
Notes:p.525


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.