BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter Klaasen
Other Names:Classen, P J; Classen, Petrus Johannes Jr; Petrus Jacobus Johannes
Born in camp? No
Date death:19021117
Place of death:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age died:30 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:115486
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:July 1901
Date departure:24/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:25/05/1902
Age departure:30
Date departure:17/11/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:788/2918
Farm History
Name:Eenzaamheid
District:Bethlehem
Relationships
Mr Pieter Klaasen (Classen, P J; Classen, Petrus Johannes Jr; Petrus Jacobus Johannes)
      is the son of Mr Pieter Klaasen (Classen, P J)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.54
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.32
Title:DBC 134 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 134
Notes:p.109
Title:Wasserman, Professor Johan


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.