Personal Details Name: Mr Matinus Johannes van den Berg Other Names: Matinus J Born in camp? No Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Free State Occupation: tenant farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 115860 Camp History Name: Harrismith RC Age arrival: 30 Date arrival: 27/07/1901 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: 03/08/1902 Date departure: 03/20/1902, date unclear Reason departure: left camp to reside on farm Destination: Eendvogelsvlei (Dist Ladysmith) Tent number: 164, 222 Notes: Debit: £2.16.11 Farm History Name: Dreyers Hoek / Driehoek District: Harrismith Notes: 2000 morgen; nil Status Type: burgher Relationships Mr Matinus Johannes van den Berg (Matinus J)       is the husband of Mrs Maria Dorothea van den Berg (Maria H)       is the father of Master Peter M van den Berg       is the father of Miss Dinah van den Berg (Dina Johanna )       is the relationship unknown of Miss Dinah Ford Sources Title: SRC 80 Harrismith CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 80 Notes: p.45 Title: DBC 122 Ladysmith CR Type: Camp register Location: TAB Reference No.: DBC 122 Notes: p.156

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.