BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Johannes Stephanus Bekker
Other Names:Johannes S
Born in camp? No
Date death:27 Apr 190
Place of death: Heidelberg RC
Age died:11 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cerebral meningitis & bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:White
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:116882
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:28/03/1901
Age departure:11
Age departure:13
Date departure: 1/pr/27 A
Date departure:27/4/1901
Reason departure:death
Destination:
Tent number:104
Farm History
Name:Malanskraal
District:Heilbron, ORC
Relationships
Master Johannes Stephanus Bekker (Johannes S)
      is the son of Mr Wynand W Bekker
Sources
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:

12/6/1901, p.1046

Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:

p.20

Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.B 02


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.