BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Edward Leach
Other Names:Leech
Born in camp? No
Date death:25/09/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:23 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death: pneumonia & syncope
Gender:male
Race:White
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:118939
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Age departure:23
Date departure:25/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:650
Farm History
Name:Holfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Name:Leach family
Town:Boksburg
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.213
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:1/11/1901, p.1574
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.L 13


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.