BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Martha Anna Richter
Other Names:Martha ; Rechter
Born in camp? No
Date death:28/10/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:10 months 12 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:infantile diarrhoea
Gender:female
Race:White
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:119833
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:03/09/1901
Age departure:10
Age departure:2
Date departure:28/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:733, 770
Farm History
Name:Groenfontein
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Miss Martha Anna Richter (Martha ; Rechter )
      is the daughter of Mr William Joseph Richter
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.329
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1686
Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.R 13
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p. 094


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.