Personal Details Name: Mr John Christian de Beer Other Names: John C Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Nationality: Transvaal Occupation: telegraphist Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 125308 Camp History Name: Middelburg RC Age arrival: 25 Date arrival: 07/05/1901 Destination: Pretoria Tent number: I Name: Irene RC Age arrival: 23 Date arrival: 08/01/1902 Age departure: 23 Date departure: 11/02/1902 Reason departure: joined National Scouts Tent number: RT 2077 Farm History Name: de Beer family Town: Roossenekal District: Middelburg Status Type: ABC Notes: Joined Nat Scouts 11 Feb 1902 Sources Title: DBC 83 Middelburg CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: DBC 83 Notes: p. 266 Title: DBC 62 Irene CR Type: DBC 62 Reference No.: DBC 62 Notes: p. B 29 Title: DBC 66 Nylstroom CR Type: DBC 66 Reference No.: DBC 66 Notes: p.06

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.