BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Sarel Johannes du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:129749
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:28/05/1901
Age departure:28
Date departure:05/06/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Johannesburg RC
Tent number:RT 1342
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:06/06/1901
Date departure:July 1901
Reason departure:to reside 19 High Rd, by per ACP
Destination:Fordsburg
Tent number:RT 1496 No 5 Bdgs
Farm History
Name:Sandrift / Zanddrift
District:Rustenburg
Notes:287 morgen
Status
Type:ABC
Sources
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. P 15
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.117


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.