BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Louis Johannes van Wyk
Born in camp? No
Date death:29/11/1901
Place of death:Irene CR
Age died:17 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea & debility
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:132982
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Age departure:17
Age departure:7
Date departure:30/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1815
Farm History
Name:Elandskraal
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master Louis Johannes van Wyk
      is the son of Mrs Johanna Adriana van Wyk
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.481
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:28/2/1902, p.236
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. W 11
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:page 92


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.