BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Francois Petrus du Plessis
Other Names:van der Walt, Francois
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:133495
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:21/05/1901
Age departure:14
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:RT 1354
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Balmoral
Tent number:228
Farm History
Name:Springboklaagte / Springlaagte
Town:Steenkoolspruit
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Master Francois Petrus du Plessis (van der Walt, Francois)
      is the brother [adopted son] of Mrs Gertruida Jacoba van der Walt (Mrs Johannes Nicolas)
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.107
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding DR
Type:Death and Departures
Dates:From 1 May 1902
Notes:p.029


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.