BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Stephanus Petrus Wessels
Other Names:Stephanes Petrus
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:policeman
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:134040
Camp History
Name:Wentworth RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:02/04/1902
Date departure:22/09/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:271
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Date arrival:22/09/1902
Date departure:09/12/1902
Reason departure:left
Destination:Johannesburg
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:19/06/1901
Date departure:29/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Wentworth RC
Tent number:RT 1610
Farm History
Name:Wessels family
Town:Johannesburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:ABC
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.122
Title:DBC 153 Wentworth CR
Type:Camp register
Location:NASA
Reference No.:DBC 153
Notes:p.042


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.