BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Francois Abraham Basson
Born in camp? No
Date death:31/10/1901
Place of death:Heidelberg RC
Age died:5 years 3 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:chronic dysentery
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:134453
Camp History
Name:Heidelberg RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:16/08/1901
Age departure: 5
Age departure:6
Date departure: 3/10/1901
Date departure:Nov 1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:667
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:08/07/1901
Date departure:13/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Heidelberg RC
Tent number:RT 1687
Farm History
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master Francois Abraham Basson
      is the son of Mrs Peternella C A Basson (Gerhardus Johannes N; Mrs Gert K J N )
Sources
Title:RS 32 Final list
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 32
Origin:Goldman
Notes:

p.011 VK

Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:

29/11/1901, p.1686

Title:DBC 59 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.B 12
Title:DBC 60 Heidelberg CR
Location:Transvaal
Notes:p.076
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:

p.11

Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p.130

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.