BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master David G Harmse
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020130
Place of death:Merebank RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:

There seems to be some confusion over deaths in this family. The Merebank register gives 21/10/1901 as the age of death.

Unique ID:139482
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:23/09/1901
Age departure:3
Date departure:30/01/1902
Date departure:21/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:286 / 1216
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:16/09/1901
Date departure:25/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:1183
Farm History
Name:Cijferfontein / Cyferfontein / Cypherfontein / Cyverfontein / Seeferfontein / Zyferfontein
District:Rustenburg
Name:Zuiverfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master David G Harmse
      is the son of Mrs Gertruida Johanna Harmse (Gertruda)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.144
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.043a
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 367


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.