BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Sophia M L Kruger
Born in camp? No
Date death:24/10/1901
Place of death:Merebank RC
Age died:7 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:139930
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age departure:7
Date departure:24/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:17/07/1901
Tent number:532
Farm History
Name:Heckpoort / Hekpoort
District:Krugersdorp
Relationships
Miss Sophia M L Kruger
      is the daughter of Mrs Johanna Louisa Jacoba Kruger
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.203
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:22/11/1901, p.1653
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.050b


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.