BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Christian B van den Berg
Other Names:Christian B S
Born in camp? No
Date death:14/01/1902
Place of death:Merebank RC
Age died:11 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:142488
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age departure:11
Date departure:14/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:16/09/1901
Destination:Natal
Tent number:1159
Farm History
Name:Sandfontein / Zandfontein / Zantfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master Christian B van den Berg (Christian B S )
      is the son of Mrs Johanna Lodwyka van den Berg
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.25
Title:DBC 79 Krugersdorp RC
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 79
Notes:p.092a


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.