BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Hijla Lavina Helena van den Berg
Other Names:van der Berg, Lefina Helena C
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:146149
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:27/05/1901
Date departure:15/09/1901
Destination:Durban
Tent number:RT 895, Tent FF/1879
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:15/09/1901
Date departure:
Tent number:Family No 23, No 5
Farm History
Name:Rietspruit
District:Standerton
Name:Bankhoek
District:Standerton
Notes:[DBC 127]
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Ernest / Erens Hendrik Carel
Relationships
Mrs Hijla Lavina Helena van den Berg (van der Berg, Lefina Helena C)
      is the mother of Master Michael Daniel van den Berg (van der Berg, Michael Daniel Bester)
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.B 013
Title:DBC 127 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 127
Notes:p.420


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.