BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Karel Arnoldus van Niekerk
Other Names:C A; Sarel A [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020120
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & meningitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:14821
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:05/12/1901
Age departure:3
Date departure:20/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1775
Farm History
Name:Kleinfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Name:van Niekerk family
Town:Wolmaranstad
Relationships
Master Karel Arnoldus van Niekerk (C A; Sarel A [DBC 75])
      is the son of Mrs Johanna Cecilia van Niekerk
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.264
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:21/2/1902, p.212
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-134

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.