BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Adriaan van Schoor
Other Names:Wm Adriaan
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020120
Place of death:Merebank RC
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:148436
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:23/06/1901
Date departure:05/12/1901
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:RT 807, Mg 29
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:21
Date arrival:08/12/1901
Date departure:20/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:Family No 1311/1342, No 5284
Farm History
Name:Bakenlaagte
District:Bethal
Status
Type:ABC, formerly prisoner-of-war
Notes:Ladysmith 'S' 'B'
Sources
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.S 114
Title:DBC 128 Merebank CR
Notes:p.155


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.