BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gideon van Zijl
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:02/08/1901
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:91 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile decay
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:148996
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:90
Date arrival:13/05/1901
Age departure:91
Date departure:02/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 324, Wgn 38
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein / Flakfontein
District:Frankfort
Status
Type:no AB, ABC
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.354
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:28/8/1901, p.1319
Title:DBC 96 Standerton CR
Notes:p.Z 140


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.