BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Gesparus Johannes Burghers
Other Names:Burghers, Gasparus Johannes ; Burgers, Caspar
Born in camp? No
Date death:18/10/1901
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:12 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:151825
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:02/08/1901
Date departure:21/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Standerton
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:06/09/1901
Age departure:12
Date departure:18/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 90
Farm History
Name:Bavaria
District:Vrede
Relationships
Master Gesparus Johannes Burghers (Burghers, Gasparus Johannes ; Burgers, Caspar )
      is the son of Mr Schalk Willem Benjamin Burgher (Burgers, Schalk Willem Bayman; Burghers)
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.46
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:

p.51

Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.B 005
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:

p.051

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.