BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Lewis Philipus Potgieter
Other Names:Lewis Philippus
Date of birth:
Born in camp? No
Date death:15/10/1901
Place of death:Standerton RC
Age died:2 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:152372
Camp History
Name:Standerton RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:31/07/1901
Age departure:2
Date departure:25/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 498, BB/27
Farm History
Name:Vaalboschkraal
District:Harrismith
Name:Kalabaskraal
District:Harrismith
Relationships
Master Lewis Philipus Potgieter (Lewis Philippus )
      is the son of Mrs Luita Maria Elizabeth Potgieter (spelled as 'Potgeiter'; Leida Maria)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.229
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:10/1/1902, p.38
Title:DBC 98 Standerton CR
Notes:p.P 069


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.