BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Helena Deborah Colyn
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:153370
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:20
Date arrival:07/05/1901
Date departure:21/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 242 / 317
Farm History
Name:Hartebeestfontein
Status of Father
Type:on commando
Notes:

Hendrik Jacobus; also fighting are brothers Jacobus, Hendrik and Sarel

Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. C-024



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.