BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Willem Meyer
Other Names:Meijer, Hendrik Willem Johannes
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:155812
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:08/06/1901
Date departure:24/02/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Merebank RC
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 683
Name:Merebank RC
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:27/02/1902
Date departure:12/08/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:283
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:

Surrendered at Klipplaatsdrift, 14/05/1901; ... with troop to Potchefstroom; no relatives fighting

Relationships
Mr Hendrik Willem Meyer (Meijer, Hendrik Willem Johannes)
      is the son of Mr Nicolaas Tobias Meyer (Meijer)
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-116

Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 36

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.