BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Hendrik Meyer
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:155958
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:11/11/1901
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Middelburg
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 284 / 1275
Farm History
Name:Hartfontein
District:Bloemhof
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:

Notes in red: Gone to join police / Burgher Corps, left with column, 19/05/1902

Relationships
Mr Gert Hendrik Meyer
      is the husband of Mrs Hester Hendrina Meyer
      is the father of Miss Magdalena Jacoba Meyer
      is the father of Master Jacobus Johannes Philippus Meyer
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. M-121

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.