BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Johannes Maritz
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:policeman
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:156007
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:02/09/1901
Date departure:10/12/1901
Reason departure:gone with Lord Methuen's column
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1467
Farm History
Name:Maritz family
Town:Klerksdorp
Notes:no property
Status
Type:voluntary surrender
Notes:

father: Jan Jacobus, in camp; brother, Jan, still fighting

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

p. M-123

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.