BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Cornelius Hendrik van Niekerk
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:156237
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:23/07/1901
Date departure:19/06/1902
Date departure:
Reason departure:left for farm
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 1429
Farm History
Name:Rietpan
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:

surrendered to Lord Methuen, 15/08/1901

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

p. N-131

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.