BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Johannes Rensburg
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:157255
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:31/05/1901
Date departure:28/03/1902
Reason departure:gone with column
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 325 / 147 / 654
Notes:gone to farm, 22/10/1902
Farm History
Name:Leeuwkop
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:owns part
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:handed over arms and ammunition & took oath at Kroonstad, 16/06/1901; no relatives fighting
Relationships
Mr Gert Johannes Rensburg
      is the husband of Mrs Dina Alida Rensburg
      is the father of Miss Reina Rensburg
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. R-169


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.