BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Pieter Hendrik Visser
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
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:158067
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:14
Age arrival:sent from Mafeking
Date arrival:19/09/1901
Date departure:03/12/1901
Reason departure:absconded; attempted to escape, in gaol
Tent number:RT 1790
Farm History
Name:Bultfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status of Father
Type:19/11/1901, father released
Notes:Jan; 24/01/1902, father sent to Potchefstroom
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-199


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.