BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacobus Daniel Venter
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:158188
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:52
Date arrival:04/07/1902
Date departure:16/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Pretoria
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 2102
Notes:Note in red: left for farm
Farm History
Name:Sterkstroom
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:owns portion
Status
Type:returned pow, Simonstown
Sources
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. V-204


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.