BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Cornelius Botes
Other Names:Gert Cornelis
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:mf
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:159258
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:66
Date arrival:04/01/1902
Date arrival:came from Johannesburg
Reason departure:gone on wife's card
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 1801
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:66
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:28/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:553 / 2042
Farm History
Name:Wolvekop
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:no property
Name:Klipspruit
District:Wolmaranstad
Status
Type:AB, ABC; family are undesirables
Notes:no relatives fighting
Relationships
Mr Gert Cornelius Botes (Gert Cornelis)
      is the husband of Mrs Martha Maria Botes
      is the father of Mr Johannes Stephanus Botes (Johannes Stefanes)
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. B-012
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 72
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 93


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.