BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Piet Smit
Other Names:Smidt, Piet
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:

orphan

Unique ID:160442
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date arrival:living with Steyn RT 1430
Date departure:04/03/1902
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Tent number:RT 1431
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:14/10/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Tent number:597
Farm History
Name:Leeuwfontein
Relationships
Master Piet Smit (Smidt, Piet)
      is the adopted son of Mrs Hendrina Jacomina Steyn (Steijn)
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-078
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 78

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.