BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Martin Johannes Smit
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:160461
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:25/09/1901
Date arrival:c/o Mrs Barkly 1548
Date departure:12/01/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Natal
Tent number:RT 1549
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:15
Date arrival:15/01/1901
Date departure:08/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:1425 / 5680
Farm History
Name:Gatsrand
District:Krugersdorp
Notes:no property
Name:Elandsfontein
District:Johannesburg
Status of Father
Type:dead
Notes:Martin; no relatives fighting
Relationships
Master Martin Johannes Smit
      is the brother of Mrs Hendrina Magdelena Barkley
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. S-079
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 69


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.