BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Jacobus Vorster
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:160749
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:11/11/1902
Date departure:24/12/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 408
Farm History
Name:Witfontein
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:returned pow, Bermuda
Sources
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. V-095


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.