BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruida Margaretha Coetzer
Other Names:Gertruida Magd Sophia
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:161717
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:23
Age arrival:26 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:22/11/1902
Date departure:05/12/1902
Date departure:03/12/1902 [DBC 107]
Destination:Grootvlei
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:20/11/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Volksrust
Tent number:1685 / 6573
Farm History
Name:Grootvlei
District:Wakkerstroom
Name:Grootvlei
District:Utrecht
Status of Husband
Type:on commando
Notes:Fred Petrus
Relationships
Mrs Gertruida Margaretha Coetzer (Gertruida Magd Sophia)
      is the mother of Miss Elizabetha Helena Coetzer (Elizabetha Elena [DBC 107])
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Susanna Coetzer
      is the mother of Master Johannes Jacobus Coetzer
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. C-023
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. C 080-1
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 113


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.