BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Michal Herbst
Other Names:Michael Hendrik [DBC 107]
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:162278
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:9
Age arrival:10 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:04/12/1902
Destination:Johannesburg
Tent number:A 226
Farm History
Name:Magamba / Mahamba
District:Piet Retief
Name:Herbst family
Town:Heidelberg
District:Johannesburg
Relationships
Master Michal Herbst (Michael Hendrik [DBC 107])
      is the son of Mrs Rachel M Herbst (Rachel Maria [DBC 107])
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. H-041
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. H 220-1
Title:DBC 108 Volksrust RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 64


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.