BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Matheus Swamers
Other Names:Matthys Andries [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:165128
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:9
Age arrival:10 [DBC 107]
Date arrival:date not given
Date departure:02/01/1903
Destination:Rooikop
Tent number:D 220
Farm History
Name:Swamers family
Town:M W Stroom
Name:Roodekop / Rooikop
District:Utrecht
Relationships
Master Matheus Swamers (Matthys Andries [DBC 107])
      is the son of Mrs Hester S E Swamers (Hester Johanna [DBC 107])
Sources
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. S-133
Title:DBC 107 Volksrust camp register
Notes:p. S 748-9


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.