BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Jacobus Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020613
Place of death:Vryburg RC
Age died:23 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:smith
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:16586
Camp History
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:10/01/1902
Age departure:23
Date departure:13/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:373
Notes:Captured by Capt Pringle, brought in by military, PW in Camp (undesirable)
Farm History
Name:Calvijnstad
District:Zeerust
Status
Type:taken oath of allegiance
Relationships
Mr Gert Jacobus Pretorius
      is the husband of Mrs Magdalena Anna Pretorius
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.315
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 041


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.