BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Ms Christina Johanna Raats
Other Names:R G; Raaths
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011020
Age died:21 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enterits or enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:16966
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age departure:21
Date departure:20/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Rietfontien / Reitfontein
District:Heidelberg
Name:Sterkfontein
District:Heidelberg
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.326
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:

22/11/1901, p.1653; gives place of death as Merebank RC

Title:Wasserman, Professor Johan
Notes:

gives place of death as Pietermaritzburg RC

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.