BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Miss Matilda Hendrina Dirks
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:

Twin of Philipiina Christina

Unique ID:170141
Camp History
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:5 months
Date arrival:09/11/1901
Date arrival:from Pretoria
Date departure:10/05/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:877/270
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:5 months
Date arrival:10/05/1902
Date departure:06/12/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Irene
Tent number:2344 / 8886
Farm History
Name:Dirks family
Town:Pretoria
Relationships
Miss Matilda Hendrina Dirks
      is the daughter of Mr Johannes Cornelius Dirks
Sources
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 41
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 178

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.