BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan Dirk van den Berg
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:172721
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:27/02/1902
Date departure:24/03/1902
Reason departure:left to join his family at
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:282
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:24/03/1902
Date departure:10/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Krugersdorp
Tent number:2233 / 8600
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:27/02/1902
Date departure:24/03/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:282 / 1032
Farm History
Name:Koetzerfontein
District:Krugersdorp
Notes:Koetzerfontein
Status
Type:undesirable
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 36
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 77, 89


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.