BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Lourens Matthijs van Zijl
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:173112
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:25/11/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Heidelberg
Tent number:495
Farm History
Name:Wildebeestspruit
District:Heidelberg
Relationships
Master Lourens Matthijs van Zijl
      is the son of Mrs Dinah Margrita van Zijl
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 64


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.