BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gert Johannes van Heerden
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:173415
Camp History
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:29/04/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:833 / 6103
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:22/10/1901
Date departure:no date given
Reason departure:to
Destination:Jacobs Siding RC
Tent number:601 / 2490
Farm History
Name:Coetzer family
Town:Pretoria
Relationships
Master Gert Johannes van Heerden
      is the adopted son of Mrs Magdalena Gertruida Coetzer
Sources
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 108
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 107, 136


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.