BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Herbert Pearson Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Orange Free State
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:174014
Camp History
Name:Ladysmith RC
Age arrival:18
Date arrival:01/02/1902
Date departure:15/07/1902
Reason departure:left camp to return to
Destination:Harrismith town
Tent number:96 / 78
Farm History
Name:Rydal Mount / Rydalmount
District:Harrismith
Notes:nil
Status
Type:surrendered burgher taken over by burgher camp, ORC
Sources
Title:DBC 123 Ladysmith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 123
Notes:p. 101


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.