BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jacobus Dirksen
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:175398
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:1
Date arrival:06/10/1901
Date departure:26/07/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Johannesburg
Tent number:437 / 1843
Farm History
Name:Dirksen family
Town:Vrededorp
District:Johannesburg
Relationships
Master Jacobus Dirksen
      is the son of Mrs Martha Dirksen
Sources
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 161


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.