BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan Geldenhuis
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:176297
Camp History
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:27/10/1901
Date departure:09/10/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Bank Station
Tent number:849 / 3414
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein
District:Potchefstroom
Name:Rietfontein
District:Potchefstroom
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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.