BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Helgard Smit
Other Names:Smith
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Volksrust RC
Age died:18 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & broncho-pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:18525
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein / Vlaakfontein
District:Standerton
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.370
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:28/8/1901, p.1321


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.