BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Hendrik Ackerman
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kroonstad RC
Age died:8 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malignant measles
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:2101
Camp History
Name:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:Rustoord
District:Heidelberg
Name:Witbank
District:Heidelberg
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.1a
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:2/8/1901, p.342
Title:RS 32 Final list
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 32
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.001, VK


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.