BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Barend Jacobus Westerman
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Heilbron RC
Age died:5 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:scurvy
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:21698
Camp History
Name:Heilbron RC
Farm History
Name:Pharaosfontein
District:Heidelberg
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.471
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:22/11/1901, p.671


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.