BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Christoffel van Wyk
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011118
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:28 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pulmonary abscess
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:22037
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:28
Age arrival:sent in by Boer ambulance
Date arrival:23/10/1901
Age departure:28
Date departure:19/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 933, gone on wife's card
Farm History
Name:Middelbult
District:Lichtenburg
Name:Doornbuld / Doornbult
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.482
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:6/12/1901, p.1725
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. W-227


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.