BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Dirk van Zyl
Other Names:infant of E E
Born in camp? No
Date death:19011222
Place of death:Vryburg RC
Age died:1 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:ziekte
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:22171
Camp History
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:infant
Date arrival:28/09/1901
Age departure:1
Date departure:22/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:46
Farm History
Name:Bokfontein
District:Rustenburg
Relationships
Master Dirk van Zyl (infant of E E)
      is the son of Mrs Elzie Petronella P van Zyl
Sources
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p.486
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.109
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 005


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.