BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jan de Wet
Type:Staff
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Unique ID:222
Camp History
Name:Springfontein RC
Date appointed (as staff):6/3/1901
Notes:6/3/1901: appointed local assistant at 1/- pd

6/6/1901: Superintendent to CSRC: describes deW as his 'most useful assistant'; asks permission for his wife to join him.
8/6/1901: permission granted provided she pays her way.
Farm History
Name:Boschlaagte
District:Heilbron
Relationships
Mr Jan de Wet
      is the husband of Mrs Katrina de Wet
Sources
Title:SRC 08
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:08
Dates:June 1901
Notes:RC2501, 6/6/1901, Superintendent, Springfontein to CSRC and related correspondence
Title:SRC 02
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:02
Dates:Feb 1901-7 Mar 1901
Notes:RC421, 6/3/1901, CSRC to Superintendent, Sprinfonteing


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.