BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Alfie (Archie) Bentum
Other Names:Bamtum, Affie; Algie
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020117
Age died:18 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Orange Free State
Unique ID:22568
Camp History
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:10/10/1901
Date arrival:from Newcastle
Age departure:18
Date departure:17/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:595
Farm History
Name:Lincolnshire
District:Harrismith
Relationships
Mr Alfie (Archie) Bentum (Bamtum, Affie; Algie)
      is the son of Mrs Ester Maria Bentum
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.15
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p. 14


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.