BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Miss Elizabeth Johanna Classens
Other Names:Klaasen [DBC 76]
Born in camp? No
Age died:15 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:23844
Camp History
Name:Kroonstad RC
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:15
Date arrival:16/10/1901
Date departure:01/11/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Kroonstad
Tent number:RT 1644
Farm History
Name:Doornkop
District:Kroonstad
Relationships
Miss Elizabeth Johanna Classens (Klaasen [DBC 76])
      is the daughter of Mrs Johanna Helena Klaasen (Claasen)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.55
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:24/1/1902, p.64
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. K-041


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.