BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Johannes Christiaan van Niekerk
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Potchefstroom RC
Age died:7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:convulsions
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:28985
Camp History
Name:Potchefstroom RC
Farm History
Name:Van Niekerkrust
District:Kroonstad
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.208
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:14/8/1901, p.1280


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.