BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gabriel Peens
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Vredefort Road RC
Age died:5 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:29406
Camp History
Name:Vredefort Road RC
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:25/09/1901
Date departure:28/09/1901
Reason departure:sent to
Destination:Vredefort
Tent number:RT 1563
Farm History
Name:Witbank
District:Kroonstad
Relationships
Master Gabriel Peens
      is the son of Mrs Francina Johanna Peens
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.220
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.745
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. P-061


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.