BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Nicolaas Gerhardus Stefanus Basson
Other Names:Banon, S J D
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Mafeking RC
Age died:11 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:marasmus
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:2967
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age departure:11 months
Date departure:17/10/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:140
Farm History
Name:Rhenosterfontein
District:Marico
Illness
Reason:marasmus
Description:last attended: 15/10/1901 duration of illness: 1 month
Out patient:Yes
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.12
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:29/11/1901, p.1689
Title:RS 32 Final list
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 32
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.011, VK
Title:DBC 159 Mafeking DL
Type:Death certificates
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 159
Dates:12/10/1901-
Notes:2_438


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.