BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Rachel Johanna Basson
Other Names:Rachel Johannes
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020708
Place of death:Volksrust RC
Age died:28 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:chronic endocarditis
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:2972
Camp History
Name:Volksrust RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:date not given
Age departure:28
Date departure:08/07/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:E 16-17
Farm History
Name:Zoar / Zohar
District:Piet Retief
Name:Basson family
Town:M W Stroom
Relationships
Mrs Rachel Johanna Basson (Rachel Johannes)
      is the mother of Master Jacobus Basson (Jacobus Johannes [DBC 107])
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Basson (Aletta Maria [DBC 107])
Sources
Title:RS 32 Final list
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 32
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.11, VK
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.12
Title:TKP 104 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 104
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:8/8/1902, p.1252
Title:DBC 105
Type:Volksrust Camp Register
Notes:p. B-008
Title:DBC 109 Volksrust
Type:Death certificates
Notes:6-032


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.