BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Abraham Fredrik Strauss
Other Names:Abraham Frederick
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:1 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:gastro-enteritis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:31786
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Straussfontein / Struisfontein
Town:Caledon Rise
District:Smithfield
Relationships
Master Abraham Fredrik Strauss (Abraham Frederick)
      is the son of Mr Abram Frederik Strauss
Sources
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC2085, List of deaths in ORC camps for week ending 21/5/1901
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.289
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:54/5/1901, p.205


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.