BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master John Barend van Blerk
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:34969
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:06/05/1901
Tent number:RT 450
Farm History
Name:Bloemtuin
District:Woodbush
Relationships
Master John Barend van Blerk
      is the son of Mr Ernest David van Blerk
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.221


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.