BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Cornelius Gert Botes
Other Names:Gert [DBC 76]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020102
Place of death:Klerksdorp RC
Age died:6 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diphtheria
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:3575
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:20/12/1902
Age departure:6
Date departure:02/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 1799
Farm History
Name:Klipkuil
District:Wolmaranstad
Relationships
Master Cornelius Gert Botes (Gert [DBC 76])
      is the son of Mrs Johanna Hendrika Botes
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.42
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:24/1/1902, p.86
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. B-011


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.