BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Frederik Gerhardus Hefer
Other Names:Frederick; Freddy
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:2 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & acute bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:36055
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:07/07/1901
Date departure:21/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:892
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:15/04/1901
Age departure:3
Date departure:29/04/1901
Destination:Pretoria
Tent number:RT 761
Farm History
Name:Hefer family
District:Cape Colony
Name:Hefer family
Town:Marabastad
District:Zoutpansberg
Relationships
Master Frederik Gerhardus Hefer (Frederick; Freddy )
      is the son of Mrs Charlotta Hefer (Charlotte Francis )
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.152
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.68
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:11/9/1901, p.1361
Title:DBC 90 Pietersburg DR
Type:Death register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 90
Dates:11/5/1901-
Notes:nos 305-318
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. H 03


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.