BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gerhardus S Botha
Other Names:Gert Stephanus [DBC 76]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020102
Age died:83 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senility & diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:3731
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:84
Date arrival:13/09/1901
Age departure:83
Date departure:03/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 1482
Farm History
Name:Middelfontein
District:Rustenburg
Notes:owns farm
Status
Notes:no relatives fighting
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.50
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-005


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.