BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Petrus Philippus Potgieter
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:37434
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:4 months
Date arrival:11/06/1901
Date departure:24/08/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:707
Farm History
Name:Potgieter family
Town:Wakkerstroom
District:Zoutpansberg
Name:Wakkerstroom
Town:Spelonken
District:Zoutpansberg
Relationships
Master Petrus Philippus Potgieter
      is the son of Mrs Ester Jacoba Potgieter
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.304
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.140
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 319-333


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.