BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Douw Gebrandt Grobler
Other Names:Douw Gert; Douw Gertbrand
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:37906
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:06/08/1901
Date departure:14/01/1902
Reason departure:gone into government service
Tent number:1110
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:15/04/1901
Age departure:13
Date departure:15/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Tent number:RT 763
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:17/07/1901
Age departure:14
Date departure:02/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Tent number:RT 1613 / RT 1623
Farm History
Name:van Rensburg family
Town:Marabastad
Relationships
Master Douw Gebrandt Grobler (Douw Gert; Douw Gertbrand )
      is the stepson of Mr Stephanus Johannes van Rensburg (Stefanus Johannes )
      is the grandson of Mrs Magdalena A van Rensburg
Sources
Title:DBC 87 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 87
Notes:p.164
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:

p. R 06, R 09

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.