BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Gertruda Gerarda Johanna de Beer
Other Names:Gertruida Johanna G; Gerhardus Gertruida J
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Pietersburg RC
Age died:56 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:malaria & chronic diarrhoea
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:39238
Camp History
Name:Pietersburg RC
Age arrival:56
Date arrival:05/08/1901
Date departure:12/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1080
Name:Irene RC
Age arrival:55
Date arrival:26/04/1901
Age departure:55
Date departure:01/07/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietersburg RC
Tent number:RT 968
Farm History
Name:Witkopies / Witkoppies
Town:Marabastad
District:Pietersburg / Soutpansberg
Notes:owns farm
Status of Husband
Type:POW
Notes:4/10/1902: returned from India
Relationships
Mrs Gertruda Gerarda Johanna de Beer (Gertruida Johanna G; Gerhardus Gertruida J )
      is the mother of Miss Aletta Petronella Judith de Beer (Aletta Juriek Petron)
      is the mother of Miss Johannes Jacoba de Beer
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.18
Title:DBC 88 Pietersburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 88
Notes:p.8
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:31/1/1902, p.108
Title:DBC 62 Irene CR
Type:DBC 62
Reference No.:DBC 62
Notes:p. B 12


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.