BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr David J Strauss
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:41885
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:apr 1901
Date departure:22/07/1902
Reason departure:gone home
Destination:farm
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:09/11/1900
Date departure:mar 1901
Reason departure:pow
Destination:Bloemfontein
Farm History
Name:Vlakfontein
Town:Trompsburg or Bethulie
District:Bethulie
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:24 may 1901, Trompsburg
Sources
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.58


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.