BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gideon Willem Henning
Other Names:Gustav W; Gustavus Wilhelmus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:11 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:42911
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:27/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Bethulie R C
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:11
Date arrival:28/08/1901
Date departure:06/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Damfontein
Name:Goede Hoop
District:Bethulie
Relationships
Master Gideon Willem Henning (Gustav W; Gustavus Wilhelmus)
      is the son of Mrs Anna Marie Henning (Anna M)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.119
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:17/1/1902, p.42
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.101
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:p.008


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.