BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Sarel Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Norvals Pont RC
Age died:76 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:44400
Camp History
Name:Norvals Pont RC
Age arrival:76
Date arrival:14/08/1901
Date departure:29/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein / Keepfontein
Town:Reddersburg
District:Bloemfontein
Status
Type:no oath of neutrality
Relationships
Mr Sarel Pretorius
      is the husband of Mrs Maria A Pretorius
      is the father of Master Jan Pretorius
      is the father of Master Schalk Pretorius
      is the father of Miss Maria A Pretorius
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.240
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.557
Title:SRC 85 Norvals Pont CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:85
Notes:p.169


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.