BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gert Cornelis Wessels
Born in camp? No
Date death:19010902
Age died:5 years 6 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric; laryngitis [DBC 77]
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:46459
Camp History
Name:Johannesburg RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:15/12/1900
Date departure:29/05/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Klerksdorp RC
Tent number:RT 567; T J14
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:03/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:RT 511
Farm History
Name:Wessels family
Town:Klerksdorp
Relationships
Master Gert Cornelis Wessels
      is the son of Mrs Aletta Gertruida Wessels (Mrs Jan Wessels)
Sources
Title:DBC 71 Johannesburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:71
Notes:p. 45
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:p. W-220
Title:RS 27 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 27
Notes:p. 417
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:02/10/1901, p. 1460
Title:DBC 77
Type:Klerksdorp Register of Deaths
Notes:p. 01


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.