BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Frederick W Clants
Other Names:Claus, Fredrik Willem [DBC 75]
Born in camp? No
Date death:19020126
Age died:70 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:senile decay & cancrum oris
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:German subject
Occupation:schoolmaster
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:4786
Camp History
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:63
Age departure:70
Age departure:[death lists]
Date departure:27/01/1902
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:no stock
Tent number:RT 719
Farm History
Name:Klipbankfontein
District:Rustenburg
Status
Type:German subject
Notes:

no relatives fighting

Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.73
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:28/2/1902, p.236
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. C-027

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.