BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter J Becker
Other Names:Pieter Theunis; Bekert
Born in camp? No
Date death:30/03/1902
Place of death:Kroonstad RC
Age died:60 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cardiac dropsy
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:49711
Camp History
Name:Kroonstad RC
Date arrival:20/05/1901
Date arrival:date of departure from Bloemfontein RC
Age departure:60
Date departure:30/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:59
Date departure:20/05/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Kroonstad RC
Farm History
Name:Mooispruit
Town:Lindley
District:Bethlehem
Notes:2000 morgen
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:25/1/1901, Ceylon; returned pow
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.14
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.14
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:4/4/1902, p.240
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:34


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.