BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Abraham Jacobus van den Berg
Other Names:A J; Andries
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:14 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:50495
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:12/07/1901
Date arrival:16/9/1901
Age departure:14
Date departure:05/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Helderfontein
District:Bloemfontein
Name:van d Berg family
Town:Reddersburg
Relationships
Master Abraham Jacobus van den Berg (A J; Andries)
      is the son of Mr F van den Berg (F)
      is the Son of Mrs Jaatje Sophia van den Berg (J S)
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.19
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/12/1901, p.741
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:228
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.186


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.