BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Pieter F Cronje
Other Names:Pieter Y; P J
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner or farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:51586
Camp History
Name:Harrismith RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:24/01/1901
Date departure:20/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Pietermaritzburg RC
Stock into camp:yes
Name:Pietermaritzburg RC
Age arrival:48
Date arrival:21/05/1902
Date departure:20/08/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Harrismith
Tent number:749/2760
Farm History
Name:Witefontein / Witfontein
Town:Reitz
District:Bethlehem
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:9/7/1900, Reitz *
Sources
Title:SRC 80 Harrismith CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 80
Notes:p.02
Title:DBC 134 Pietermaritzburg
Type:Camp register
Location:TAB
Reference No.:DBC 134
Notes:p.108


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.