BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr John Robert Smith
Other Names:G
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:45 years 7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:blacksmith
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:54083
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:44
Date arrival:27/07/1901
Date departure:20/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Smith family
Town:Zastron
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:Mar 1900, Zastron
Relationships
Mr John Robert Smith (G)
      is the husband of Mrs E Smith
      is the father of P Smith
      is the father of L Smith
      is the father of E Smith
      is the father of D Smith
      is the father of H Smith
      is the father of C Smith
      is the father of G Smith
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.276
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:31/1/1902, p.91
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:95


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.