BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Sarel Frederik Overholster
Other Names:Oberholzer
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Aliwal North RC
Age died:7 months 3 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:marasmus
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:55792
Camp History
Name:Aliwal North RC
Age arrival:5 months
Date arrival:27/08/1901
Date departure:16/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Smithfield
Name:Grietjesfontein
District:Edenburg
Relationships
Master Sarel Frederik Overholster (Oberholzer)
      is the child of Mrs M Overholster (Oberholzer)
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.212
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:22/11/1901, p.669
Title:SRC 69 Aliwal North CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 69
Notes:173


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.