BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Hendrik Eagar
Other Names:Johannes H; Edgar; Eager
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bloemfontein RC
Age died:19 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Notes:Also recorded as dying in Heilbron RC
Unique ID:58191
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:19
Date arrival:16/02/1901
Age departure:19
Date departure:21/05/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Bechuana / Bachuana / Batchuana / Pytchuana / Phokani / Potani / Pokanie / Patchuana / Potchuano
Town:Moroka [Morrocco]
District:Thaba 'Nchu
Relationships
Mr Johannes Hendrik Eagar (Johannes H; Edgar; Eager)
      is the son of Mrs Susara J Eagar
Sources
Title:SRC 07
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:07
Dates:May 1901
Notes:RC2085, List of deaths in ORC camps for week ending 21/5/1901
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.77
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.77
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:54/5/1901, p.205
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.9


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.