BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gerhardus Christianus Breed
Other Names:Gerhardus Christiaan; Gert Christian
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:2 years 8 months 3 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & whooping cough
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:59308
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:27/09/1901
Date departure:15/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:601
Notes:RT 601
Taken by Benson's Column via Wonderfontein
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:21/11/1901
Date departure:03/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:I 1791/ RT 178/ Block B
Farm History
Name:Twyfelaar / Truffelaar / Twyfella
District:Carolina
Illness
Reason:Whooping cough & measels
Out patient:Yes
Relationships
Master Gerhardus Christianus Breed (Gerhardus Christiaan; Gert Christian)
      is the son of Mrs Engela Gertruda Johanna Breed (Mrs Jacobus Herklaas Phillipus)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.56
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 09, B 24
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:17/1/1902, p.63
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 35
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0601


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.