BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Alwyn Petrus Burger
Other Names:Alwijn
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:59359
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:04/10/1901
Date departure:27/11/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:628
Notes:RT 628
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:29/05/1901
Date departure:29/08/1901
Destination:Godwan river station
Tent number:I 1076
Name:Middelburg RC
Date arrival:04/06/1902
Tent number:I 1929
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:30
Date arrival:28/11/1901
Date departure:25/02/1902
Reason departure:joined column
Tent number:I 1794
Farm History
Name:Avondale / Avondaal
District:Ermelo
Notes:no property
Name:Avonddaal
District:Carolina
Name:Alphendal
District:Ermelo
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:23 May at Carolina
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 11, B 26
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0628
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 233
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 35


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.