BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Wijnand Johannes Pretorius
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:61277
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:06/12/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:838
Notes:RT 838
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:not given
Tent number:177 / 685
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:24
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:29/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:177
Farm History
Name:Blesboklaagte / Bluboklaagte
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:to o/c Brugspruit 5/12/1901.
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:P 02
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0838
Title:DBC 127 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 127
Notes:p.213
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 23


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.