BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Benjamin Willem du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:61421
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:16
Date arrival:12/02/1902
Date arrival:10/2/1902
Date departure:05/09/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Klippoortjie
Tent number:1034
Notes:RT 1034
(Mother RT 509)
Farm History
Name:Klipootjie
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 9/2/1902, P Trichard's commando
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1034
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:P 08


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.