BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Schalk Jacobus Roets
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:61678
Camp History
Name:Irene RC
Age departure:14
Date departure:09/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred on express application
Destination:Balmoral RC
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:01/05/1902
Date departure:21/05/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Middelburg RC
Tent number:1193
Notes:RT 1193
Hasn't been on commando
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:21/05/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Leeuwfontein
Town:Elands River
District:Pretoria
Notes:no property
Status
Type:not on commando
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:R 02
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1193


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.