BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gert Jacobus Petrus van Tonder
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62293
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:09/08/1901
Date departure:21/10/1901
Reason departure:joined National Scouts
Destination:Brugspruit
Tent number:279
Notes:RT 279
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Farm History
Name:van Tonder family
Town:Pilgrimsrust
District:Lydenburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:2/6/1901, came from Leydenburg to Balmoral, surrendered Lydenburg
Relationships
Mr Gert Jacobus Petrus van Tonder
      is the husband of Mrs Andrina Maria van Tonder (Gert Jacobus Petrus)
      is the father of Master Gert Jacobus Petrus van Tonder (Gert Jacobus)
      is the father of Master Christian Willem van Tonder
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0279
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:T 01


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.