BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Diedrik Johannes Vorster
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:62607
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:01/12/1901
Date departure:09/10/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Nooitgedacht
Tent number:813
Notes:RT 813
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Farm History
Name:Nooitgedacht
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm
Status of Husband
Type:prisoner of war
Notes:self: taken from her farm, 20/11/1901, arrived here 26/11/1901
Relationships
Mrs Diedrik Johannes Vorster
      is the mother of Master Pieter Johannes Vorster
      is the mother of Miss Katrina Frederika Vorster
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:V 11
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0813


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.