BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Ferdinand Petrus Vorster
Other Names:Voster (surname)
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Unique ID:62661
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:21/02/1902
Date departure:01/07/1902
Date departure:2/7/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Elandsfontein Farm
Tent number:1074
Notes:RT 1074
Mother RT 308 F
Farm History
Name:Elandsfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:father share of farm
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 21/2/1902, Pete Trichaard Commdt, M'burg
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:V 16
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1074


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.