BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Jurgens Bekker
Other Names:Johannes Gergens
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:62938
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:39
Date arrival:24/12/1901
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:906
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:19/09/1902
Destination:Balmoral
Tent number:726
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:share of farm;85 morgen & house [DBC 111]
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 24/21/1901
Relationships
Mr Johannes Jurgens Bekker (Johannes Gergens)
      is the father of Master Petrus Johannes Bekker
      is the husband of Mrs Helena Josena Margaret Dorothea Bekker (Mrs Johannes Jurgens; Johannes Gergens)
Sources
Title:DBC 50 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 50
Notes:B 02
Title:DBC 49 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 49
Notes:B 02
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0906
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p.012


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.