BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacob Jacobus van der Westhuizen
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:widowed
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:63154
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:25
Date arrival:27/05/1902
Date departure:04/08/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Waterval Farm
Tent number:1218
Notes:*
Farm History
Name:Roodekopies / Roodekopjes / Roodekopjies / Rooikopjes / Rooikoppies
District:Pretoria
Notes:wife has share, not transferred to her name
Name:Waterval
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:surrendered; AB
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 24/5/1902, P Trichaard, Commdt, Middelburg
Sources
Title:DBC 49 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 49
Notes:W 01
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1218


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.