BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Dirk Cornelius Lemmer
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:63740
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Date departure:12/09/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:36
Date arrival:20/07/1901
Date departure:20/08/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English; holds receipt
Tent number:RT 161 / 838
Farm History
Name:Hartebeestfontein / Hartebeestfout
District:Potchefstroom
Notes:own portion
Name:Zwartfontein
Notes:owner
Name:Slypsteen
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:owns part
Status
Type:AB, ABC
Notes:

note: on commando

Relationships
Mr Dirk Cornelius Lemmer
      is the husband of Mrs Johanna Herculina Lemmer
      is the father of Master Petrus Johannes Lemmer
      is the father of Mr Johannes Lemmer
      is the father of Master Piet Lemmer
      is the father of Mr Johannes Hermanus Lemmer (Johannes Hermans [DBC 75])
      is the father of Master Petrus Johannes Lemmer
      is the Unknown of Mr Paul Michil Bester
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 23
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. L-107

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.