BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Willemina Hendrina Herbst
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:65131
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:26
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:12/08/1901
Date departure:03/07/1902
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Vryburg RC
Tent number:T 8B C
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:01/08/1902
Date arrival:came from Mafeking BC
Date departure:22/10/1902
Reason departure:gone to farm
Stock into camp:taken by English
Tent number:RT 118
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:04/07/1902
Tent number:743
Farm History
Name:Brakpan
District:Wolmaranstad
Notes:nil
Status of Husband
Type:P.O.W.
Notes:Philiippus Jacobus
Relationships
Mrs Willemina Hendrina Herbst
      is the mother of Miss Johanna Elizabeth Herbst
      is the mother of Miss Martha Maria Herbst
      is the mother of Miss Willemina Hendrina Herbst
      is the mother of Miss Magritha Cornelia Herbst
Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 90
Title:DBC 76 Klerksdorp
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. H-034
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 095


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.