Personal Details Name: Mr Gert Andris Nel Other Names: Gert Andries [DBC 160] Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: married Nationality: Cape Colony Occupation: farmer Registration as head of family: Yes Unique ID: 66942 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 55 Date arrival: 12/07/1901 Date departure: 27/07/1901 Reason departure: left for Destination: Jan Masibi Name: Vryburg RC Age arrival: 57 Date arrival: 24/12/1901 Tent number: 358 Notes: captured by Keely Scouts, taken to Jama Masibi, Mafeking. Sent to Vryburg Farm History Name: Groenfontein District: Vryburg Notes: owner, 1800 morgen Status Type: ab abc Notes: gave up arms at Harte River in Transvaal Relationships Mr Gert Andris Nel (Gert Andries [DBC 160])       is the husband of Mrs Cornelia Margritha Nel       is the father of Mr Gert Andries Nel       is the father of Miss Johanna Maria Nel (Johanna Magrita [DBC 160])       is the father of Master Pieter Andries Nel (Pieter Johannes [DBC 160])       is the father of Master Tobias Jacobus Nel Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 175 Title: DBC 160 Vryburg RC Type: Camp register Notes: p. 039

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.