BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Mr Martinus Johannes Nel
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:unknown
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:67234
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:30/11/1901
Date departure:09/12/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Klerksdorp
Name:Klerksdorp RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:29/08/1901
Date departure:16/11/1901
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Mafeking RC
Stock into camp:taken by English; no receipt
Tent number:RT 05
Notes:

note: returned from Mafeking, 16/12/1901

Farm History
Name:Groenwal
District:Lichtenburg
Notes:nil
Status
Type:AB, ABC, voluntary surrender
Notes:

no relatives fighting

Sources
Title:DBC 158 Mafeking CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p. 180
Title:DBC 75 Klerksdorp CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 75
Notes:

p. N-132

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.