Personal Details Name: Master Mathys Johannes Smit Born in camp? No Age died: Died in camp? No Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 68809 Camp History Name: Mafeking RC Age arrival: 9 Date arrival: 13/09/1901 Reason departure: left for Destination: Bestershoek, Rustenburg Tent number: T 70NC C Farm History Name: Besterhoek / Bestershoek District: Rustenburg Relationships Master Mathys Johannes Smit       is the son of Mrs Anna Elizabeth Johanna Smit Sources Title: DBC 158 Mafeking CR Type: Camp register Location: National Archives, Pretoria Notes: p. 251

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.