BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name: Sekkies August
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Mafeking RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:dysentery
Race:black
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:71425
Camp History
Name:Mafeking RC
Age departure:3
Date departure:23/11/1901
Reason departure:death
Illness
Reason:dysentery
Description:died
Out patient:Yes
Sources
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:10/1/1902, p.39


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.