BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Johanna Catharina Elizabeth van den Berg
Other Names:Alwijn Petrus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:32 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:72963
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:32
Date arrival:15/08/1901
Date departure:12/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Stock into camp:yes
Farm History
Name:Klippan
District:Cape Colony
Name:Meerlandsvlei
District:Boshof
Status of Husband
Type:commando
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.17
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:18/10/1901, p.576
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.051a,p.101a


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.