BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Mijderd Jacobus Klassen
Other Names:Mynhard Jacobus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Orange River RC
Age died:1 years 1 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia & exhaustion
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:73341
Camp History
Name:Orange River RC
Age arrival:10 months
Date arrival:14/11/1901
Date departure:25/04/1902
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Koffiefontein
District:Fauresmith
Name:Klassen family
Town:Koffiefontein
District:Fauresmith
Relationships
Master Mijderd Jacobus Klassen (Mynhard Jacobus)
      is the son of Mr Daniel Jacobus Klassen
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.143
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:2/5/1902, p.286
Title:SRC 86 Orange River CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 86
Notes:p.064a


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.