BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Matthys Johannes van den Bergh
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Krugersdorp RC
Age died:5 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:gangrene of lungs
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:7396
Camp History
Name:Krugersdorp RC
Farm History
Name:Sandfontein / Zandfontein / Zantfontein
District:Rustenburg
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.24
Title:TKP 102 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 102
Dates:Jul-Dec 1901
Notes:22/11/1901, p.1653


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.