BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Johannes Hendrik de Wet
Born in camp? Yes
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:60 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cardiac failure
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:74214
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:07/06/1901
Date departure:31/08/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1794
Farm History
Name:Wolvepan
District:Boshof
Notes:5500 morgen
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:July 1900, Boshof
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.343
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:30/5/1902, p.332
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.024a


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.