BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Hendrik du Preez
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:8 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:diphtheria
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:74283
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:8
Date arrival:May 1901
Date departure:06/06/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1364
Farm History
Name:Luckhoff
District:Fauresmith
Name:Koffiefontein
Name:du Preez family
Town:Hoopstad
Relationships
Master Willem Hendrik du Preez
      is the son of Mr Peter Daniel du Preez
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.237
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:7/6/1901, p.232
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.028a


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.