BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Jacob Pieter van Wyk
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:29 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:76405
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:29
Date arrival:07/06/1901
Date departure:22/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:1795
Farm History
Name:Rooibloem
District:Boshof
Name:Olivenhoutfontein
District:Boshof
Status of
Type:not given
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.347
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:4/10/1901, p.543
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.168a


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.