BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Willem Jacobus van Lingen
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:76848
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:23/08/1901
Date departure:24/09/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:4095
Farm History
Name:van Lingen family
Town:Jacobsdal
Name:Klipfontein
District:Jacobsdal
Relationships
Master Willem Jacobus van Lingen
      is the son of Mrs Susanna Gesina van Lingen
Sources
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.191a


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.