BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Barend Benjamin Biell
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner; farmer [DBC 160]
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:77102
Camp History
Name:Vryburg RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:22/01/1902
Date departure:04/04/1902
Reason departure:absconded
Tent number:464
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:17
Date arrival:27/08/1901
Date departure:21/06/1902
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Vryburg RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:5048
Farm History
Name:Langverwacht
District:Bloemfontein
Name:Langewacht / Langverwacht
District:Bloemhof
Status of
Type:not given
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.217a
Title:DBC 160 Vryburg RC
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 055


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.