BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gideon Pieter van Zyl
Other Names:Gideon Peter
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:77864
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:30/08/1901
Date departure:06/08/1902
Reason departure:discharged
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Tent number:3192
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:11/01/1901
Date departure:27/08/1901
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Kimberley RC
Stock into camp:no
Stock out of camp:no
Farm History
Name:Bultfontein
District:Hoopstad
Notes:3230m
Status
Type:oath of neutrality
Notes:01 Jun 1900, Hoopstad
Relationships
Mr Gideon Pieter van Zyl (Gideon Peter)
      is the husband of Mrs Anna Francina Maria van Zyl
      is the father of Master Peter van Zyl
Sources
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.182a
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.177


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.