BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hendrik Petrus Swanepoel
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Kimberley RC
Age died:32 years 10 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:enteric fever & peritonitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Cape Colony
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:78398
Camp History
Name:Kimberley RC
Age arrival:31
Date arrival:07/11/1901
Date departure:14/03/1902
Reason departure:death
Tent number:4532, 4544
Farm History
Name:Linksfontein
Town:Hay
District:Cape Colony
Name:Swanepoel family
Town:Hoopstad
District:Cape Colony
Name:Linksfontein
Town:Hay
Status
Type:not given
Relationships
Mr Hendrik Petrus Swanepoel
      is the unknown of Master David Johannes Swanepoel
      is the unknown of Master Lourens Marthinus Swanepoel
      is the unknown of Miss Margatz Johanna Swanepoel
      is the unknown of Mrs Sarah Susanna Swanepoel
Sources
Title:RS 31 Cape & Natal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 31
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.15
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:21/3/1902, p.218
Title:SRC 83 Kimberley CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 83
Notes:p.309a


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.