BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gideon Andries Erasmus
Other Names:Gideon Andris; Gedeon Andris
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:79409
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:16/08/1901
Date arrival:15/5/1901; came directly from Middelburg RC
Date departure:15/02/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Howick RC
Tent number:350
Notes:RT 350
Name:Belfast RC
Date arrival:18/07/1902
Date arrival:date of departure from Middelburg RC
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:26
Date arrival:15/01/1901
Date departure:18/07/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I 13
Name:Howick RC
Age arrival:27
Date arrival:20/02/1902
Date departure:05/07/1902
Destination:Elandsriver
Tent number:946
Farm History
Name:Boesmanslaagte / Bosmanslaagte / Bushmanslaagte
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Name:Uitzicht
District:Lydenburg
Status
Type:surrendered; AB, ABC
Notes:11/9/1900
Relationships
Mr Gideon Andries Erasmus (Gideon Andris; Gedeon Andris)
      is the son of Mr Daniel Jacobus Erasmus
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:E 05
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0350
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 3
Title:DBC 111 Howick RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 111
Notes:p.051


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.