BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Gerhardus Jozua van Niekerk
Other Names:Gert Jozua; Gerhardus Jozia; Gerhardus Josiah
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:whooping cough
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:79763
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:10/02/1901
Date departure:10/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Belfast RC
Tent number:I
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:7
Date arrival:10/09/1901
Age departure:4 months or 4 years
Date departure:02/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:425
Farm History
Name:Groenvallei / Groenvlei
District:Carolina
Name:van Niekerk family
Town:Belfast
Relationships
Master Gerhardus Jozua van Niekerk (Gert Jozua; Gerhardus Jozia; Gerhardus Josiah)
      is the son of Mr Johannes Petrus van Niekerk
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.264
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.264
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:17/1/1902, p.64
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 17
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.067


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.