BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Diedlof Jacobus Meyer
Other Names:Dietloph Jakobus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:3 years 7 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:80155
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:4
Date arrival:08/04/1901
Date departure:30/06/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 217
Farm History
Name:Meyer family
Town:Middelburg
Name:Meyer family
Town:Pilgrim's Rest
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master Diedlof Jacobus Meyer (Dietloph Jakobus)
      is the son of Mr Jacobus Diedlof Meyer (Dietloph Jacobus)
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.247
Title:TKP 101 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:101
Dates:1901
Notes:24/7/1901, p. 1211
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 33


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.