BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902
Personal Details
Name:Master Gert Petrus Brits
Other Names:Britz
Born in camp? No
Age died:10 years 9 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & bronchitis
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Notes:

An error here since he went to Belfast RC; not sure where the error lies. Possibly wrong camp given in Govt Gazette. There is further confusion about this death, since this child was in Merebank camp.

Unique ID:80612
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:04/05/1901
Date departure:04/07/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:13/09/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Merebank RC
Tent number:451
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:01/12/1901
Date departure:21/09/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:1144 / 4599
Farm History
Name:Welgevonden
District:Lydenburg
Name:Welgelegen
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master Gert Petrus Brits (Britz)
      is the son of Mr Gert Andries Petrus Brits (Britz)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.62
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. 55
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.073
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 65

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.