BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Marthinus Willem Bekker
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:80771
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:04/08/1901
Date departure:07/05/1902
Reason departure:joined National Scouts
Tent number:224
Notes:RT 224
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:13
Date arrival:27/06/1901
Date departure:04/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I 850
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:27 Jun 1901
Relationships
Master Marthinus Willem Bekker
      is the son of Mrs Anna Magaretha Bekker (Nicholaas Wilhelm; Nicolaas Willem; Anna Magdalena)
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 10
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 69
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0224


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.