BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Petrus Johannes Bekker
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:80790
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:61
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date departure:09/07/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Klipfontein Farm
Tent number:111
Notes:RT 111
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:60
Date arrival:14/05/1901
Date departure:03/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:I 1261
Farm History
Name:Klipfontein
District:Middelburg
Notes:owns a portion
Status of Son
Type:on commado
Notes:Nicolas Wilhelm (23)
Relationships
Mr Petrus Johannes Bekker
      is the husband of Mrs Petrus Johannes Bekker
      is the father of Mr Nicholaas Wilhelmus Bekker
      is the father of Miss Petronella Katrina Susannah Bekker (Petronella Katrina Susannah Engelbertina)
      is the father of Miss Christina Wilhelmina Maria Bekker (Christina Wilhelmina Maria Magdelena)
      is the father of Miss Cornelia Johanna Bekker
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:B 08
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 70
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0111


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.