BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Gerhardus Luus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:91 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:old age & diarrhoea
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:82054
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:90
Date arrival:05/05/1901
Date departure:06/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 647
Farm History
Name:Witklip
District:Middelburg
Notes:own a portion
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:24 Apr 1901
Relationships
Mr Gerhardus Luus
      is the husband of Mrs Gerhardus Luus
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.224
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.63
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 127


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.