BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Louis Christian van der Westhuizen
Other Names:Lewis Christian
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:farmer
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:84078
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:12
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Date departure:12/06/1902
Reason departure:returned home
Destination:Grootvlei Farm
Tent number:1166
Notes:RT 1166
Mother RT 440
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:10
Date arrival:24/05/1901
Date departure:29/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Tent number:II 597
Farm History
Name:Grootvlei
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:surrendered
Notes:to o/c Balmoral 18/3/1902, Commdt Pete Trichaard M'bg father on commando
Relationships
Master Louis Christian van der Westhuizen (Lewis Christian)
      is the son of Mrs Petrus Johannes van der Westhuizen
Sources
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:W 17
Title:DBC 83 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 83
Notes:p. 216
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1166


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.