BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Hermanus Jacobus Christoffel du Plessis
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Middelburg RC
Age died:74 years 9 months 11 days
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cerebral haemorrhage & congestion of lungs
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:84237
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:75
Date arrival:26/05/1901
Date departure:15/12/1901
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:I 1045
Farm History
Name:du Plessis family
Town:Middelburg
Name:Naauwpoort
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:25 May 1901
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.293
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. 222


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.