BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master David Benjamin Erasmus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:5 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:86299
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:03/08/1901
Date arrival:4/8/1901
Age departure:5
Date departure:13/12/1901
Reason departure:death
Tent number:142
Notes:RT 142
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:5
Date arrival:26/07/1901
Date departure:04/08/1901
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Droofontein / Droogfontein
District:Pretoria
Name:Rietkop
District:Middelburg
Relationships
Master David Benjamin Erasmus
      is the son of Mrs Frederik Jacobus Erasmus (Mrs Frederick Jacobus)
Sources
Title:RS 25 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:25
Notes:p.114
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:E 01
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0142
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 86


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.