BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Jan David Lourens
Other Names:Jan Daniel
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:87116
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:07/03/1902
Date departure:28/04/1902
Reason departure:gone to
Destination:Steenkoolspruit
Tent number:1100
Notes:RT 1100
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Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:15
Date arrival:02/02/1902
Date departure:01/03/1902
Reason departure:transferred
Destination:Balmoral RC
Farm History
Name:Groenvlei
District:Middelburg
Notes:no property
Status
Type:on commando; surrendered
Notes:1 Jan 1902 at Middelburg. Of Middelburg commando came from Pete Trichard Commd, M'bg
Sources
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:1100
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:L 11
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 238


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.