BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Christiaan Theunis Gertse Botha
Other Names:Cristiaan Theunis Gertze
Born in camp? No
Age died:
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Unique ID:87857
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:34
Date arrival:24/02/1902
Date departure:05/03/1902
Reason departure:Selfsupporting
Tent number:1988/ Block A
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:20/03/1902
Date departure:24/03/1902
Reason departure:left to join his family at
Destination:Merebank
Tent number:661 / 2467
Name:Merebank RC
Age arrival:35
Date arrival:24/03/1902
Date departure:06/11/1902
Reason departure:to
Destination:Middelburg
Tent number:501 / 8623
Farm History
Name:Doornkop
District:Middelburg
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:23 Feb 1902 at Middelburg. Of S. Trichardt's commando
Relationships
Mr Christiaan Theunis Gertse Botha (Cristiaan Theunis Gertze)
      is the husband of Mrs Davidina Botha
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 352
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 86
Title:DBC 126 Merebank RC
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 126
Notes:p. 77, 97


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.