BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Smit
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:88433
Camp History
Name:Middelburg RC
Age arrival:47
Date arrival:10/02/1902
Date departure:18/02/1902
Destination:Merebank, Natal
Tent number:1892/ Block E
Farm History
Name:Twyfelaar / Truffelaar / Twyfella
District:Carolina
Status
Type:Surrendered
Notes:6 Feb 1902 at Belfast. From Carolina commando
Relationships
Mr Willem Smit
      is the father of Master Hendrik Johannes Smit
Sources
Title:DBC 84 Middelburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 84
Notes:p. 420


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.