BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name: Maria Flesch
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:female
Race:black
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:domestic servant
Notes:27/4/1901: in service in town, was taken sick and went to live with friends in Waai Hoek, brought to camp in a dying state.
Unique ID:900
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein Native Refugee Camp
Date departure:27/4/1901
Reason departure:death
Sources
Title:SRC 06
Type:Correspondence
Location:VAB
Reference No.:06
Dates:April-May 1901
Notes:RC1565, 27/4/1901: Superintendent, Bloemfontein NRC to CSRC and related correspondence


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.