BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Berak Hendrik Roelof Roelvert
Other Names:Bernh Hendrik Roelof
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Bethulie RC
Age died:53 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:inflammation of lungs
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:tenant farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:90189
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:53
Date arrival:29/07/1901
Date departure:14/09/1901
Reason departure:Death
Farm History
Name:Haartefontein
District:Smithfield
Status
Type:POW
Notes:returned from Green Poin
Relationships
Mr Berak Hendrik Roelof Roelvert (Bernh Hendrik Roelof)
      is the husband of Mrs Susanna Catrina Roelvert
      is the father of Mr Daniel Matthias Roelvert
Sources
Title:RS 30 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 30
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.257
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:20/9/1901, p.508
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:46


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.