BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Daniel Petrus van Zyl
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:farmer
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:93177
Camp History
Name:Bethulie RC
Age arrival:22
Date arrival:27/06/1901
Age departure:23
Date departure:12/03/1902
Reason departure:joined Burgher Police
Destination:Bloemfontein
Farm History
Name:van Zyl family
Town:Koffiefontein
District:Fauresmith
Status
Type:surrendered; oath of neutrality
Notes:Mar 1900, Koffyfontein; returned pow from Green Point
Sources
Title:SRC 74 Bethulie CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 74
Notes:pg.170


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.