BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Hendrik Ackerman
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:24 years
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Unique ID:95121
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:23
Date arrival:15/06/1901
Date departure:23/07/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Elandsbult
District:Bloemfontein
Name:Welgelegen
District:Bloemfontein
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.1a
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:2/8/1901, p.341
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.081


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.