BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Mattheus Johannes Jonker
Other Names:Matthys Johannes
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Brandfort RC
Age died:3 years 11 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:measles & pneumonia
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:95777
Camp History
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:11/01/1901
Date departure:01/10/1901
Reason departure:death
Farm History
Name:Diepfontein
District:Kroonstad
Relationships
Master Mattheus Johannes Jonker (Matthys Johannes)
      is the son of Mr Johannes Petrus Louis Jonker
Sources
Title:RS 29 ORC DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:RS 29
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.136
Title:Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony
Location:
Notes:11/10/1901, p.555
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.147


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.