Personal Details Name: Master Gerhardus Dirk Pretorius Born in camp? No Place of death: Brandfort RC Age died: 3 years 6 months Died in camp? Yes Cause of death: diarrhoea Gender: male Race: white Marital status: single Nationality: Transvaal Registration as child: Yes Unique ID: 97549 Camp History Name: Brandfort RC Age arrival: 3 Date arrival: 09/08/1901 Date departure: 11/12/1901 Reason departure: death Farm History Name: Klipplaatsdrift District: Wolmaranstad Notes: Klipplaatdrift Relationships Master Gerhardus Dirk Pretorius       is the son of Mrs Elsie Adriana Pretorius Sources Title: RS 26 Transvaal DL Type: Death lists Location: National Archives, Pretoria Reference No.: 26 Origin: Goldman Notes: p.319 Title: Government Gazette of the Orange River Colony Location: Notes: 18/10/1901, p.574 Title: SRC 76 Brandfort CR Type: Camp register Location: Free State Archives Repository Reference No.: SRC 76 Notes: p.305 (129)

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