BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Louw Erasmus Smit
Other Names:L; Smith, Louw Eras
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:98616
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:23/10/1901
Date arrival:3/2/1902 or 29/5/1901
Date departure:21/8/1901
Name:Brandfort RC
Age arrival:3
Date arrival:15/09/1901
Date departure:18/10/1901
Reason departure:transfer
Destination:Bloemfontein RC
Farm History
Name:Aletta / Alettha / Alletta
District:Ficksburg
Relationships
Master Louw Erasmus Smit (L; Smith, Louw Eras)
      is the Brother of Miss Martha Louisa Smit (M; Smith)
      is the son of Mrs Hester Susannah Maria Smit (Hester Sus; Smith, Hester S A; Hester S M)
Sources
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132
Title:SRC 76 Brandfort CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 76
Notes:p.433 (193)
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.211
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.211
Title:SRC 70 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 70
Notes:p.132


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.