About this Record

This Prisoner of War record for Jan Christoffel Van Der Berg was transcribed record from various documents held at the National Archives, South Africa, including arrest and shipping information from newspaper sources like De Zuid-Afrikaan.

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Personal Information
  • Names: Jan Christoffel
  • Surname: Van Der Berg
  • From: Doornfontein
  • Age: 47
Capture Information
  • Date Captured: 1900-09-19
  • Place Captured: Krugersdorp
Detention Information
  • Camp Detained: Diyatalawa
  • Country: Ceylon
  • Prisoner No: 12403