BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Marthinus Johannes van der Merwe
Other Names:Johannes Martinus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Balmoral RC
Age died:3 years
Died in camp? Yes
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:61009
Camp History
Name:Balmoral RC
Age arrival:2
Date arrival:31/10/1901
Age departure:3
Date departure:28/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:743
Notes:RT 743
Farm History
Name:Rietfontein / Reitfontein / Roetfontein
District:Pretoria
Relationships
Master Marthinus Johannes van der Merwe (Johannes Martinus)
      is the son of Mrs Hendrik Frederick Christoffel van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.243
Title:DBC 46 Balmoral CR
Type:Index camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 46
Notes:M 11
Title:DBC 47 Balmoral CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:DBC 47
Notes:0743


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.