BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mrs Karel Lodewyk van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:female
Race:white
Marital status:married
Nationality:Free State
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Notes:Am not sure if this is Mr or Mrs, but with POW written there, decided on the latter
Unique ID:103151
Camp History
Name:Winburg RC
Age arrival:28
Date arrival:27/11/1901
Farm History
Name:Koningkop
Town:Bethlehem
District:Bethlehem
Notes:Father's farm
Status of Husband
Notes:POW Oath of Allegiance 22 nov 1901, Ladysmith
Sources
Title:SRC 90 Winburg CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 90
Notes:p.175


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.