BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Free State
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:108952
Camp History
Name:Bloemfontein RC
Age arrival:14
Date arrival:15/02/1901
Date departure:04/12/1902
Reason departure:1 M R
Destination:Sannah's Post Relief Works
Farm History
Name:Makopo / Macopo / Malopo / Niokopa / Mocopa / Mokopo
Town:Moroka [Morrocco]
District:Thaba 'Nchu
Relationships
Master Schalk Willem van der Merwe
      is the Son of Mrs Pet Soph van der Merwe
Sources
Title:SRC 71 Bloemfontein CR
Type:Camp register
Location:Free State Archives Repository
Reference No.:SRC 71
Notes:p.167


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.