BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Master William Petrus van der Merwe
Other Names:Petrus Willem; Willem Petrus
Born in camp? No
Place of death:Belfast RC
Age died:6 years 4 months
Died in camp? Yes
Cause of death:cancrum oris & exhaustion
Gender:male
Race:white
Marital status:single
Nationality:Transvaal
Registration as child:Yes
Unique ID:113143
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:6
Date arrival:19/07/1901
Age departure:6
Date departure:05/01/1902
Reason departure:Death
Tent number:309
Farm History
Name:Christina
District:Ermelo
Name:Spitskop / Spitzkop
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Master William Petrus van der Merwe (Petrus Willem; Willem Petrus)
      is the son of Mrs Engela Maria van der Merwe
Sources
Title:RS 26 Transvaal DL
Type:Death lists
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:26
Origin:Goldman
Notes:p.236
Title:TKP 103 Tvl Government Gazette
Type:Transvaal Government Gazette
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Reference No.:TKP 103
Dates:vol. 193, Jan-June 1902
Notes:31/1/1902, p.109
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.051


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.