BCCDBritish Concentration Camps
of the South African War
1900-1902

Personal Details
Name:Mr Willem Petrus van de Merwe
Other Names:van der Merwe
Born in camp? No
Died in camp? No
Gender:male
Race:white
Nationality:Transvaal
Occupation:bywoner
Registration as head of family:Yes
Unique ID:114313
Camp History
Name:Belfast RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:15/01/1902
Tent number:647
Name:Jacobs Siding RC
Age arrival:40
Date arrival:06/03/1902
Date departure:12/11/1902
Date departure:date unclear
Reason departure:left for
Destination:Belfast
Tent number:524
Farm History
Name:Spitskop / Spitzkop
District:Lydenburg
Name:Zwagershoek / Zwaagershoek / Zwazershoek
District:Lydenburg
Relationships
Mr Willem Petrus van de Merwe (van der Merwe)
      is the husband of Mrs Engela Maria van der Merwe
Sources
Title:DBC 57 Belfast CR
Type:Camp register
Location:National Archives, Pretoria
Notes:p.094
Title:DBC 118 Jacobs Siding CR
Type:Camp register
Notes:p. 68


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.